tombonneau

First let me say that I was at the game. So I paid a lot of money to watch this loss. Even with that being said, as my sister & I walked out of the stadium, neither of us felt nearly as bad as we thought we would.

I think that is attributable to:

1. The first three quarters were unenjoyable and stressful to watch. So much so that I was just relieved for the game to be over, one way or the other.

2. Pats were outplayed & outcoached and deserved to lose. This was in marked contrast to the loss to the Colts last year. In that game, with a 21-3 lead, my emotions were already sky high expecting a win, so losing felt that much worse. In this game, at no point did I think NE would win. Even when they scored at the end, I didn't feel safe.

3. Giants are kind of a milquetoast team. Not like the sting of losing to the Colts or Cowboys or similar team.

All in all, of course losing completely sucked, but I just didn't feel as bad as I thought, despite the historical once-in-a-lifetime implications.

Anyone else in a similar boat?

DonBlackmon55

nope. 10 char

Wax Frog

Only in the sense that I am remarkably unbothered by this. Doesn't eat at me nearly as much as I'd expected. Maybe I'm finally growing up

I do wish you could get a refund though...

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MRBLAZE

No. I'd highly question anyone who was.

I think this might be a cased of prolonged denial, it will hit you eventually. We just lost the Super Bowl versus the Giants and our shot at history. We were one game, specifically one drive away from consummating our season at 19-0. We were a failed sack and pass that came crashing into a helmet from 32yds out away from history. It sailed through Asante Samuels fingertips, that's how close we were.

That will sink in eventually.

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aluminum seats

I'd be surprised at "not bothered" but there can be something sort of cathartic about actually being at the game--there's something about watching on tv that just ratchets up the stress & misery.

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mcgraw_wv

For me there is a silver lining in it all... The Giants won while playing Patriot Football. The flip side is we reveresed our team to be the Rams... which sucks.

But to see the Giants win, reminds me of the 01 SuperBowl... and since I went to that, being their first ever win, is still the greatest week of my life to date.

D-cleater

Part of me is desperately trying to look at the bright side, and all I can come up with is that the team learned a hard lesson , and maybe learned a little about themselves. You cannot take the anything for granted. Ever. And this time, they made the mistake of doing so, just a bit.

I feel great about our chances next year. I also feel somewhat grateful that the season is over, as crazy as that sounds. As a fan, Spygate took a lot out of it for me. And probably like many of us, I invested more time than I should have in rooting for the Pats his magical season. As a father of two, trying to get ahead, I could use my time better. I could have gone to sleep an hour earlier every night instead of catching up on the pats. I'm somewhat relieved to get on with my life for the next 7 months. I just can't seem to tear myself away yet.

Neely8

I may be in denial to a degree, and I certainly do feel the pain of this loss, but at the same time I have felt much worse about losses. It's not nearly as bad as when the sox went down in 2003. That loss had the feeling of a historical weight that was just crushing and beneath which hope was impossible. These pats have already achieved greatness, with many rings to show for it. I feel like a rich man who lost a million dollar bet. I lost a million dollars, but I am still rich.

tombonneau

See, that's exactly how I feel. It's just a sense of a great relief. As a die hard fan, this season took a huge emotional toll with Spygate and the scrutiny of 19-0.

Like you, I'm just glad to be able to destress and not obsess about the Pats season. Even leading up to the game, people were asking me how I was feeling, and I just routinely said "I want it to be over."

As far as the fact that maybe it will sink in, I'm thinking that might be the case. I've had a few "flashes of reality" cross my mind, so in part the enormity of it all might just be too hard to immediately digest.

NEPatriot

07 pats is like a brillian person who has the ablity to do all great things in this world but he fails because of other people and factors.

It is a big loss for everybody.