Intro:

Four days before they are set to take on the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, the New England Patriots met with the media on Wednesday morning in Phoenix, Arizona.

Script:

SOUNDBITE (English) Bill Belichick, Head coach, New England Patriots:

(on how he responds to the theory that defense wins championships)

"If you can keep your opponents from scoring, that certainly enhances your chances to win in any sport. So I don't think you can argue with that. Seattle's defense is outstanding. Done a great job, really, in the last three years statistically have pretty much led the league in everything. I think you can see why because of the way they play, the way they're coached, how well they play in situations. They do it week after week, quarter after quarter, down after down. They're very consistent, have a lot of good players, they're well coached. So it's not really surprising when you watch them play. They're good all the time. We're going to have our hands full trying to move the ball and score points against them, as everybody else does. So we'll work hard to come up with the best plan we can, execute as well as we can, and see what happens Sunday. You know, it will be tough - that's for sure. They're good."

SOUNDBITE (English) Bill Belichick, Head Coach, New England Patriots:

(on whether it bothers him that there is a national perception that the Patriots are "a bunch of cheats")

Reporter question: "After all the amazing things you've done and accomplished in your career, and you get to this point, does it bother you at all that there's a national perception that the Patriots are just a bunch of cheaters?"

"You know, right now, our focus is totally on the Seattle Seahawks and this game and that's really what we're about this week and what we'll be about from here on out. We'll try to prepare our team and compete as well as we can Sunday afternoon against a great football organisation. And like I said, that's really what our focus is."