Dean Michaels, NFL Writer

New York Giants safety Antrel Rolle
New York Giants safety Antrel Rolle

New York Giants safety Antrel Rolle has been here before and is confident in his team's ability to get the job done.

After arriving in Indianapolis to finish preparing for Sunday's Super Bowl meeting with the New England Patriots, Rolle said his team is certainly not just happy to be there.

"We wouldn't have boarded the plane if we didn't expect to win," Rolle said. "I think that is the bottom line. We have come here for one thing and one thing only which is to win. We are expecting to win this game come Sunday."

The Giants have reason to be confident.

New York's current five-game win streak includes a pair of wins to cap the regular season and win the NFC East at 9-7. A dominant home win over Atlanta was followed up by another impressive win over defending Super Bowl champion Green Bay.

The Giants needed some help in the NFC Championship game in San Francisco, but they took advantage of their chances and are back in the Super Bowl for the first time since a 17-14 upset of the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII.

Rolle watched the Giants knock off the Patriots in the Super Bowl that year but was in the big game the following season as the Arizona Cardinals dropped a 27-23 heartbreaker to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

"I don't worry about that Super Bowl," Rolle said. "It'll always be a memory. Can't take that away. But we've got a bigger prize right now."

 

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