Eli Manning's Rise to Stardown Will Overshadow the Patriots-Giants Super Bowl

Here is my boldest prediction of the Super Bowl: The Giants-Patriots game will be the most watched Super Bowl ever! How's that for a prediction. As a native New Yorker, I can tell you that almost every person in the metropolitan which includes all of New York state and New Jersey will be watching the game and the entire New England area which covers Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Vermont will be watching this game. Not to mention, the millions of people across the country who love or hate Tom Brady. Oh, by the way, did I mention the fact that the Patriots are looking to become the first team ever to go 19-0 in a single season? It must have slipped my mind.

However, I'm not here to tell you about the spectacular amount of viewers who will be watching this game. I'm here to tell you that Eli Manning will win the Super Bowl MVP trophy and deliver the Giants to the Promised Land. That my friends will be the top Super Bowl story. You can take that to the bank!

Eli Manning has been playing the best football of his life this season with the retirement of possible Hall of Fame running back Tiki Barber. Barber was a great running back but he had and still has a huge personality. Even as a television talking pundit, he has criticized Eli Manning for his leadership. So how has Eli Manning responded? Did he berate Eli Manning? Did he scold him for being a bad teammate? No! He simply kept his mouth shut and let his play do the talking for him. That's how all great players handle themselves. Eli Manning has certainly elevated his performance and is the unquestioned leader of this New York Giants football team. He had perhaps his best game as a quarterback against the England Patriots">New England Patriots in week 17, a game that the Giants had nothing to play for and the Patriots had everything to gain.