I don’t disagree at all - from the Eagles game onward the Patriots had a lot of close calls, other teams figured them out, and it finally caught up with them. They were not dominant after around game 11, but they are still 18-1 for the season. I know almost everyone on all sides thinks that “only the SuperBowl really counts” but I simply disagree. A great season is still a great season, and yes it would be much sweeter (for Pats fans) to have capped it with the SB win, but the Giants’ D had other ideas and stepped up to play a tremendous game.
I just never understand why some people can never give credit where credit is due (not speaking of you, but some of the trash-talkers on this thread). As a Pats fan I have great admiration for what the Giants did tonight, and great disappointment for how our 18-1 season has ended, but I’m not going to join the bandwagon with people (both fans and haters) who now say the Pats had a worthless season b/c they did not cap it off with the SB win. I guess I just don’t put everything on the SB the way most people do — I enjoy many different games, though a SB win certainly would have been the best of all.
Congrats to the Giants on a game well played!!
Biggest also-rans of all time:
1. Buffalo Bills (early 90’s)
2. Minnesota Viking (70’s)
3. Denver Broncos (1980’s)
4. N.E. Patriots (late 00’s)
The Pats are a nice team, but it looks like what happened down the stretch is that the offensive line broke down. An NFL season is long one, and it really can take a toll on offensive line.
I thought that’s what happened to the Cowboys down the stretch, and the same happened to the Pats.