PatriotSeven
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And Pats defense is #2 in efficiency. Which trumps both points and yards. They were right there with Pittsburg, 49ers, better than Baltimore. It's the Giants D that's been average. Not the Patriots.The "vaunted" Packers might have been the most overrated offense in history. Not only did they show major concerns late in the season, but Rodgers probably took way too much time away from the game by sitting week 17 with a bye week to follow. But to the point: The average rank of the defenses the Packers faced: 22.75. The defenses averaged surrendering 24.7 PPG. The best defense they faced all year was the CHIEFS (12th)! They didn't face a single top 10 defense. Here's the ranks for the opponents defense faced: 12th, 13th, 14th (x2), 18th, 22nd, 23rd (x2), 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th, 29th, 31st (x2), 32nd. That's a LOT of games against BAD defenses.
I AGREE the Giants are better right now than they were earlier in the season, that's why I put up stats for their current 5 game win streak. You should have looked because you would have seen that even during this hot streak with a 100% healthy D-line, they STILL haven't out performed the Pats in the same time frame (in respect to sacks, hits for loss, and QB hits both on defense and for protection on offense). The Pats have done a better job protecting Brady while facing tougher teams (in respect to sack totals/overall defense).
The idea that the Pats O-line can't handle the Giants front 4 is just ridiculous. The '07 Superbowl was 4 YEARS AGO and was more about losing our starting tackles right before the game than just getting mauled. It's a completely different O-line now though.
People also want to tear the Pats defense apart for the play during the regular season. The fact is this: the Pats defense was 15th in Points allowed. They weren't a terrible defense, they were average. Add in healthy Spikes, Mayo, Chung, as well as Moore's emergence and overall improvement as the year progressed and it's a solid defense. Honestly our defense is MUCH more improved than the Giants now and we were much better to begin with. The offense isn't even a contest.
Also, don't forget how bad the Giants secondary is....
Oh yeah, and you mentioned shutting down San Fran. Alix Smith. Really?
Alex Smith 2011 Reg. Season: 196.5 Y/G, 7.3 Y/A, 61.3% comp, 17TD, 5 INT, 90.7 QB Rating
Alex Smith in the Giants loss: 196 Yards, 7.5 Y/A, 46.2% comp, 2 TD, 0 INT, 97.6 QB Rating
OH, and don't forget the 42 rushing yards he had (7 Y/A), way more than his 16.3 rush yards per game average.... Yeah, you guys totally shut that guy down!
Oh yeah, and how about that 150 yards rushing on your vaunted D. You held an average offense to 17 points. WOW.
GB didn't have a problem slicing through their defense either. They sliced through the Giants just fine before.
What they never had before was 8 dropped passes by their receivers. I'm not talking incompletions. But straight up drops on huge plays.
And don't forget Giants allowed Rodgers to rush for 66 yards. He was GB's best rusher.
Rodgers had 7 rushes for 66 yards, at 9.4 yards per carry. (LOL, yeah, BB's going to be running some)
NY's Bradshaw 12 rushes for 63 at 5.3 yards per carry.
I think the Giants deserved that win though because the refs were clearly trying to help GB. But no one could help that team on that day.
The story of that game was simple 4 turnovers. GB was -3. Not even the Pats could cover -3.
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