For the first time in five years, the New York Giants will play in the NFL's postseason. That season, of course, concluded with their epic Super Bowl rematch against the vaunted New England Patriots.

In each of the last two seasons that both the Giants and Patriots made the playoffs, they've played against each other for the Lombari Trophy (New England missed the 2008 playoffs despite going 11-5 without Tom Brady). On both occasions, New York came out victorious.

Should they meet for a round three, Giants receiver Victor Cruz doesn't believe Belichick & company want any part of Big Blue.

From Seth Walder of the New York Daily News:

“They don't want to see us,” Cruz told the Daily News. “I'm sure if you ask them (they'd say) they'd play anybody, they don't care. I'm sure they don't want to see us. That's for sure.”

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Brady and Belichick would likely relish the opportunity to get revenge on the only organization to beat them in the Super Bowl. Additionally, playing New York instead of the high-powered Dallas Cowboys might not feel so daunting this year.

But, perhaps Cruz is right on a subconscious level. The Patriots can say all the right things, but in the back of their minds, those two losses still linger.

There's still a long way to go and a lot of football left to play, but Cruz couldn't contain his excitement when discussing what playing New England for the third time in a Super Bowl would be like:

“Oh man, you can't even put it into words almost,” Cruz said. “For it to be round three, us and them in another epic Super Bowl showdown. It'd be for all the marbles. The third time is when, I mean they'll have a lot riding on it, we will have a lot riding on it. It'll just be one of those moments you (couldn't) forget.”