Why It's Simply Foolish to Ever Bet Against Tom Brady, Patriots in Super Bowl

Tom Brady has taken the New England Patriots to four Super Bowls and has come away with three championships. The lone blemish on football's biggest stage came at Super Bowl XLII against the New York Giants, when the Patriots fell, 17-14, thanks to a late comeback from the G-Men.

While that was certainly a huge win for the Giants as a franchise, I don't see it as any kind of pattern for the Patriots in the big game. New England hasn't been back since that loss in February of 2008, but now, the team appears as locked in as ever, riding a 10-game winning streak and with one of the most potent offenses the franchise has ever had.

Betting against the Patriots is never smart, but this year in the Super Bowl, it would be downright stupid. 

The Giants have 16 players that were on the team that beat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, so they have the experience of playing on the big stage. That said, New England's roster has been schooled on how to perform in big games by Brady and head coach Bill Belichick. The Patriots will not be shaken by playing in a Super Bowl. 

Brady and Belichick have proven time and again that they are as good as any coach-player tandem in NFL history. Coming off their upset loss to the Giants from 2008, they surely feel they have something to prove this year. 

It couldn't have set up better for the Patriots to redeem themselves for that championship-sized disappointment the last time these two teams squared off in the Super Bowl. I wouldn't bet against Brady and Belichick in any big game, let alone one they have a ton of motivation to win.