NFL Playoff Schedule 2012: Tebow vs. Brady Highlights Exciting Divisional Slate

It'd be nearly impossible to find a more competitive player in the NFL than Tom Brady. So you know the New England Patriots quarterback is using all the hype surrounding Denver Broncos star Tim Tebow as motivation heading into their Divisional Round game.

The Saturday night clash highlights an exciting weekend of games and will surely draw a massive television audience, which is all the more reason for Brady to put on a show.

Despite the fact Brady threw for over 5,200 yards and tallied 39 touchdowns, Tebow has stolen the spotlight once again following an upset win over the Pittsburgh Steelers. While the Michigan man has never been one to crave attention, Tebowmania has to be getting under his skin.

The teams played less than a month ago when the Broncos entered on a six-game winning streak. Brady and Co. proceeded to score 41 points en route to a blowout victory. He seemed like a man on a mission the entire afternoon.

While there's nothing wrong with giving Tebow some credit for his team's resurgence, the amount of coverage he's getting from the national media is unwarranted. He's received a lot of help from his teammates, especially on defense, to reach this point.

It certainly hasn't been a one-man charge by any stretch of the imagination.

Elite quarterbacks around the league like Brady, Drew Brees and Aaron Rodgers have to shake their heads when they see the non-stop attention Tebow gets. Here they are putting up record-breaking numbers and a quarterback who completes less than 50 percent of his throws is all anyone cares about.

That's why you should expect to see Brady at his absolute best on Saturday. Every pass is going to have pinpoint precision and, in true Patriots fashion, they won't be shy about running up the score if given the opportunity.

Brady will be hellbent on sending a message that he is the quarterback everybody should be talking about. There's no better way to do that than ending Tebow's magical run.

He'll play it sly in press conference like he always does, focusing on the team's ultimate goal rather than himself, but deep down in Brady there's a fire burning. A fire that's going to push him to end his playoff losing streak by knocking out America's favorite athlete.

He'll do just that by putting together a monster game that will remind people who they should really be talking about on a seemingly endless basis. Him, not Tebow.