Tom Brady and Patriots want revenge in XLVI

The common saying is that revenge is a dish best served cold. After the outcome of Super Bowl XLII when the New York Giants ended the New England Patriots run for perfection, Tom Brady and the Patriots have been looking for revenge since.

In the AFC Divisional Round of the playoffs this season, I saw fire in the eyes of Tom Brady as he faced the Denver Broncos.

The lead up to the Patriots-Broncos game had all of the talk about the Denver Broncos and Tim Tebow and it was obvious that Tom Brady wasn't happy with that.

Thinking about Brady's reaction to that game and comparing it to his desire to win a fourth Super Bowl to solidify him as one of the best quarterbacks to ever play the game is all I need to make a bold prediction that the New England Patriots will beat the New York Giants and win the Super Bowl.

Even if one of Brady's top targets, tight end Rob Gronkowski, isn't able to play at 100 percent, Brady has a ton of other targets to choose from. Wes Welker, Deion Branch and Aaron Hernandez will all be sure to step up and fill in anywhere that Gronkowski is lacking.

Also, don't forget about Chad Ochocinco. Even though he only had 15 catches for 276 yards and one touchdown in the regular season, this is a moment he has been waiting for his entire career. With Gronkowski at less than perfect, expect the Patriots to find some room for Ochocinco in the game plan with the long ball.

Throughout the week I've heard talk about what Eli Manning has to do on offense for the Giants to win or what the Giants pass rush has to do to get pressure on Brady, but when it comes down to it, Tom Brady is the key to this game.

Brady has the ability to take over a game and complete a ridiculous amount of his passes, toss four or five touchdowns and throw for over 350 yards easily.

If Brady puts up anything close to that, the Patriots will win their fourth Super Bowl in the past 10 seasons.

Why am I so certain that this game comes down to Tom Brady?

It's because Brady knows that they should have beaten the Giants four years ago when they played them, but they got too high off of the thought of a perfect season that they didn't close out the game.

Brady isn't going to let that happen this time. He's had one thing on his mind the entire season and that was getting back to the Super Bowl and winning it. Having the opportunity to have a rematch against the Giants only makes it that much sweeter for Brady and the Patriots.

I know that this is Steelers' country and many people can't stand Tom Brady and the Patriots, but you can't deny the greatness of Brady at the quarterback position. No matter who he's throwing the ball to, he makes them a superstar.

This Sunday he'll look to make those superstars into Super Bowl champions.

My final prediction for the game is that the Patriots will win 35-24. It will be a close game that goes back and forth into the fourth quarter.  The Patriots will be up 28-24 and Tom Brady will throw a late touchdown to put it away.

Since I'm in the mood of making bold predictions, I'll try to make a prediction of the stats that I think Brady will have.

Let's go with 28-for-34 passing, 364 yards and 4 touchdowns.

Those stats will lead Brady to his third Most Valuable Player award in the Super Bowl and give him his fourth Super Bowl championship ring.

Sorry Eli, you may need Eli to spell elite but Tom Brady isn't looking for elite, he's looking for Lombardi.