Setting up for a rematch of the Super Bowl four years ago, the New England Patriots vs New York Giants football showdown will be the biggest sports spectacle on February 5, Lucas Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana.
Patriots barely defeated Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship football game, 23-20, in a missed 32 yard field goal by Billy Cundiff that shocked New England fans with jubilation. With all the chances of the Ravens to win, Patriots took advantage of the miss to be in the Super Bowl 46. Thus, allowing quarterback Tom Brady to be in the Super Bowl for the fifth time of his illustrious career. It was a cliff-hanger all the way throughout as the Ravens battled with their vaunted defense yet still they failed to deliver at the end.
Brady has tied John Elway for five Super Bowl appearances and tied Dan Marino for 16 wins in the playoffs. Many experts believe that a Patriots victory will hand Brady as the greatest quarterback ever. Will this happen?
With all the plays in the NFL AFC Championship Game, the Patriots stood ground through their defense stopping the Ravens in scoring at the helm of being criticized because of weak defense in the regular season.
On the other hand, the New York Giants overwhelmed San Francisco 49ers in a nerve wracking football game, 20-17, to be in the Super Bowl again. Quarterback Eli Manning proved to the world that he is one of the elite quarterbacks in the league and it he showed that he is really of the same class as Brady. He managed to make the passes necessary for the team to evade the tight defense of the 49ers. He was sacked so many times but he was persistent in making the move in the entire game especially the overtime.
Manning has Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz as his favorite targets and he also has been relying on them heavily in the offensive attacks of the New York Giants. Of course this will be yet another year for Manning to send the message that he is a clutch quarterback that he is better when facing pressure. The poise of Manning when the game is on the line can be one of the biggest factors why he will thrive in the Super Bowl.
In this Super Bowl 46, the defense of the Giants will be tested against the offense of the New England Patriots. With all the teams the Giants beat so far, the offense of the Patriots can be compared to that of the Packers and Saints. It will be yet another test for Tom Coughlin to devise a game plan to stifle Brady’s offense.
Super Bowl 46 for the first time will be available live stream on NBCSports and NFL. This is one of the biggest moves by the NFL to broadcast the Super Bowl online. For sure, there will be millions of people more who can avail the online Super Bowl 46 stream.
Super Bowl 46 commercials and ads will be anticipated as ever. The commercials are the spices of the Super Bowl 46 that the viewers will be looking again. Yes, Super Bowl 46 live stream and kickoff time is at 6:30 PM ET on February 5, 2012.