Giants vs Patriots again? It’s not the first time a team, coach or player has had a chance at a rematch. Here’s a look at five of the Best Super Bowl Rematches.

5. New York Giants vs New England Patriots

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We'll start off the list with the most current Super Bowl featuring a rematch of Super Bowl XLII. The legendary game saw the Giants make a fantastic comeback in the final minutes to beat the undefeated New England Patriots.

Most of us didn't think the Giants stood a chance going into the game and boy were we surprised. Eli Manning completed clutch passes to his receivers to send the Pats packing with a loss as the Giants never bowed down to the mighty Pats offense.

Super Bowl XVLI features a rematch of the two teams and most of the key players are coming back for another round. It's already destined to be a close and exciting game.

Grab a Super Bowl XLVI bingo card, turn on the game and play along. The big game is here and when you hear a word or phrase on your card, mark it off.

Mark five spaces in a straight or diagonal line, and you win! We made up a Super Bowl Bingo Card for kicks and giggles so feel free to play along.  Also, works well as a drinking game.

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Oh, those sneaky Hollywood people. They had me going when I heard there was a rumor of a possible “Ferris Bueller” sequel. The beloved 80′s comedy staring Matthew Broderick and directed by the legendary John Hughes is a timeless dedication to the art of slacking off, something my generation knows all too well.

I knew since the passing of John Hughes a few years back that my dream of a “Ferris Bueller” sequel just wouldn’t happen. Thankfully, the folks at Honda decided to use their Super Bowl ad time wisely and dedicate a commercial for their new CR-V to the original “Ferris Bueller” movie.

Honda claims they have hid over two dozen references to the movie throughout the commercial. Some are obvious, some are VERY subtle. I’ve caught a few but I’m going to have to watch if a few times to see them all. Check out the extended version of the Official 2012 Honda CR-V Game Day Commercial – “Matthew’s Day Off”

As all the Packers fan know by now but still have yet to fully process, this year’s Super Bowl will not include a chance for the Green Bay Packers to repeat.  The Giants were fresh off a thumping of the Falcons and no one in Green Bay took the G-men serious for the Pack’s first playoff game.

That of course meant they were thumped by the G-men which left a large number of Cheeseheads around the country stunned.  QB Aaron Rodgers had a few reasons as to why the Giants were so easily allowed to win.

10) Matt Flynn kept heckling me during the game.

9) Madonna at halftime? Ugghhh…no thanks.

8 ) My practice was limited due to extra “Discount Double Check” autograph signings at local State Farm agency.

7) Forgot to tell receivers to catch the ball during the game. My bad.

6) I was up all night thinking about how to photobomb the captains and forgot to study the playbook.

5) Just one more failure of the Obama Administration.

4) I was distracted by the smell of Umenyiora’s Drakkar Noir cologne drifting across the offensive line.

3) Forgot to tell the defense to try and tackle Eli during the game. My bad. Man, I have to tell those guys everything…

2) Pre-game massage from Abe Froman, the Sausage King, was less than relaxing.

1) Hey, I still won the Super Bowl just as many times as Brett Favre so leave me alone!

When it comes to the Super Bowl suddenly everyone becomes a gambler and expert on the game. People who usually don’t follow the game or even bet on the sport will likely watch the event and pass a wager or two on the big game.

That apparently includes zoo animals now.

Princess, a 25-year-old camel who lives at the Popcorn park Zoo in Lacey township, N.J., has accurately predicted the winners of five of the past six Super Bowls, the zoo’s general manager, John Bergmann, told ABC News.com.

Interesting. I would wager the same too and not just because a camel said so. OK, maybe it helps that my decision is backed up by Princess but also I had a dream where my cat was wearing a Giants jersey so I think there’s something there.

I’m sure it will be a close game either way but when someone as esteemed as Princess comes through with five of the last six I’ll take it because she’s doing better than me.

Bergmann writes the name of one team on his right palm and the other on his left palm. He then places a graham cracker in each hand. Whichever cracker Princess nibbles is the winner.

“She chose without hesitation this year,” Bergmann said.

Are you ready for the rematch of New England and New York? I sure am.  It should be one of the best matchups in the big game since, well, the last time these two teams met. Even then we all thought the 18-0 Pats would easily cut up the Giants but then the miracle happened and Eli Manning and Co. made a last minute comeback to win the game in one of the best Super Bowls ever.

Here’s an infographic that breaks down all the Super Bowl stats you need to know for the big day including the amount of beer and nachos consumed during the game.

Did you know that 325+ million gallons of beer will be consumed on Super Bowl Sunday? Crazy and I thought I drank too much.

Gridiron League is a collection of idealized NFL insignias that pay tribute to each team’s history and geography in a period-specific aesthetic that glorifies the Vince Lombardi-era over the Cold-Activated-era. This is not an exercise in nostalgia but an interpretation of the league’s founding principles through the symbols that we, as football fans, identify with most.

Graphic artist Wes Kull is a football fan who came up with a new look to the standard NFL Logos we all know and love. Check out some smaples below and then see the whole portfolio at Gridiron League.

The laces were [sorta] in. The Baltimore Ravens lose. Cundiff is Einhorn. A parody of Ace Ventura’s Ray Finkle showing what Billy Cundiff’s room might look like next season.

“Stop it, be an analyst not a douchebag.”

Terrell Suggs just earned a huge notch in my respect belt for calling out Tim Tebow lover Skip Bayless on ESPN.

I personally gave up on watching ESPN when games are not playing because they have turned into a Fox News version of sports and have lost a lot of integrity. Skip Bayless, the biggest troll in media,  is one huge reason why and it’s great to see clips like this pop up.

Check out at Suggs calls out Bayless for trying to turn around Suggs words to make a headline that doesn’t exist.

To keep things going on ESPN, Bayless turned to trolling kickers and blamed the NFL games for degrading themselves for keeping the position in the game. Yes, Skip wants to ban field goal kickers. I guess it beats his last attempt to rile up the crowd by banning centers and just requiring the ref to drop the ball on the field.

Tweeting at @RealSkipBayless, he wrote: “Honestly, I felt sorry for Suggs/Ray/EReed. Fought guts out, lost b/c a nonplayer missed easy kick. WHY I HATE FG KICKING. Ban it!”

Vikings kicker Chris Kluwe took the time to address the situation and call out Bayless for his obvious attempts to boost his own TV ratings. [via Fox Sports]

Kluwe, at @ChrisWarcraft, tweeted: “I know what we should ban! Uninformed opinions from (expletive) e-thugs who tear people down to try to generate ratings!”

Kluwe followed shortly after with: “Hey (expletive). Let’s not forget you haven’t done a single athletic thing in your life. Go french kiss a flamethrower.”

Kluwe: Now it’s just blatantly obvious that @RealSkipBayless is trolling. C’mon man. At least TRY to be subtle. #thatwouldrequireintelligence”

And then this: “I mean, how much (expletive) do you have to gargle to be that bad at your job @RealSkipBayless? #thatshowyoutrollsomeone, #icandothisallday”

Oh baby, talk about an awesome scenario. Who knew at the first of the year we would be looking at a rematch of one of the best Super Bowls ever instead of the Packers vs the Steelers.

The 2007 season ended with the perfect New England Patriots getting upset by the Giants in Super Bowl XLII. Eli and company drove down the field in the last minutes to grab an epic win and we might get another similar game.

That’s because of crappy special teams by the Harbaugh brothers the Giants and Patriots are going back to play each other in the Super Bowl.

And no one is happier than punter Steve Weatherford of the Giants. After holding the game winning field goal in OT, something his Ravens counterparts need to work on, Weatherford was caught running down the field yelling “We’re going to the f-ing Super Bowl!”

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