Super Bowl XLII: New England Patriots vs. New York Giants

I'm spent. I think I wore God's ears out by saying his name so much

 

from the nytimes

 

Agreed, that was pretty dumb, especially considering that the Pats were getting no time to go deep. Arrogant as hell...it really cost them.

 

In many ways, this game was close to a mirror image of when the Patriots stunned the Rams back in 2002.... except this time, the Patriots were the hot-to-trot gun-slining/record setting offense that just got kicked in the freaking face time and time again.

I guess what goes around finally does come around... and this should take away that freakin "arrogance" that was permeating from every thing associated with New England (especially the sportswriters, ahem, Bill Simmons).

It also kinda reminds me of VY beating USC... except that it looks like ESPN actually had considered this possibility and prepared more than just a couple of token statements if the underdog won (which was not the case for the Longhorns).

 

I thought that was a messed up decision too.

4th and 13 is an incredibly low percentage play. I can't believe there's any kicker under age 40 whose FG% for 48 yards(in a dome no less) would be lower than a 4th and 13 play.

I wouldn't go so far to say that he should've kicked it unless it's 4th and 1. But I'd say anything more than 4th and 5, against that defense, is going against the percentages.

That call reminds me of the plays I go for on my Madden all the time...

 

**** is crazy in NYC right now.

Just got home - I can still hear people yelling in the streets.

I don't really care for either team - I always root for the underdog - but my God, were the Patriots arrogant.

Their coach after the game = classless.

 

it wouldn't have mattered. The Pats got destroyed by our pass rush. LOL at Brady yelling at his linemen a la Romo

 

Completely agree.

Only thing working for the Patriots that time was short dump offs to Welker and Kevin Faulk. Moss, Gaffney, Stallworth, & Watson were almost completely neutralized. What made them think they had a high % chance on 4th & 13 all of a sudden? A 60-70% chance for a FG around 50 yards, or 15% chance of completing anything over 15 yards thats not a catch and run? I dont even think the Colts offense would go for it in that instance.

Saying thats an excusable decision by Belichick is like saying Giselle Bundchen is ugly. Oh, wait....

 

That 4th and 13 was probably the dumbest move I've ever seen Belichick make in my years of watching professional football.

 

I read somewhere they give those to African kids without clothes.

 

I knew I should have went out tonight to be in some post Super Bowl celebratory ambience, not sure why I turned all old man and stayed home.....another regrettable decision I made.

Like the Belichick 4th and 13...

 

Yeah, but now we have to hear **** from the NY media and see Eli get slobbed forever for knocking off the undefeated team. I already saw a Manning-Manning oreo cookie commercial. A lose-lose IMO.

So which do you think would have been worse...what's going to happen now or to see NE go undefeated and hear it from the Boston media?

 

bill is way too arrogont. I am glad he lost.

 

So I missed the score by 10 apiece...

But Gostkowski did kick it out of bounds to his left at one point in the game...

Not quite Norwood-esque either...

But it was a field goal, or lack thereof, that it came down to.

 

Wait until they do the MANNING and MANNING
wonder twins ring thing


Rocket River

 

Honestly? I'd rather see the Mannings in the spotlight than Bill Belicheck (sourpus) and Brady (personality of a doorknob).

Plus, its not like the Mannings are undeserving of the limelight... they're the last two Super Bowl winners. Peyton was insanely into this game tonight... not because this would get him more commercials with his brother, but because that's how much of a bond they truly have.

They make commercials because they have fun doing them... and some of them are, in fact, entertaining. I don't get the "hate" that gets spewed on them for being in the limelight. That should be reserved for the underacheivers (or nobodies) like Reggie Bush.

 

You were going to hear **** no matter what. I'd rather hear it from the NYG side.

 

Exactly. That guy is a turd and THE reason I wanted them to lose.

 

Time to join the DSRL...

Double Stuf Racing League!



Amazing that the Oreo people filmed that and released it before the playoffs.

 

I think Manning's hate is deserved because he is a nut-up in big games. Even when they won the title last season he played like crap, discounting one very important half. Eli, on the other hand, I must give props to because he stepped up when it mattered tonight.

Bos and NE are just two very arrogant places...especially their media. Well, at least no one on the Giants seems like an ass....