Playing 32 Off-season Questions: Prisco has one for each NFL team
Anyone can ask what's up with Peyton Manning. Or who's in play for the QB. Pete Prisco inquires about that and more, like say, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice and, yes, Tim Tebow, while mulling each NFL club. 

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Top 50 free agents: Former top pick Williams is top player on open market
The offseason is officially here and it's time to rebuild. Which free agents will command the most attention? Pete Prisco offers his top 50 and says don't look for any players over 30 or running backs near the top. 

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Brady's Teflon suit wears thin after latest blown opportunity
Tom Brady has long been immune from criticism. Not from Pete Prisco, who says the quarterback's three rings and amazing regular-season numbers can no longer hide a run of mediocre postseason performances since 2005. 

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Eli and fourth-quarter comebacks go as well together as Eli and 'elite'
There's no debate: Eli is elite. Manning uses yet another fourth-quarter comeback to outduel Tom Brady and defeat the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI. If he didn't have the distinction as one of the game's best quarterbacks, Pete Prisco says he certainly does now. 

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Rating the teams: Comparing the Giants and Patriots, then and now
Four years ago, the Patriots were on the verge of history, the Giants scrappy underdogs. Comparing 2007 with 2011, Pete Prisco finds New York has gotten better while the Pats have regressed. What will it mean Sunday? 

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With Giants in Super Bowl, GM Reese has his answer for the critics
Jerry Reese doesn't want to crow, so let Pete Prisco do it for him. The Giants GM didn't make splashy moves after the lockout, preferring to fill holes and use in-house talent. It appears that worked. 

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Coughlin in the Hall of Fame? A win over the Patriots might seal the deal
No coach finds himself in front of a firing squad more than the Giants' Tom Coughlin. But Pete Prisco believes another Super Bowl title over the Patriots will put him in an unexpected, but deserved spot -- the Hall of Fame. 

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Are the Giants in Brady's head? 'The Flinch' would suggest they are
'The Flinch.' It happened Nov. 6, and Tom Brady never looked more out of character. Pete Prisco looks at the tape -- and Brady's stats -- and wonders if the Giants' success at getting to Brady has ... well, gotten to Brady. 

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Blind father helps inspire relentless Giant Pierre-Paul
Jason Pierre-Paul has become what the Giants envisioned, an athletic freak with a supercharged motor. Pete Prisco says a work ethic honed helping his family and blind father fueled his rise. 

Giants' Cruz takes fast track from anonymity to limelight
How did the scouts miss out on Victor Cruz? The undrafted wideout dazzled Giants fans and the NFL in 2011 with his speed and end-zone salsa dances. Pete Prisco says the likeable Cruz is amazed by his sudden rise to fame. 

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Ranking XLVI starters: No debating Giants, Pats split evenly with talent
It's hard to argue with Tom Brady is at No. 1, but numbers 2-48 are all up for debate. Pete Prisco ranks the Super Bowl starters from both rosters and says with how close these two teams are talent-wise, get ready for another tight game. 

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Irsay needs to cut Manning loose, but not before thanking him profusely
Jim Irsay tells Peyton Manning the horseshoe comes first. Pete Prisco says no one knows that better than Manning, who always put the Colts ahead of himself. What Irsay really needs to do is thank Manning profusely -- before setting him free. 

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After Further Review: Moving Grant around helped Giants rattle Brady
Deon Grant here. Deon Grant there. Pete Prisco says the Giants placed the veteran safety almost everywhere against New England in Week 9 and his pass rushing and superior coverage helped to confound Tom Brady. 

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Grading the Super Bowl units: If you like passing, buckle up, people
Some championship Sunday, huh? Pete Prisco agrees while grading out our Super Bowl contestants. Conclusion: In the Giants and Patriots we have teams who can sling it but aren't much in the stopping department. 

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Elite Eli key difference between Giants' 2007, 2011 SB teams
The 2007 and 2011 Giants share many similarities. Both have grit, resiliency and Tom Coughlin. The difference? Pete Prisco points to Eli Manning, who has arrived as an elite signal-caller. 

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After Further Review: Giants were better team in loss at Niners
In Week 10, the Giants won the statistical battle in San Francisco, but lost 27-20. Pete Prisco says New York was the better team that day, and has improved since then. Also seen on tape: The Ravens must challenge the Pats down field to win. After Further Review 

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Slightly mellowed Coughlin pulling off another epic underdog run
His Giants won a long-shot 2007 championship. His Jaguars staged one of the great playoff upsets ever. Longtime cohort Pete Prisco says Tom Coughlin might be set up for a career-capping second surprise title. 

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Winning ugly? Ravens, Lewis OK with that if it means a pretty ring
Ray Lewis had a message for his teammates, and Pete Prisco says it can serve as a warning to the rest of the league -- don't worry about style. Just win, and get him another Super Bowl ring. 

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After Further Review: Second look at Tebow-Brady, Giants-Packers
After checking the tape, Pete Prisco is still convinced Tim Tebow is no match for Tom Brady. Good news -- he's not the worst QB left in the playoffs. Also, look for defensive adjustments in the Giants-Packers revisit. 

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Under the radar: They're not stars, but could play key role in playoffs
You never know when a Bernard Pollard can be a playoff hero. Or a Shaun Cody. Pete Prisco puts the spotlight on one player from each remaining team whom you might not have heard of but could make a big difference this weekend. 

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Perhaps grass can stop Saints offense ... because nothing else can
Who -- or what -- can stop the Saints? The Lions certainly can't, succumbing to the New Orleans juggernaut. With the 49ers on deck, Pete Prisco says the conditions will be factor, at least in the pre-game hype. 

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After Further Review: Saints will repeat Packers' tactics against Lions
It's deja vu all over again for the Lions secondary. After getting shredded by the Packers' Matt Flynn, here come Drew Brees and the explosive Saints. Pete Prisco says New Orleans will surely follow the same script as Green Bay. 

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Postseason awards: It's close, but passer rating makes Rodgers MVP
Aaron Rodgers? Drew Brees? Tom Brady? Pete Prisco says all three franchise passers turned in MVP-worthy seasons, but only one gets his nod for the award. And it's the one who did the most with the fewest passes. 

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Plenty of blame for Jets' failures, starting with Ryan, GM
Santonio Holmes watches the Jets' season end from the bench, and Rex Ryan is clueless. That's only one sign of the many things wrong with Gang Green. Pete Prisco points the finger at the New York braintrust.