New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady has been in this position before: poised to play in the AFC Championship Game, with a shot at making it to the Super Bowl.
But the Patriots are playoff underdogs for the first time since 2006, going up against the Peyton Manning-led Broncos on Sunday in Denver. Brady isn’t sweating it, though, and according to his supermodel wife, Gisele Bundchen, stress levels in the Brady household are low during the NFL playoffs.
“He’s very focused,” Bundchen told The Associated Press. “We are both very supportive of one another in what we do. … Of course nobody likes to lose. Those aren’t the best days. He knows he does his best. He works extremely hard.”
Brady is known for his work ethic on the field, but the Patriots quarterback winds down like the rest of us when he’s at home.
“At night, if my husband is watching TV and watching football, I have my little book and I put something in my ears so I don’t hear it and I put my light (on) and have my book and I’m like, ‘Ohhh,’ ” Bundchen said. “He’s feeding his soul, and that’s important to him to watch football. I only want to watch if I’m watching him.”
