Event:                   SUPER BOWL XLVI

Where:                 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, IN

When:                  February 5, 2012           6:30PM EST

Who:                     (AFC Champion) New England Patriots vs. New York Giants (NFC Champion)

The monumental test of wills crowning a world champion in America’s #1 sport will commence on the FieldTurf of Lucas Oil Stadium, not over a microphone.

Over the past two weeks football enthusiasts have spent much time scouring media reports attempting to gain a leg up on what to expect from the New England Patriots and New York Giants in today’s showdown of champions.  Aside from all the pregame hype, several hidden gems can be found buried within the week 9 faceoff between these same combatants less than 3 months ago in Foxboro, MA.

Through closer inspection of the first match-up, both coaching staffs will uncover aspects causing failures in execution they deem unacceptably sub-par within their team’s performance.  Improvement upon these deficiencies likely will lead to an alternate outcome in the hotly contested sequel between these padded gladiators.  Below is a look at some of the intricacies of the previous matchup that will likely influence the game plan/strategy of each team for Super Bowl XLVI: (more…)