[lepton]

When a reporter spoke to Justin Tuck after the Super Bowl about how the G-men utterly dominated the Patriots physically, Tuck said-"This is the NFC East"

Ya know, that's awfully haughty considering that the Patriots beat all four NFC East teams, and the Giants required BOTH a catch on the top of the helmet, and two dropped interceptions on the last drive.

The Giants played an excellent game...but easily could have lost.

[MattinNJ]

Agreed. I was not referencing who had the superior skill. I was talking about the physical battering the Patriots took. Their offensive line was overrun and Brady looked mortal back there because he was hit so hard, so often. They were forced to abandon the run, not because they were behind, but because they were beaten down.

The G-men forced the Patriots into an NFC East smash mouth game-that's why they won. They put themselves into a positon where, if they got lucky on a play or two, they would win. No question that insane catch was 1 in a hundred-if that.

Don't forget the Giants were driving in the end of the second half when Smith batted the ball up into the Patriots arms ending a sure 7.