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

If the Patriots had won, she'd have been ecstatic since she went to Wellesley.

 

... whatever the reason.

The Giants offense had the ball for the first 10 minutes, too.

 

1. Belichik jinxed himself with that red hoodie. Got away from basic gray.
2. Brady's haircut is awful. Looks like he should be playing in a grunge band .... or starring in the sequel to Dumb and Dumber.

 

I was thinking the same thing about the blitz. I remember, while watching the Indy game, noticing how the Pats were absolutely killing a good Colts rush with screens and draws to Faulk. Off the top of my head, I remember seeing one screen tonight (that was knocked down by Strahan) -- and even that was more of a swing pass than a true screen -- and no draws. Way to make adjustments there, Hoodie.

 

For the last 15 minutes it was. For the first 45, it blew.

 

Sorry, Pats deserved to lose, and lost. Whether or not they should have kicked a long-range field goal pales in relation to the fact that they sucked ass. No way should this game have come down to a NE 48-yard FG attempt.

 

Huh?

An NFL team, in this day and age, not having a guy they feel confident giving a 49-yarder to ... indoors.... that's inconceivable.

 

They just moved a correction in the third graf. Originally it said Patriot.

 

Sorry if this has been touched on, but is this right?

The four highest scoring teams in NFL history all have one thing in common: No Super Bowl championship.

589 New England, 2007
556 Minnesota, 1998
541 Washington, 1983
540 St. Louis, 2000

 

Excellent game. Congrats to the Giants. Manning-to-Tyree deservedly enters NFL lore. Just like McNair in Super Bowl 39, only they won the game.

And Bill Belichick is a class act for walking off the field. I know it was over for all intents and purposes, but still ... total dickbag.

 

You're absolutely right. No screens. No draws. Not keeping a back in the chip block. And Brady was running for his life on seemingly every play.