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I’ve noticed there’s a surprising number of folks here who seem a little worried about the Pats game on Saturday. I guess it’s to be expected to some degree, because they’ll be going for something never accomplished in NFL history. Big stuff.

Let me reassure you! I’m a Pats fan living in New York, and let me tell you, the overwhelming vibe here is one writing off the game. Disregard the end-of-week proclamation by Coughlin that they’ll “play to win.” It rings hollow, and the players really can’t say anything other than they want to win. People you talk to around town, sports radio hosts and (especially) fans calling in, etc. etc.—pretty much across the board they want the Giants to rest players, they’re not putting much stock in being the team to knock the Patriots off. You hear about the Giants’ fans selling their tickets, and openly hoping that, bottom line, nobody gets hurt. They’re much more interested in the Giants winning a playoff game than winning Saturday.

And you know what? Who can blame them? Winning a playoff game gives you the fun & excitement of the win, plus a whole week of anticipation (in January, when we all take any distractions we can) of looking forward to playing the Cowboys or the Packers. There’s no question what I would root for as a fan.

Anyway, that’s the mood here. By the way, the weather will be mild (about 40) and dry tomorrow. The Pats want 16-0, we all know it. And they’ll get it.

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PatsFanSince74

i think you've read the mood of the New York fans and broadcast media 100% correctly. However, the print idiots, especially at the Daily News, are feeding the flames of "play to win."

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Two Eight

The Giants need to play a much bigger game next week and the fact is we have knocked several QB's out of action for extended periods...

EasyMac

The media does a great job of misrepresenting the facts or the mood! Anything for hype, drama ... ratings... money...

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fnordcircle

How does that make them idiots? Their jobs aren't to make good football sense their jobs are to write things that sell papers and the Giants resting their starters for the most hyped regular season game in like...forever, does not an interesting football column make.

If some of you people could get your head around the fact that sports media exists to generate discussion in order to sell their product you'd spend a lot less time kvetching about what was written.

In other words, sports journalists write articles to get you talking, for better or for worse, and to keep you reading. Being right isn't the priority.

patological

If Coughlin "plays to win" and then goes one and out in the playoffs, he might as well head right to Newark and get on the first flight out..and, of course, the Daily News will be leading the lynch mob. He's was already on shakey ground and making the playoffs was a reprieve.

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Drewwho

I think they will play to win! It will be no blow out.

The Giants do not want to get embarrassed in front of record numbers of fans watching this game. This IS essentially the Giants Superbowl. It will not be an easy game.

Drewwho

I think they (Giants) will play to win! It will be no blow out by the Pats. It will be close.

The Giants do not want to get embarrassed in front of record numbers of fans watching this game. This IS essentially the Giants Superbowl. It will not be an easy game.

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No, it really doesn't feel like it's their "SuperBowl." Seriously. The playoffs are a much bigger deal for them.

And not for nothing, with Dallas & GD suddenly looking a little vulnerable, it wouldn't be shocking if the Giants Superbowl was the Superbowl. Well, that's not true, their QB is Eli. It would be pretty shocking.

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mrrhodeisland

IMO, this just gives them an out when they lose.

"We weren't playing to full capacity"....or some similar BS.