The Green Bay Packers, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and the Dallas Cowboys all tried and failed to make this Super Bowl, and they all had their bizarre and sad ups and downs this year, but when push came to shove, it was Patriots-Giants and boy what a blistering defensive contest we saw. Super Bowl tickets were selling for insane prices, as the denizens of the northeast trickled, in planes, trains, and automobiles, toward Glendale, Arizona, each with his own provate hope in his heart for triumph and joy in the midst of icy winter. Boston's Beantown lads were full of pride and secure in their knowledge that they had the technically most accomplished outfit at their disposal, with Tom Brady spraying that pointy-egg-thing with such uncanny accuracy the entire league shuddered whenever he put his hand on it. Faneuil Hall's nightclubs, bars and restaurants were gearing up for a big night, as droves headed out to celebrate pregame, to dance in the knowledge they already had the World Series in their town, and were about to add to it in the most magnanimous way possible. Meanwhile, in the thoroughfares and concrete canyons of the Big Apple, the cold wind blew, and the humble Giants silently gathered steam, the awareness that there were no expectations associated with them glowing in their hearts.
But once that kick-off sailed through a spangling sea of flashbulbs it was nerves-of-steel-time. The Giants targeted Golden Boy Brady, sacking him no less than 5 times and putting him on the deck twice as many times. Some suspected a recent Brady ankle sprain was the weak spot, but others chewed gum and grinned; all was going to plan, and the confident Giants, the guys with no hope, grimly plowed onward toward where that Vince Lombardi Trophy sat waiting for 'em. Randy Moss, fresh from his recent off-field turbulences, caught five torpedoes, gaining 62 yards - including that 6-yard touchdown pass with 2 minutes, 42 seconds on the clock that seemed to seal it for the NE Pats. But no. Life is crueler, and more complex, than that; the Giants closed down the Patriots usual effective early quarter drives, they stifled their round-the-edge passing game, and most of all they attacked, they bitzed. And they won.
If you follow the San Diego Chargers, or the Atlanta Falcons, the Pittsburgh Steelers, or the Philadelphia Eagles, maybe next year it will be you at the Super Bowl. Maybe the Patriots dynasty is over? Only time will tell, but don't let anyone ever tell you that Super Bowl XLII wasn't the best Super Bowl they've ever seen. Even if they're a Patriots fan. Like me.
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