Giants or Patriots: Our Super Bowl Selections

New England looks for revenge from New York’s Super Bowl XLII victory.

It’s almost here. The New England Patriots and New York Giants will meet in another Super Bowl on Sunday, and the two stalwart franchises seem very evenly-matched. Both squads have old-school coaches in Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin, and each will have his team well-prepared for a game that will probably be decided by a couple of key plays.

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Super Bowl XLVI by the Numbers

A look at some numbers and statistics related to Sunday's game

The New England Patriots and the New York Giants will face one another in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday in Indianapolis. As football fans across the country, not to mention the world, get ready for the “Big Game,” here are some numbers to whet your appetite.

1 – Times Indianapolis has hosted the Super Bowl. The game will be played in Lucas Oli Stadium, which is home to the Indianapolis Colts, and it will have a Manning playing in it. Only it’s Eli, and not Peyton.

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Eli Manning or Tom Brady: Tough Quarterback Choice

The Giants topped the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII and earlier this season.

There has been a major trend in sports media over the last 10-15 years to give quarterbacks singular credit for team success. The signal caller that is probably the most debated in this fashion is Tom Brady of the Patriots. Some people believe he is an all-time great, while others believe that New England’s three Super Bowl titles were much more due to Bill Belichick’s scheming and a nasty defense than QB play.

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What Makes Grumpy Bill Belichick Smile? Surprisingly, the Giants

The Patriots coach looks back on his time with the Giants as he prepares for Super Bowl XLVI

By RALPH VACCHIANO

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The Real and Overblown Stories of Super Bowl XLVI

Some idiotic notions are being put forth in the media about this game. What's real?

Believe the hype. As far as intrigue goes, Super Bowl XLVI has the potential to be one of the greatest ever.

Yet, potential is just that. Much as we would like, there’s no way to know whether Sunday’s Giants v. Pats battle will come down the last play, like its Week 9 counterpart did. We can hope that Super Bowl XLVI will be an edge-of-your-seat slugfest, similar to New England’s Week 17 victory in 2007, but we just don’t know. It’s foolish to pencil in a game even half as exciting as either of those, let alone (arguably) The Greatest Game Ever Played.