There was a point early on in the year that Brady looked old and the Patriots looked washed up, but they figured things out and got back to playing dominant football. New England and Seattle are very equal teams, and there is no clear favorite heading into the game. It will all depend on which team can execute their game plans better.

All of that being said, Brady's father is beginning to look ahead into the future and sees a bad ending for his son in New England.

"It will end badly," Brady Sr. said. "It does end badly. And I know that because I know what Tommy wants to do. He wants to play till he's 70. ... It's a cold business. And for as much as you want it to be family, it isn't."