When did you get the sinking feeling?

ensoul · Feb 7, 2012

olschool said:
Totally agree.

Before the game, they showed the locker rooms, with the Pats just relaxing on chairs shootin' the bull and the Giants jumping around totally energized.

I knew then it was going to be bad, and when they opened the game with the most ridiculous safety I've ever seen, it was all downhill from there.

Even when they were up 17-9 they didn't look like they were in control of the game. I never start to relax with this team until they hit 30 points.
With that defense an 8 point lead is nothing.

They better get some pass defense and commit to a running game like they had with Corey Dillon or Brady will never win another ring.

Even when they had the lead it never FELT like they had the lead. I was on the edge of my seat all game because I knew that one play could get the Giants back into the game. That play was the dropped Welker pass.

When the pats were marching up the field I said to myself "Maybe I was wrong, maybe they will pull it off." After that incomplete pass I KNEW it was over. All the Giants needed to get within FG range which had not really been a problem for them all second half. At that pointed I started to clean up around the house and put the kids to bed because I knew it was over.

Halifax_Pats_Fan · Feb 7, 2012

specifically after the welker drop, I knew we lost it then....

zeroakuma · Feb 7, 2012

As soon as Brady turned the ball over in the 4th quarter. As soon as Lawfirm rushed for 1 yard, my internal clock started clicking. 4 minutes and clicking...make a screen pass and hopefully we can continue to milk the clock down via a Woodhead or Lawfirm rush attempt.

After that errant throw by Brady, the Giants had so much time to score on us. When Bill lost the challenge and we only had so few minutes left, I just wanted the Patriots to let the Giants score and let Brady have over a minute to mount the comeback.

Our sieve of a defense wasn't going to slow the Giants down at that point.....and as I feared, Eli got his 2nd ring.

HeadHunter · Feb 7, 2012

The Manninghan catch for me.

I actually started screaming that it's 2007 all over again. I was really torn up about it.

Lansdowne · Feb 7, 2012

Welker's drop was a big red flag. Manningham's catch put me in "I can't believe this is happening again" mode.

upstater1 · Feb 7, 2012

olschool said:
Totally agree.

Before the game, they showed the locker rooms, with the Pats just relaxing on chairs shootin' the bull and the Giants jumping around totally energized.

I knew then it was going to be bad, and when they opened the game with the most ridiculous safety I've ever seen, it was all downhill from there.

Even when they were up 17-9 they didn't look like they were in control of the game. I never start to relax with this team until they hit 30 points.
With that defense an 8 point lead is nothing.

They better get some pass defense and commit to a running game like they had with Corey Dillon or Brady will never win another ring.

Brady was asleep in the locker room 10 years ago while the Rams were fired up.

Kulko · Feb 7, 2012

kkpat said:
Two key plays:
IThird Fumble recovery by Giants: I told the guy sitting next to me. This is a bad omen. Looks like luck is on their side today not our side. Think about it. We recover fumble nullified by penalty. The next two fumbles were recovered by them. What are the chances?

Still... we had chances after that. Brady of Welker (50-50 fault) Pass. Brady to Branch Pass ... But football Gods were on their side yesterday.

Exactly at that point that was just too much.

SoonerPatriot · Feb 7, 2012

PrairiePat said:
Really? Really?? You thought we had no shot to beat those guys? Wow. That's just pathetic.

And yet my instincts proved to be spot on. They have our number like this team has had the numbers of other teams they have played over the years. Sorry you are allergic to reality.

juxtapoz15 · Feb 7, 2012

I had the exact opposite feeling on the Welker end around, I thought to myself, they're pulling out all of the stops. I had such a good feeling they were going to score and put it out of reach of the Giants.

And I did have that feeling of dread after the Welker drop.

Miktik · Feb 7, 2012

I got that feeling when Brady threw that interception in the 4th guarter targeted for Gronk. I felt during that drive that the Pats had that rhythm going again and a score would have been a backbreaker. Then all of a sudden he throws that bomb and it was that Ravens int all over again. From there I just knew bad things were coming.

olschool · Feb 7, 2012

upstater1 said:
Brady was asleep in the locker room 10 years ago while the Rams were fired up.

Yeah, but in that shot it looked like the whole team was down. They just looked tired, bored.

RelocatedPatFan · Feb 7, 2012

When the Giants got the ball back for their final drive. The clock was in that perfect kill zone 4+ minutes. I knew they'd score and we'd have limited time (if any) with the ball.

sambam94 · Feb 7, 2012

RelocatedPatFan said:
When the Giants got the ball back for their final drive. The clock was in that perfect kill zone 4+ minutes. I knew they'd score and we'd have limited time (if any) with the ball.

my exact feelings. I was watching the clock the entire 4th quarter always trying to figure who would have the ball last with at least 1 1/2 minutes. Manning was that guy..and has been the last 3 meetings. Hard for Brady to be clutch when he doesn't have the ball last...No, 57 seconds doesn't count.that is not enough time.

ThatllMoveTheChains!!! · Feb 7, 2012

Halifax_Pats_Fan said:
specifically after the welker drop, I knew we lost it then....

For me the sinking feeling came when it was clear the pass was going deep. You knew that the entire game rested on the result of that pass. After the drop heartbreak set in.

Garbanza · Feb 7, 2012

Ice_Ice_Brady said:
Sometime in the 4th quarter, you must have had that sinking feeling similar to the Tyree catch in SB42. Was it Brady's INT? Welker's drop? Branch's drop? Manningham's catch?

Maybe I am more negative, but I was convinced we'd lose on the interception. It wasn't necessarily the situation that it put us in, but I could just tell from the look in the Giants' eyes that they knew they were going to win the game. After that, all of the dropped passes, blown opportunities, etc., seemed to be logical and not surprising- I was so convinced we weren't winning that all of the drops and the Manningham play seemed like they were destined to happen.

After Brady's safety on the first play, I thought we were in big trouble; I didn't feel like we'd win until the TD in 3rd quarter put us up 17-9, but I was NEVER more confident than when we twice held the Giants to field goals, which made it 17-15. I thought there's a 99% chance we won at that point, as the defense stepped up huge. That INT just killed us. I'm the biggest Brady fan, but sorry, that was the killer.

I think what made me realize we'd lose was that was basically the ONLY intercept-able ball thrown all game from Brady, while Manning threw into coverage all game long. Being -1 in turnovers despite forcing fumbles and being in passing lanes all day was too much to overcome.

I got that sinking feeling while sitting at the blackjacks table at Mohegan Sun 'round 10:00pm and seeing a tweet about Underwood's release that night. It's never a good thing when your team makes the news the night before the big game and it's never a good karma move by dumping a guy minutes before the superbowl. Dump the bumb Guyton, and no one would have blinked an eye.

1986 - rumors of a Will McDonough cocaine story about the Pats. Sure, they would have gotten steamrolled by the Bears regardless, but still.

1996 - rumor of Bill Parcell's leaving the Pats to go to the Jets. McDonough again.

2007 - rumor, story of Patriots video tape of Rams walk-thru (proven false) - thank you, POS John Tomasse

2011 - Underwood release night before Superbowl. Everyone outside of Patsnation thinks BB is an even bigger d*ck.

It would be really, really cool if the Patriots could stay out of the news during the superbowl - if they ever make it that far again.

Peachhead · Feb 7, 2012

As soon as the Giants got the ball back with about 4 minutes in the game. Even though the Pats were still leading at the time. A total deja vu moment.

karran_s · Feb 7, 2012

For me.. it was the Brady sack by Tuck... I could see him wincing on the sideline after that and he looked a little down and off.. At that point, I knew it would be Eli's day, given all the breaks the Giants got.. from that safety to other breaks that seemed to be going their way..

When did you get the sinking feeling?

ensoul

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Halifax_Pats_Fan

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zeroakuma

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HeadHunter

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Lansdowne

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upstater1

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Kulko

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SoonerPatriot

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juxtapoz15

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Miktik

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olschool

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RelocatedPatFan

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sambam94

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ThatllMoveTheChains!!!

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Garbanza

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karran_s

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