Giants, Patriots both road warriors this season

? The Super Bowl will be played in the desert, far from New York and New England.

University of Phoenix Stadium is a neutral site.

Don’t tell the New York Giants. They’re treating it as a road game.

“It’s not Giants Stadium,” defensive end Justin Tuck said. “We had to go on a plane to get here.”

No wonder they feel that way. They’ve reeled off 10 straight road wins, the most in an NFL season, including three in the playoffs over division winners Tampa Bay, Dallas and Green Bay.

The Giants posted an ugly 3-5 record in the Meadowlands and didn’t win a home game after Oct. 21. They’re a different bunch in white shirts.

“We have played very well on the road, and I really believe, as I’ve said many times, that the team concept is the reason we have played well on the road,” coach Tom Coughlin said. “We have bonded well together and we have supported one another.”

Coughlin said he had “a lot of secrets” that might explain the Giants’ road success, but he wouldn’t share them.

“Ten road wins is amazing,” said Arizona wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald, a four-year veteran who appeared at a Pro Bowl news conference on Wednesday. “I’ve never even won two in a row.”

The unbeaten New England Patriots, of course, went 8-0 on the road this year. That makes the Patriots and Giants a combined 18-1 as visitors this season.

The Patriots said there’s no secret to their success away from Foxborough. It’s all about consistency, the mantra stressed by coach Bill Belichick.

“We just do a good job of preparing ourselves,” wide receiver Troy Brown said.