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January 30, 2008

Burress stands by his statements

Giants receiver Plaxico Burress predicted earlier this week that the Giants would beat the Patriots, 23-17, in the Super Bowl.

Earlier today he said that he stood by those comments.

"What I said is what I said," Burress said. "I believe in my guys just as much as they believe in me. It is very evident. They stand by me and what I say, and we believe in each other. I really don't consider us to be teammates or a team. It's more like a brotherhood. That is how close we are as a team. We have so much respect for each other, and guys go up and beyond to do things to get the job done. We play hard for each other. I think that has shown in some of the games we've won and the way that we've won them. There is no quit in this football team. We don't know what that word means."

No team has held the Patriots to 17 points this season. The Patriots averaged an NFL-best 411.2 yards per game and 36.8 points per game during the regular season.

"I'm not taking anything away from what they've done in the conference or what they've done in the NFL records," Burress said. "Tom Brady is a great quarterback and is the NFL MVP and a three-time Super Bowl winner. Randy [Moss] set a record, and they have two guys with over 100 receptions. I'm not taking taking anything from those guys. The numbers don't lie of what they've done. It's going to be tough matchup for us. I know we can't stop them, but for us to win the game we have to control the ball, be effective on third down, and keep them off of the field."

Burress, who said that the score 23-17 was the first score that popped into his head, said that none of his teammates are upset by his prediction.

"I don't think anyone is upset," Burress said. "They don't have to say anything to me. They know I'm going to go out and performa at a high level, and I think we expect that of each other. We all expect for us to play hard. There is nothing else to be said. The rest of the talking is going to be done on the football field."

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