So let me get this straight....
The Giants played the Pats close....(IMHO it wasn't that close).
So since they played it close, they will correct the mistakes that kept them from winning and win the game.
The logic is......the Pats....comfortable with the fact that they won.....will make no changes.
That folks is what I call lazy analysis generated by bias.
As has been said before, but never acknowledged by the media intelligencia, was how much external and psychological pressure the Pats had on them that game. An unbeaten season and TD reecords on the line.
The Giants had NOTHING to play for, other than the opportunity to play spoiler. Their playoff position was set. ZERO PRESSURE.
Now the dynamic has changed.
They have pressure now.
In Tampa, people thought they could win but weren't holding their breath. In Dallas and Green Bay, the pressure was all on the home teams.
All three of those teams had to live up to playoff expectations as well as the fact they were all very flawed overrated teams.
Now they are expected to perform similarly to their last 4 games.
Some are expecting them to upset the Pats. They will have that thrown in their face everyday.
Guys like Burress and Pierce will soak it up and let it blind them. That's just how those type of players are.
Gents.....we will win this game handily.
Our team is as loose as I've ever seen them.
They are giddy about where they are.
They are excited at the prospect of solidifying the greatest legacy in pro football.
They have much more to play for than the Giants. WAY MORE.