Superbowl XLVI

After a competitive, and somewhat surprising playoffs, the two teams playing in this year's Superbowl game will be the New England Patriots and the New York Giants. The game is scheduled for February 5th, 6:30 p.m, and many sources say that this game is perhaps the biggest party of the year.

Few can forget just four years ago when the 18-0 Patriots lost a grueling game to the New York Giants. The Patriots were looking to join the 1972 Miami Dolphins in accomplishing a perfect season, but were abruptly stopped by Eli Manning and his team. That game was the talk of the nation for weeks, and now this year's game will be the epic rematch the Patriots have been hoping for. Although the Patriots are not 18-0 this season, it was no surprise that they made it to the Superbowl. Tom Brady and his offense are just too consistently solid to doubt. Although, the Baltimore Ravens did give them a run for their money.

Perhaps the more surprising team in this Superbowl is the New York Giants. Most football fans, myself included, expected the Green Bay Packers to be in the Superbowl. With an undefeated season until Kansas City, Green Bay was the team to beat. Following that game, the Packers unsuspectingly lost again to the New York Giants, allowing them to advance in the playoffs and beat the San Francisco 49ers in overtime to secure their spot in the Superbowl. Eli Manning truly is a great quarterback, and this year with Peyton out of the spotlight, he was able to shine and gain more credibility as a quarterback. With Victor Cruz, Hakeem Nicks, and Ahmad Bradshaw, Manning has plenty of talented players to throw the ball to downfield and possibly once again triumph over the Patriots.


While many fans would have like to seen different outcomes, it's hard not to get excited about the rematch we have ahead of us. Will the Patriots redeem themselves, or will the Giants stomp all over their's and Bill Belichick's ego again?