BLOOMINGTON, Minn. — Three days from his eighth Super Bowl, the secret to beating New England quarterback-for-the-ages Tom Brady is really no secret at all anymore.
Keep him off the field.
The New York Giants held the ball for more than 37 minutes in the 2012 Super Bowl and beat him. The Steelers held the ball more than 39 minutes in October 2011 and beat him. The Steelers then kept it for 35:07 in December and would have beaten him had Jesse James’ game-winning catch been ruled as such. The Jacksonville Jaguars kept it for 35:08 in the recent AFC championship and would have beaten him were it not for a little miracle named Danny Amendola.