Gisele seeks prayers for QB hubby in Super Bowl

Just because Tim Tebow isn't playing in the Super Bowl doesn't mean famous people won't be asking for divine intervention in Indianapolis Sunday.

Supermodel Gisele Bundchen, wife of New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady, asked family and friends in an email to pray for her husband as he prepares to face the New York Giants for a fourth championship, the New York Post reported Thursday.

"I feel Tommy really needs our prayer, our support and love at this time," Bundchen says in the email.

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The Patriots are looking for a better outcome against the Giants than their Super Bowl meeting four years ago in which Big Blue pulled out an improbable 17-14 victory.

"This sunday will be a really important day in my husband's life," Bundchen says, according to the Post. "He and his team worked so hard to get to this point and now they need us more than ever to send them positive energy so they can fulfill their dream of winning this super bowl."

The two-time Super Bowl MVP told reporters Tuesday that his wife gave him advice for the big game, CBS station WBZ-TV in Boston reported.

"Throw the ball quickly," said Brady. "She doesn't like when I get hit very often."