Giant Upset?

Well, that was one hell of a football game. I know that some people called the game boring, but I found the defensive battle of the first three quarters to be wholly entertaining. There is nothing like seeing a rabid defense swarm around a quarterback and knock the tar out of him, especially when it's the "Golden Boy" Tom Brady. Now, I usually like Brady's style, but as with most Americans, I am sucker for the underdog, even if the other team was quarterbacked by a Manning.

I also question the fact that people are calling this an upset. Even though the line was set at a ridiculous spread (did anyone really think the Giants were 12 point 'dogs?), don't forget that the Patriots only won by 3 points in the regular season finale. There is no doubt that the Patriots had a fantastic regular season. No team had ever gone 16-0, and it will be a long time before we see it again, but the Patriots looked like they had slowed a step or two and the Giants took full advantage of it. On top of that, the Giants' front four on the defensive line were totally ferocious all game. They sacked Brady five times, a season high for the Patriots O-line, and knocked down a total of about twenty times. All of that abuse took a toll on Brady, and it was obvious by his performance. On top of all that, Brady was supposedly hurt, so all of the hits he took apparently compounded to affect his confidence.

Now on to the part that will pain me to write: Eli Manning played the way Rex should have last year. Say what you want about the gutless nature of the Manning family, but Eli held it together and did what he was supposed to do. I still do not know how he was able to escape a sack and complete that amazing pass to David Tyree. Perhaps the real MVP award should have gone to Tyree's helmet for the assist it gave him in order to complete that catch. Eli made all the right moves at all the right times and led his team down the field the way a quarterback should. Well, that is my summation of the Super Bowl. It was a fun game to watch, and it was nice seeing the Patriots fall.

BTW- The best commercial was the talking stain ad for the Tide To Go stick, just barley beating out the Audi spoof on the Godfather.