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they should be favorites and will be favorites to win if they play the pats
Good. I love being the underdog.
THIS ^^
This is what it's all about. Coming in as the underdog has its advantages:
1. The pressure is not on you. And we all know how well Manning performs under pressure...
2. You're not the one who's expected to win, so if you lose... oh well, "it was in the cards"
3. Let the media hype the opponent. Gets our players even more fueled and pumped up, playing with a chip on their shoulder, while your opponents lays back and 'enjoys' all the attention.
Anyone remembers Superbowl XLII? We went 18-0, and everyone said we will shred the Giants and go to be the first 19-0 team in the history of the NFL.... anyone remembers how that game ended? IIRC, it wasn't Brady hoisting the Lombardi trophy....
Let the media stroke Manning's shaft.... I'll be sitting on my sofa, licking my chops, enjoying his choke...
The Patriots were favorites 19 times that season, and they won 18 of them. The idea that being the favorite in the SB was an issue is absurd.
Being favorite to win a regular season game, and being a favorite to win it all in the Superbowl, are two completely different things.