The Super Bowl, revisited

Wow. In my opinion, that was both the greatest game, and greatest upset, of any Super Bowl to date. Here's a great column about it, written (ironically) by a Patriots fan.

Here's my game breakdown, done through stats:
2--the number of weeks off before the game. It gave the Giants a chance to re-charge after all their road playoff wins.

23--the number of times Tom Brady was pressured (out of 48 times he dropped back to pass).

5--the number of times Tom Brady was sacked.

274--the number of yards to which New England's high-powered offense was held by the Giants' defense.


9-14, 152--Eli Manning's pass completions, passing attempts, and yardage in the 4th quarter of yesterday's game. Outstanding play under pressure.

97.5 million--the number of people who watched the game on TV. They'll never forget it.

Super Bowl pick!!

New England 12 over NY Giants. PICK: GIANTS. Not to win the game. I think in the end the Patriots will win. But: the Giants have good leadership on this team, thanks to people like Strahan and Toomer. Eli Manning is playing well; the Patriots have in the past given up some yards on the ground, which the Giants with their running game will likely exploit, and thus set up some Manning-to-Burress play action. The Giants have a good front four and can get some pressure on Brady. And the Giants are not only on a roll, but have won 10 straight ROAD games this season. They're not likely to be intimidated. And they're 3-0 against the spread this playoff season.

So that's why I like the Giants to cover in this game. But the Patriots in the end will win this game. Tom Brady has a sterling Super Bowl record and history; he has all those weapons to work with once again in this game, plus a Pats running game with Maroney and Faulk coming into its own. The Pats defense makes plays, and with Seau and others they have great leadership as well. So New England will win this game and complete their undefeated season. My guess for the score:
New England 28, Giants 20.

Super Bowl: Plax predicts

So New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress predicts the Giants will win the Super Bowl, and there's controversy.

Come on, folks--of course Burress believes his team will win. When you're a big time athlete like he is, playing in a game like this, as a conference champion--he MUST believe his team will win. He's been taught his whole career to believe that. There's no controversy here. If he didn't believe his team could and will win, he wouldn't be where he is.