So, do you think Eli's an 'elite' quarterback now, folks? Manning, who seems to spend every pre-season been given the 'overrated' tag and every year he seems to do OK. This year he was absolutely brilliant for the Gs in the fourth quarter, helping the injury-ravaged side to an unexpected NFC East Championship and an even more unexpected Super Bowl appearance. He'll scramble, he'll hurt you, and if his receivers can catch when he hauls the ball downfield (as he usually does), then the Patriots' 'D' is going to be frightened.

Jason Pierre-Paul (Defensive End)

In only his second season out of college, Jason Pierre-Paul has suddenly made his name as one of the best defensive player in the country. Helping himself to 16.5 sacks, two forced fumbles and 86 tackles, he's going to hassle Matt Light and the rest of the Patriots offensive line all night long. So far he hasn't been hit by an attack of play-off nerves, with eight tackles and half a sack. Brady, watch out.

Victor Cruz (Wide Receiver)

If a Giants receiver catches the ball and you hear boos ringing out around LucasOil Stadium, don't worry. The fans aren't booing the Giants. They are really saying 'Cruuuuuz' and yelling support for the Giants receiver, who was a hero in the 49ers win and the regular season, where he had 82 receptions, 1,500 yards receiving, and nine touchdowns. Since the guy seems to have an incredible knack of catching everything, it's safe to say that you'll hear some weird cheering in Indy.

Ahmad Bradshaw/Brandon Jacobs (Running back)

Bradshaw and Jacobs might just been one of the toughest running back combinations in football, wearing down offenses and keeping their quarterback from being blocked. Bradshaw's run for 137 yards in the play-offs so far (to add to his 659 yards and nine TDs in the regular season), while Jacobs ran for 571 yards and seven touchdowns in the regular.

Mario Manningham (Wide Receiver)

Yes, we know - we should have talked about Hakeem Nicks. But as EVERYONE's going to be talking up Nicks, we thought we'd talk about Manningham, who we've known about since his university days at the University of Michigan (he grabbed the game-winning touchdown with two seconds to go against Penn State in 2005 that ruined the Nittany Lions' would-be unbeaten season (not that we're bitter). Throw the ball to Manningham, and he's a touchdown threat (he's already gone to the house once in each play-off game this year). This guy's going to be a long threat for the Patriots' secondary.