The New York Giants have done it! They defeated the Patriots 21-17.
The game began with a saftey by the Giants on Tom Brady after an intentional grounding penalty. They followed this with a long drive ending in a 2 yard touchdown to Victor Cruz. 9-0 G-Men.
2nd Quarter
A short Patriots drive ended on a 29 yard field goal by Gostkowski. 9-3 G-Men. After this, a long Patriots drive ended in a 4-yard touchdown from Brady to Danny Woodhead. 10-9 Pats.
3rd Quarter
A long Patriots drive gave them a 17-9 lead with a touchdown to Aaron Hernandez. But, Lawrence Tynes kicked a 38 yard field goal with about 7 minutes left. 17-12 Pats. With 40 seconds left, Lawrence Tynes kicked a 33 yard field goal. 17-15 Pats.
4th Quarter
The fourth quarter was a long, non-scoring game until Bradshaw ran for a 6 yard touchdown. 21-17 Giants.
The Pats tried in vain to put themselves back on top, but in the end, the Giants proved a formidable foe once again.
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Sunday, February 5, 2012
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Super Bowl Sunday!
At last, the long-awaited day is upon us. On Sunday, the New York Giants will face the New England Patriots in Superbowl XLVI...
The New York Giants will have everybody ready for the biggest game of the season, including RB Ahmad Bradshaw, LB Mark Herzlich and TE Jake Ballard. The Patriots only question mark is TE Rob Gronkowski, and everyone expects him to play, including myself.
The Giants offense has stood the test of time. QB Eli Manning and RBs Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs provide stability and balance between the running and passing game, so the issue here will be which style of play will be more effective against the Patriots.
Their defense, meanwhile, has been the most remarkable turnaround of the season. With the Core Four of Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, Jason Pierre-Paul, and Matthias Kiwanuka playing extraordinarily well, and the offensive line as healthy as ever, facing the Patriots, whose defense has been terrible all year, and has forced the offense to make them come back in many games.
The only thing the Pats have going for them is that their offense, led by Tom "Terrific" Brady, Wes Welker, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Rob Gronkowski, albeit injured. Their defense has been bad all year, even with DE Shaun Ellis, one of my favorite players, playing okay.
The Giants also have an edge in special teams, as weird as that may seem. Patriots have a rookie LS in Danny Aiken, K Stephen Gostkowski, and P Zoltan Mesko led the special teams for New England. The Giants have an exceptional punter (one of the best in the league) in Steve Weatherford, the best long snapper in football in Zak DeOssie, (who can also double as a linebacker if absolutely necessary), and the most UNDERRATED kicker in football in Lawrence Tynes.
The Patriots are favored, they have a bad defense, and are facing (what is now) a great defense. Their offense may be bad, but the Giants are, all-in-all, the most complete, and therefore, I feel, the better team.
This analysis seems to suggest only one outcome:
I will be watching the Giants parade down the canyon of heroes on Tuesday.
The New York Giants will have everybody ready for the biggest game of the season, including RB Ahmad Bradshaw, LB Mark Herzlich and TE Jake Ballard. The Patriots only question mark is TE Rob Gronkowski, and everyone expects him to play, including myself.
The Giants offense has stood the test of time. QB Eli Manning and RBs Ahmad Bradshaw and Brandon Jacobs provide stability and balance between the running and passing game, so the issue here will be which style of play will be more effective against the Patriots.
Their defense, meanwhile, has been the most remarkable turnaround of the season. With the Core Four of Osi Umenyiora, Justin Tuck, Jason Pierre-Paul, and Matthias Kiwanuka playing extraordinarily well, and the offensive line as healthy as ever, facing the Patriots, whose defense has been terrible all year, and has forced the offense to make them come back in many games.
The only thing the Pats have going for them is that their offense, led by Tom "Terrific" Brady, Wes Welker, BenJarvus Green-Ellis, and Rob Gronkowski, albeit injured. Their defense has been bad all year, even with DE Shaun Ellis, one of my favorite players, playing okay.
The Giants also have an edge in special teams, as weird as that may seem. Patriots have a rookie LS in Danny Aiken, K Stephen Gostkowski, and P Zoltan Mesko led the special teams for New England. The Giants have an exceptional punter (one of the best in the league) in Steve Weatherford, the best long snapper in football in Zak DeOssie, (who can also double as a linebacker if absolutely necessary), and the most UNDERRATED kicker in football in Lawrence Tynes.
The Patriots are favored, they have a bad defense, and are facing (what is now) a great defense. Their offense may be bad, but the Giants are, all-in-all, the most complete, and therefore, I feel, the better team.
This analysis seems to suggest only one outcome:
I will be watching the Giants parade down the canyon of heroes on Tuesday.
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