Houston ? Bill Belichick had no time to think about his place in NFL history. John Fox couldn’t wait to get out of the room, his final pre-Super Bowl session with the media.

The coaches of the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers — not a jovial, gregarious pair to begin with — were even more all-business than usual Friday.

With six days of questions from the media mob in Houston finally at an end, the teams retreated to complete preparations for Sunday’s kickoff in relative calm.

With a New England victory Sunday, Belichick would join an elite group of coaches whose teams had won more than one Super Bowl. If it happens, Belichick might think about it.

“Right now I don’t think this is any time for reflection on anything,” he said. “I think this is time for performance. This is the biggest game of the year.”

Fox left the podium eight minutes into what was supposed to be a 30-minute session. There seemed to be no more questions. If there were, the Carolina coach wasn’t about to stick around to hear them.

Belichick’s Patriots, on a 14-game winning streak, are seven-point favorites to win their second Super Bowl in three seasons. Fox took the Panthers to their first Super Bowl in his second season after inheriting a 1-15 squad.

At their news conferences, the coaches stood next to the Lombardi Trophy, to be presented to Sunday’s champion.

“I think what that stands for is the team that played the most consistent, toughest, smartest football for that season,” Belichick said.

Fox remembered what he thought when the Ravens won the trophy in 2001, while he was defensive coordinator for the New York Giants.

“Some day I’d like to find out what it’s like to get there,” he said.

The day before each game, Fox has someone deliver a motivational talk to the players. Today will be no different, but the identity of the speaker is a mystery.

“I don’t really let that out, who it’s going to be,” he said. “In fact, I even play little games to keep it away from the players.”

He ruled out linebacker Mark Fields and linebackers coach Sam Mills, who both are fighting cancer.