It seems likely that all the hype and build-up around the play-offs are going to count for nothing as the New England Patriots look like they have their path to the Super Bowl sewn up already and the Super Bowl 2011 odds reflect this.
The side looked so impressive when they thrashed the New York Jets last week, and then they continued this on by building a 33-0 lead by half-time against the Chicago Bears in a game they eventually won in a second-half canter 36-7.
Tom Brady, surely looking a shoo-in for Super Bowl MVP already, has thrown 18 touchdown passes with no interceptions in his last eight games as the Patriots have now matched the Atlanta Falcons from the NFC for the best current record of 11-2.
Many NFL fans will be feeling sorry for the Green Bay Packers, who are next in line to be steamrollered by the Patriots and must do so without their quarterback Aaron Rodgers after he suffered a concussion at the weekend.
At this point in time the Patriots look virtually unstoppable and their rivals must hope and pray they are peaking too early in the season and could have blown themselves out by the time the playoffs start and anyone looking to bet on Superbowl action should remember this.
Brady admits conditions against the Bears were not ideal, but coping with adversity is something the Patriots have been working on to ensure they do not come a cropper at any stage.
The quarterback said: "We don't go in our (practice) bubble very often. If it's windy, we practise out there. If it's snowing, we practise in the snow. If it's raining, we practise in the rain."
The Patriots look set to have home-field advantage in the AFC play-off, but fans need to pray that nothing bad happens to Brady. He has been the key man for them all season and they would not be Super Bowl favourites if it was not for him.
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