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Gotta go with the Pats on this one.
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Superbowl XLVI - Who ya picking?
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Not looking so great yet
Uhhhhhhhhh
Warp Daddy
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GGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG-Men!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Incredible Super Bowl.
Wish my team won. A Wes Welker drop from pretty much icing it. Sucks. But, congrats NY. My hatred for NY sports teams deepens. What a rivalry.
Wish my team won. A Wes Welker drop from pretty much icing it. Sucks. But, congrats NY. My hatred for NY sports teams deepens. What a rivalry.
andyzee
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Hmm, Giants beat NE in the Superbowl, they beat them in December, they beat them in their last Superbowl meeting. Yep, I can understand your frustration.
speden
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Close game. Really could have gone either way in the fourth quarter. Congrats NY.
I thought the Pats defense did well. Offense was a little off, and that was the difference. Was hoping for a hail mary to Ochocinco at the end. That would have been a fun ending.
I thought the Pats defense did well. Offense was a little off, and that was the difference. Was hoping for a hail mary to Ochocinco at the end. That would have been a fun ending.
gmcunni
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best of all i won $50 in the pool!
severine
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I could say the same about one of my squares, but the other...
I won $225!
gmcunni
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I could say the same about one of my squares, but the other...
I won $225!
nice!
ZYDECORICH
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I guess not but
I mis-spoke,31-23 is not a blowout. 21-17 was also not a blow out and I apologize. But we win. Again we win. Ahh... we win...so sorry..hope it snows.
Close game. Really could have gone either way in the fourth quarter. Congrats NY.
I thought the Pats defense did well. Offense was a little off, and that was the difference. Was hoping for a hail mary to Ochocinco at the end. That would have been a fun ending.
Defense did play well. O line played well. They certainly stood their ground and for all the trash talking the Giants d-line spewed for the past two weeks, they certainly didn't get to Brady that much. Certainly not as much as the last Super Bowl.
Not surprised to see the offense off as much as it was with Gronks injury. He appeared to be playing at 50% and was basically a decoy. He couldn't cut, was running half speed, couldn't block as effectively as normal. It's football and injuries happen, but when they happen to the 2nd most important player on the offense besides Brady, it's tough to overcome.
Oh well. At least Brady is still playing at a high level and Gronk and Hernandez are only 22. Looking forward to next season with Josh McDaniel fully back at the helm.
ScottySkis
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Sweet
andyzee
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But he was healthy in NE's loss to the Giants back in November, right? And in that loss there were a number of key Giants injured, Bradshaw for one, Yet they couldn't win, What's up with that?
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I think the Giants are just a little better on the O and D lines right now. The Giants D line was hurrying Brady more than the Pats D line was hurrying Eli. Losing Andre Carter hurt the Pats as did fat Al Haynesworth not panning out. With Gronk handicapped, Brady didn't have enough quick options for throwing last night.
This loss doesn't have the sting of the almost perfect season loss. The Pats really overachieved this season with a patchwork secondary, so I count it as a really good year. Beating the Jets twice was sweet and makes the whole season a success just on its own. Nice to think of Rex having to watch the Giant's Superbowl victory parade too.
The Giants probably deserved the win more than the Pats anyway considering the way they won those tough road games to get the the bowl. The Pats ended up with kind of a creampuff schedule this season and things fell into place to give them a fairly easy path to the bowl. Beating the Ravens took a little luck too.
I'm not even sure why Brady keeps playing so hard. Mega millionaire with a smokin' hot wife. Glad he keeps motivated to play somehow. I'm looking forward to what the Pats do this offseason. They need a deep threat and kick returner, and the secondary needs help.
This loss doesn't have the sting of the almost perfect season loss. The Pats really overachieved this season with a patchwork secondary, so I count it as a really good year. Beating the Jets twice was sweet and makes the whole season a success just on its own. Nice to think of Rex having to watch the Giant's Superbowl victory parade too.
The Giants probably deserved the win more than the Pats anyway considering the way they won those tough road games to get the the bowl. The Pats ended up with kind of a creampuff schedule this season and things fell into place to give them a fairly easy path to the bowl. Beating the Ravens took a little luck too.
I'm not even sure why Brady keeps playing so hard. Mega millionaire with a smokin' hot wife. Glad he keeps motivated to play somehow. I'm looking forward to what the Pats do this offseason. They need a deep threat and kick returner, and the secondary needs help.
I'm bummed the pats lost but it was a really good superbowl, can't really complain about that. It's so much more entertaining when it's close than a blowout, and it was a nail biter right to the end.
snowmonster
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I'd rather have a blowout with a Patriots win than have an entertaining Super Bowl and the Patriots losing in the end.
The halftime show, the ads and the singing contests after the game are entertainment. Sports is about winning, losing and more. I take all my sports seriously and I'm off the school of thought that quotes Bill Shankly, legendary coach of Liverpool FC (ugh) talking about the kind of football that uses your feet: "Football's not a matter of life and death...It's more important than that."
The halftime show, the ads and the singing contests after the game are entertainment. Sports is about winning, losing and more. I take all my sports seriously and I'm off the school of thought that quotes Bill Shankly, legendary coach of Liverpool FC (ugh) talking about the kind of football that uses your feet: "Football's not a matter of life and death...It's more important than that."
What's up with the stupid question?
The Giants won in November by forcing 4 New England turnovers.
Why did the Giants lose to the Redskins twice during the regular season?
Why did Greenbay lose to the lowly Kansas City Chiefs?
The Giants barely beat the Pats in all 3 of the loses you listed. They made a few more plays than the Pats. It's really that simple. As I said earlier, Welker makes that catch and it's game over. He always makes that catch. I believe Collinsworth said, if you throw Welker a ball like that he catches it 100 out of 100 times, except for that one time. And with how close this game was and New England leading much of the 2nd half, I'm pretty certain a healthy Gronk would've made a big difference. The Giants defensive game plan would've had to change considerably. But, woulda, coulda, shoulda. Pats didn't make the plays they needed to make in the 4th QRT and the Giants did. They won fair and square and are deserving champions.
