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Think about it for a second--all of the handwringing over the Pats-Giants game on the NFL Network is because of the potential implications of that game. As much as Roger Goodell might hate the thought of the Pats winning the Super Bowl, having an undefeated Pats team entering Week 17 is a good thing for NFLN.
Even better still would be if both the Pats and Giants had something to play for.
But here's the nightmare scenario--what if neither team has any interest in the outcome? If the Pats are 14-1 entering that game, they have HFA. And right now, the Giants may enter that game with the 5th seed in the playoffs locked up. Granted, you then have the makings of a very unpredictable game, but it could be a #@%#fest of utter proportions, rather than the Most Important Regular-Season Game Ever IV of 2007.
Either way, I'll be watching--but will America care if neither team needs to?
Even better still would be if both the Pats and Giants had something to play for.
But here's the nightmare scenario--what if neither team has any interest in the outcome? If the Pats are 14-1 entering that game, they have HFA. And right now, the Giants may enter that game with the 5th seed in the playoffs locked up. Granted, you then have the makings of a very unpredictable game, but it could be a #@%#fest of utter proportions, rather than the Most Important Regular-Season Game Ever IV of 2007.
Either way, I'll be watching--but will America care if neither team needs to?