Both teams held media sessions Monday afternoon and wide receiver Wes Welker had the comment of the day when asked about how Tom Brady looked at practice.

Welker, always a serious sort, said, "Well, Tom is Tom and he is one of the best quarterbacks around. He looked great. He has the same dimples and everything.''

The New York Giants landed in Phoenix Monday evening – a day later than the Patriots – all dressed in black.

"Team unity,'' said wide receiver Amani Toomer. "That's all it is.''

The Giants were relaxed and having fun during a press conference, even Coach Tom Coughlin.

Asked about the upcoming media circus that will greet his team, Coughlin said, "We're from New York. This is like a normal day New York-media wise.''

He was asked what the secret of New York's 10-game road winning streak was and answered, "We have a lot of secrets we can't share with you.''

He added that the team arrived a day later than the Patriots because "we thought we were best served by doing as much as we could at home.''

The players were equally relaxed, answering questions long after NFL officials declared the interview session over.

Defensive end Michael Strahan asked about the reports that Brady limped through the Patriots practice said, "I'm not buying it. I mean, everybody's injured, everybody's beat up. If he was that injured, he probably would have been in Boston getting treatment instead of in New York.''

Strahan, who held out of training camp, was asked if he thought the Giants would ever get to this point. He said, "Let's see, we were 0-2, (giving up) 80 points and I'm thinking why did I leave the beach?''

Linebacker Antonio Pierce said he wasn't even thinking about the possibility of the Patriots making history, going 19-0, against the Giants.

"To me, it's always about us,'' he said. "We're here to make our own history this week.''

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