As the Giants and Patriots go through their on-field warm-ups for Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium, here are my pregame observations.

As expected, New England’s coach has ditched the infamous red hoodie he wore in Super Bowl XLII for a gray one.

The inaugural NFL Honors gala offered a generous dose of memorable moments. The Tim Tebow/Katy Perry encounter is in the books, but there were plenty of gems from Saturday night’s NFL/Hollywood mashup:

Rob Gronkowski‘s sprained left ankle continues to be the most talked about body part on the Patriots.

Bill Belichick and Tom Brady sit on the precipice of becoming arguably the greatest coach-quarterback combination in NFL history.

Super Bowl week has pulled in characters from all corners.

If there’s a “Worst Dressed List” at Super Bowl XLVI, Wes Welker has a nominee: his coach, Bill Belichick.

Apparently, the greatest challenge in Media Day is trying to get Bill Belichick to play along with your dumb comedy bits.

Deion Branch returned to the Patriots last season after four-plus years in Seattle and learned one thing in a hurry: Whimsical chatter about Super Bowl XLII is a nonstarter in New England.

Bill Belichick has learned not to gamble against the mysterious abilities of Vince Wilfork.

The early results suggest Patriots coach Bill Belichick is enjoying this trip to Indianapolis more than any other.

Despite Eric Decker possibly being out for the remained of the postseason, surprisingly little should change with the Broncos offense and fantasy owners should still remain wary during the Playoff Challenge.

A fantasy rundown of the Week 17 NFL games.

With a win against Dallas on Sunday, New England’s Tom Brady and Bill Belichick can tie Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Marino and Don Shula of Miami for the most wins (116) by a quarterback-head coach duo in the Super Bowl era (since 1966).

Former NFL coach and current NFL Network analyst Jim Mora believes one of the keys to Bill Belichick’s success is how great players buy into his system.