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Bundchen defends Tom Brady after Patriots' Super Bowl loss

(NEWSER) - Gisele Bundchen made headlines last week when she asked friends and family to pray for her husband's team to win the Super Bowl, but as we all know, those prayers went unheard. Bundchen was decidedly less sappy in her post-game comments last night, caught on tape as she left the VIP suites on her way to comfort Tom Brady. "My husband can not f****ing throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time," she said as she was heckled by Giants fans. "I can't believe they dropped the ball so many times." The Insider has the video. More»

But in Super Bowl XLVI, Manning made a hero of himself

(NEWSER) - Last night's big game was intensely fought, undeniably exciting—and a little mystifying, thanks to Eli Manning's unusual brand of heroism. Analysts weigh in on the game's place in football history:

• Last night brought us "the most Eli Manning moment of Eli Manning’s career." During the game-winning touchdown, we saw "a hero shot in which the conqueror looks totally confused by his conquest," with "arms half-raised in quasi-triumph." His quiet humility was the polar opposite of Tom Brady's "aggro posture," but it remains "difficult to understand," writes Josh Levin at Slate .

Little Benjamin only had to wait 10 days

(NEWSER) - The people of Brazil and New England can exhale—Gisele Bundchen and Tom Brady's 10-day-old son has a name, the Boston Herald reports. They had a named picked out, but shortly before they needed it, the supermodel changed her mind, the Patriots quarterback revealed this week. And finally, the Brazilian beauty posted on her website: " I am living a very special moment in my life. Benjamin is a blessing and I could not be happier." More»

(NEWSER) - “I can’t take it anymore. Aliens have taken over Tom Brady’s body,” declares Dan Shaughnessy of the Boston Globe. How else do you explain that photo of Gisele Bundchen feeding one of the greatest quarterbacks ever? “We put up with a lot,” says Shaughnessy. Tom can run Gisele’s errands, canoodle by candlelight, pose for an ad holding a baby lamb. “But you simply cannot have your quarterback being fed like an infant at poolside.” More»

Patriots Nation equates Gisele with Jessica after Brady folds like Romo

(NEWSER) - How can Patriots fans avoid blaming golden boy Tom Brady for his lackluster Super Bowl performance? Point at the woman, of course. Online posters have begun calling Gisele Bundchen a bad-luck charm à la Jessica Simpson, and even the Boston Herald has suggested that Brady's lady somehow contributed to New England's 17-14 Super Bowl loss, ABC News reports. More»