16-0, 50TDs, 23TDs for Moss, offensive scoring record, those are all legitimate accomplishments for this team. If it didn't have other rings this decade, sure, it'd be hollow. But it's time for us all to let go of how the SB ended, and move on. 2007 was as successful a season can be without a ring. The team did something no other team in history has done, which is win all 16 games. If anything, the Colts cowardice should make us feel even better about the achievement.
The Patriots have nothing to be ashamed of for SB 42. There weren't a lot of possessions in that game, and really, both sides of the ball did the job needed to win the game, the Giants just made ONE play. And that one play - as often is the case in a Super Bowl - was the difference. The Giants get paid to play this game, too. Time to move on. I look back at 2007 as a success now more than ever for this team and for Brady and Belichick's legacy. The Colts game gave us some needed closure on this decade.