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Running Supe XLII/42nd Large And Important American Football Game Thread

Discussion in 'Sports and News' started by hockeybeat, Feb 3, 2008.

  1. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    Eleven consecutive road wins. Amazing.
     
  2. Gutter

    Gutter Well-Known Member

    Can't really count the Super Bowl as a road game. On the other hand, they are counting the game in London against the home Dolphins as a "road" game ... so what do I know?
     
  3. Oz

    Oz Well-Known Member

    Agree completely. Three lead changes in the final minute, including two in the last 2:45. Best Super Bowl ever, in part because of the historical importance, but also because of how the Giants won -- after the Patriots scored late, less than three minutes away from 19-0. Hell, I didn't have any problems with the first 45 minutes. Just a great game, start to finish.
     
  4. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    A question comes to mind. Will fanboi Bostonbred call in sick on Tuesday so he can fly down to New York for the Giants parade?
     
  5. MileHigh

    MileHigh Moderator Staff Member

    If it's not the best Super Bowl ever, it's in the top five.
    Giants-Bills is hard to beat.

    The rating for this game will be tremendous. Probably will be the most-watched ever. Rating about 43-44, though close to 50 for the last 15 minutes.
     
  6. Boom_70

    Boom_70 Well-Known Member

    Kevin Gilbride has come a long way in his play calling from the days when Buddy Ryan wanted to choke him.
     
  7. John

    John Well-Known Member

    I can't wait for Carl's reaction on AdultSwim.com.
     
  8. forever_town

    forever_town Well-Known Member

    The Giants weren't the last wild card squeezing in. They were the No. 5 seed. Ever since 1990, there have been six teams in the playoffs in each conference. Only in 1982 with its drastically truncated season were there more playoff teams per conference (eight each).
     
  9. John

    John Well-Known Member

    The celebration has begun:

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  10. hockeybeat

    hockeybeat Guest

    Right in Times Square.
     
    Last edited by a moderator: Dec 15, 2014
  11. Stoney

    Stoney Well-Known Member

    I wasn't thinking of the 06 Colts, I was thinking of the 05 Steelers and these Giants. However, you raise a good point b/c the Colts also played a road game at Baltimore in their SB run. So, let me revise:

    Do you realize that the last three Super Bowl winners played a grand total of only two post-season games (out of 12 total, counting SBs) on their home field? I find that a damn surprising statistic. Home field advantage doesn't seem to mean as much these days.
     
  12. Bubbler

    Bubbler Well-Known Member

    This beat it. Best Super Bowl ever. Unlike Super Bowl XXV, you can't say the outcome was determined by someone missing a play or anything, it was decided by the winning team making plays on both sides of the ball.
     
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