Not even the experts anticipated this showdown. The New England Patriots and New York Giants defied the odds in getting into the Super Bowl. AFC Champion Patriots face NFC Champion in the biggest sports spectacle in the world. With all the NFL fans attention be in this Super Bowl, it is true that that all wanted to see Tom Brady and Eli Manning play in this momentous game again.

Can the Giants momentum be stopped by the two weeks rest for the preparation of the Super Bowl? Giants absolutely in the high peak of playing football as they pulled off surprising victories that many couldn’t even imagine off. Yes, Giants road to Super Bowl was harder than anybody could think of. Winning the last two games in the regular season that included that battle with the Dallas Cowboys. Allowing only a safety to Falcons in the wild-card game and trouncing the Packers in the divisional game. The Giants stunned 49ers last Sunday by winning it in OT, 20-17. Quarterback Manning is in a high gear of his performance with Victor Cruz and Hakeem Nicks as his two lethal weapons. Will the Giants passion of the game fade?

The Giants are here not because of luck. They persevered with all the five games they won. Giants have the defensive schemes that paved the way for them to beat those big teams. With all the focus of the Giants, let’s look out why the Patriots have the edge over them. As the title of this article says, Five Reason the Patriots will win.

1. Tom Brady – Brady already won three Super Bowls but the last one was in 2004. This season Brady has one of his fruitful year as he reached for over 5,200 passing yards. The success of the Patriots can be attributed to him being in the Super Bowl for the fifth time and winning five of six AFC Championships. It is a fact that Brady is the main reason the Patriots are back in the Super Bowl though he didn’t played that great against the Ravens. Brady wants to get back on Giants this Super Bowl 46 and that he is prepared to meet the challenge. Brady wants to be the best quarterback ever and he will reach that status if he wins this game. He will be sharper as ever and he will make the difference in this game.

2. Tight ends – Forget about the 2007 Patriots team, this is a different team. In that season Randy Moss was the primary focus of Brady but this season he has two big tight ends, Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez. Both these tight ends are dominant of their own and the Giants will have a problem matching them because of their size. Gronkowski broke the record of most receptions by a tight end this season and he is one of the reasons why they Patriots will overshadow the Giants in Super Bowl 2012.

3. Underrated defense – Even the analysts couldn’t explain the defense of the Patriots. They were the ranked 31st in the nation in the regular season that the critics poured their wisdom that Patriots would not be in the Super Bowl. However, as the Patriots contained the Broncos by yielding only 10 points and stopping Ravens from scoring a touchdown in the last seconds of the AFC title game. Patriots defense is being at game to game basis. The defensive scheme depends on what time of offense they face that the preparation be much of weekly. Patriots have two weeks to prepare for the offense of the New York Giants.

4. Hunger factor – Eight years ago when the Patriots won their last Super Bowl. Though they have been in many battles, that was too long the wait. Brady and Deion Branch can relive the past and they can infuse hunger to the whole team. Patriots hunger is one of the determining factor why they will wind up victorious.

5. Bill Belichick mind – In 2008 the Patriots may not have prepared enough because of their stature as 18-0 team. Super Bowl 2012 is different for coach Belichick will bring his mind into the game. There’s no better coach than Belichick in this football era in terms of pushing the buttons and making preparations for the Super Bowl. He will shock the world with his game plan in this Super Bowl 2012.

Without any bias, the next article will be Five Reasons why the Giants will win the Super Bowl. Super Bowl 2012 Schedule is on February 5, 2012 at Lucas Oil Stadium Indianapolis. Super Bowl 2012 Schedule kickoff time is at 6:30 PM ET.