Burress: Giants will win

GLENDALE, Ariz. -- New York Giants wide receiver Plaxico Burress has never been afraid to speak his mind, and Tuesday was no exception.

Five days before the biggest game of his career, Burress predicted that the Giants would spoil the Patriots' bid for a perfect season with a 23-17 win.

"It was the first thing that came into my mind," said Burress, sporting bling galore -- a diamond in each ear, a silver cross hanging from his neck and a huge gold watch wrapped around his wrist.

He then downplayed the obvious blackboard material for the Patriots.

"I am going to say it again: the goal is to win the football game," Burress said. "It is not to come here and just play. The goal is to come here and win. That's why we are here."

When pressed, Burress would not back down, noting if the Giants do what is necessary "… we will win the football game."

Giants coach Tom Coughlin was stunned to hear that one of his players guaranteed a win, a la Joe Namath poolside in 1969.

"That's not the way we have done things all season," Coughlin said.

But that's Burress' way.

Indy plans to bid for 2012: A delegation from Indianapolis will travel to Arizona this week for the Super Bowl, with an eye toward the city making a bid for the 2012 game. Those making the trip plan to meet with NFL officials to update the bid Indianapolis made last year, when it lost out to Dallas in a 17-15 vote among league owners for the 2011 Super Bowl.

Mayor Greg Ballard said Tuesday he was inclined to make a new bid but wanted to review corporate support and the NFL's requirements before making a final decision. The new bid would highlight many of the same attributes as last year's -- including the central location of the city's new retractable-roof Lucas Oil Stadium and its experience with large events such as the Indianapolis 500 and the NCAA men's basketball Final Four -- to offset being a snow-belt city.

"Indianapolis is a great football city and, frankly, it deserves a Super Bowl," Ballard said. "They're going to send it back to a cold-weather city on occasion, and this is our time."

The city's review is expected to be finished in a month, with bids due to NFL officials by April 1.

Brady holds court: Trading the pocket for a podium near the 50-yard line, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, the NFL's reigning pretty boy, was in all-pro form Tuesday. Hard to believe anyone in sports could work a room better at the Super Bowl, even if this room happened to be the University of Phoenix Stadium and could seat 63,000 people. For nearly an hour, the New England Patriots quarterback was the star attraction at media day. His effect was noticeable -- nearly everyone appeared to walk away with a smile, positively charmed.

"Thanks, Prime," he said after briefly bantering with Deion Sanders.

"Do the right thing," he earnestly advised a preteen boy who somehow got a credential.

"I'm rooting for England, my roots," he told a British journalist who asked about rugby.

Brady came up with an answer for everything -- yes, he said, girlfriend Gisele Bundchen planned to attend Sunday's big game against the New York Giants.

While other players might regard media day as a chore, he seemed to savor every moment, turning the session into a variety show with Tom Brady as the handsome, dimpled host.

"Someone have a dumb question? I need a dumb question," he said.

Prompted, one of the 200 or so reporters clustered around him shouted out: "Who's your favorite band?"

"U2," he said without missing a beat.