There are a handful of players from both teams whose play and countenance will be the catalyst that drives their Super Bowl fortunes for good or for ill. 

These men bear the weight of having a strong influence within the confines of their locker room, on the sidelines and inside the huddle.

The New York Giants and New England Patriots will have had two full weeks to prepare for one another. Combined with the fact that they have also played one another already this season, there will be absolutely no excuses for these teams to not be fully prepared for just about every single eventuality that will occur in Super Bowl XLVI.