Will the 1 week "BYE" hurt the Giants momentum.... - New England Patriots Forums

NENGFAN · 01-25-2012, 10:50 AM

I think it will hurt them a little. They were on a roll and this might slow the momentum slightly which works to our favor. I think if we played this Sunday - we would have been at a huge disadvantage.

In any case - I have a very positive feeling about the outcome of the game next Sunday. I think TB will be on his game and the fact that we are getting another chance to right a wrong done to us 4 years ago - that will be a big motivating factor. Very rarely does one get a chance at revenge/redemption and we have one now. Win it and the Tyree catch will be history.....

Go PATS!

Pats - 31
Giants - 20

Giantsworld · 01-25-2012, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by NENGFAN

I think it will hurt them a little. They were on a roll and this might slow the momentum slightly which works to our favor. I think if we played this Sunday - we would have been at a huge disadvantage.

In any case - I have a very positive feeling about the outcome of the game next Sunday. I think TB will be on his game and the fact that we are getting another chance to right a wrong done to us 4 years ago - that will be a big motivating factor. Very rarely does one get a chance at revenge/redemption and we have one now. Win it and the Tyree catch will be history.....

Go PATS!

Pats - 31
Giants - 20

Works both ways. Pats are on a 10 game win streak, no? Last loss was to.... the Giants?

RelocatedPatFan · 01-25-2012, 10:54 AM

I trust that both coaches will keep the team even keeled and the Giants have more members on the roster who have been to a SB than the Patriots. I don''t think there's any more motivation needed, this is why they keep score and play.

Ice_Ice_Brady · 01-25-2012, 10:54 AM

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Originally Posted by NENGFAN

I think it will hurt them a little. They were on a roll and this might slow the momentum slightly which works to our favor. I think if we played this Sunday - we would have been at a huge disadvantage.

In any case - I have a very positive feeling about the outcome of the game next Sunday. I think TB will be on his game and the fact that we are getting another chance to right a wrong done to us 4 years ago - that will be a big motivating factor. Very rarely does one get a chance at revenge/redemption and we have one now. Win it and the Tyree catch will be history.....

Go PATS!

Pats - 31
Giants - 20

The 2007 Colorado Rockies come to mind.

There was no question that the Pats in 07 had the worst possible two week bye in NFL history. The media pressure and time to hear about how great they were and about 19-0 and was simply the killer.

Giantsworld · 01-25-2012, 10:55 AM

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Works both ways. Pats are on a 10 game win streak, no? Last loss was to.... the Giants?

Oh and the Tyree catch WILL NEVER GO AWAY, even with a loss. The Perfect Season will never be completed.

Ice_Ice_Brady · 01-25-2012, 11:00 AM

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Oh and the Tyree catch WILL NEVER GO AWAY, even with a loss. The Perfect Season will never be completed.

You sound scared.

TriplecHamp · 01-25-2012, 11:00 AM

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Oh and the Tyree catch WILL NEVER GO AWAY, even with a loss. The Perfect Season will never be completed.

Agreed man, I don't even care about this game. If we win the first thing that will come to mind will be "damn we should have held on to Sheli when we had the chance."

PatsSox363804 · 01-25-2012, 11:04 AM

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Oh and the Tyree catch WILL NEVER GO AWAY, even with a loss. The Perfect Season will never be completed.

No kidding. It's not about revenge, it's about winning another title.

oldrover · 01-25-2012, 11:05 AM

Pats lost two straight after their bye week this year (Steelers, Giants), so I'd say it's a wash.

upstater1 · 01-25-2012, 11:29 AM

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Oh and the Tyree catch WILL NEVER GO AWAY, even with a loss. The Perfect Season will never be completed.

If you asked the vast majority of Patriots fans in 2007 if they would have preferred a Super Bowl victory with multiple losses to an undefeated season with the chance of winning a Super Bowl at the end, they would have taken the SB victory. I know because I was here and there was a poll asking precisely that.

I agree with you that it won't be revenge but on the other hand, a SB victory here salves the wound, and the wound wasn't about lost perfection, it was about a lost Super Bowl.