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Sorry if tgis has been posted already - I hadn't seen it...

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""That's not to say the Giants can't overcome these negative statistics. After all, last year the Colts had the worst run defense and the worst scoring defense of any Super Bowl champion. And the year before that, the Steelers became the first team to win the Super Bowl as the sixth seed.

However, there are a couple of major differences between those teams and this Giants squad.

First, each of those teams struggled in the regular season because of a specific injury to a player who was in the lineup for the playoffs (Bob Sanders for the Colts, Ben Roethlisberger for the Steelers). The Giants don't have a specific player whose absence was responsible for their regular-season struggles.

Second, those teams faced a different quality of opponent in the Super Bowl. This season's Patriots are not the 2005 Seattle Seahawks or the 2006 Chicago Bears. That may be the biggest difference of all."


LOL at Giants

Menlo

I am not overlooking the giants for one bit.

BbRrUeSwCsHkIe

The Pats were as big as an underdog to the Rams as the Giants are today. Did that mean the Pats sucked?

Boston Boxer

next to last years Bears team

Pats Fanatic

and the 2000 Giants

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mlcspinner

The Rams totally gave no credit to the Patriots. This Patriots team gives all kinds of credit to their opponent that is a huge differents

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^^^^^ ND fans ^^^^^

apricissimus

And the Patriots are one of the best teams to make the Super Bowl.

Anything can happen, but I like this match up.

patriotspride

the 2001 pats were coached by BB .the 2007 giants are not. thats the biggest difference and what matter the most when comparing the 01 pats and 07 giants .

Absurdly Metro

What does it matter if YOU overlook them or not? As long as BB and the Pats players don't we're all set. That leaves us to be able to call it what it truly is...Patriots vs. The Weak Sisters of the Poor in SB42.

It is what it is. Blowout city coming up on Feb 3rd.

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TomBrady'sGoat

It's the biggest reason why I've been surprised with how much love the Giants have been getting. They went 10-6 in the NFC. Maybe they're not a historically bad superbowl team, but they aren't an impressive one either.

NE has just had the second undefeated season in the Superbowl Era, has both the best coach and quarterback in the game (maybe ever), and is the team anyone would pick to win a game in the 4th quarter if their life depended on it.

Oh, and the game is being played in a dome. It's an absolute mismatch.

No, they were not. The Rams were a great team but they weren't undefeated, didn't have a coach and QB being discussed as the greatest ever, and didn't have three recent championships. If the Patriots are a perfect 10 the Rams were a 9.

The Patriots were 12-4, won their division, and had a bye. The Giants are a 10-6 wild card team.

The Pats were very big underdogs. The Giants are huge underdogs.