For me, I don't really care so much who we are losing to, it is the WAY we keep losing big games (regular season & post season) the past few years, in such gut wrenching style. Here is a NOT so fond trip down memory lane. It is a kind of theme that just keeps repeating itself the past few years. It is like there is some cruel cosmic force that just keeps kicking us right in gut over and over again.
2006 AFCCG: Leading the entire game, at one point 21-3. No doubt that phantom OPI call against Troy Brown changed that whole complexion of that game, and in IMHO, it was deliberate home cooking. We were about to go up 24-3, or maybe 28-3 (game pretty much over). So, we have to punt, and Manning gets a FG before half, completely changing momentum. But, we get the ball back with less than 3 minutes left, and can't get ONE damn first down to seal the game, leading 34-31. Does any one have any doubt we pound the Bears is SB41, if we win that one? (A little revenge for SB 20
). We have to punt, and losing in the final 30 seconds. To me that was as gut wrenching as it gets.
Super Bowl 42: Up 14-10, one stop, is all we need. Alligator hands drops what would have been a sure "pick 6", and seals the game 21-10, completing the perfect season. So, instead, the absoulte most freakish series of plays transpires that could probably never be replicated if you tried a thousand times, and Burress catches a TD with only about 35 seconds left. We lose not only the SB, but a perfect season.
VS. Colts 2008 and 2009, this loss in the end, cost us a playoff berth in 2008. I think we were leading the whole game again, and AGAIN, can't covert ONE first down to seal the game. So, what happens, Manning wins it again over us in the final minute or so.
VS. Denver (2009), I think we lost in OT, with mutiple scoring chances blown all game long.
2010 AFC DP, vs Jets: Well, we did not even show up, no need to elaborate.
SuperBowl 46: Again, chances to put the game away, and our receivers can't hold on to the ball to make one play at a crucial time.
I am sure you can mention others, but above is depressing enough for me. :bricks: