OT: It's all the matter of timing... the teams that are peeking coming into the playoffs do better. The Seahawks and Colts cooled off towards the end of the season... While a week off does give a team rest... some would argue that the inactivity also takes away their sharpness.
As for Brady being the greatest play-off quarterback in NFL history... He's a good quarterback... but he can't hold a candle to the likes of Bart Starr, Johnny Unitas, Terry Bradshaw, Steve Young... not to mention Joe Montana.