New England vs. New York

I guess you can say that this is a "New" Super Bowl and that it would be England vs. York, all New! OK, I know, "YAWN"... So, I've been thinking of just how AWESOME it would be for the Giants to upset the Patriots in the 'Bowl. How can they do it? Well, coaches feel that if their team can win two fo the three sides of the game (Offense, Defense, Special Teams), they will win. Let's immediately give the Patriots the offense. That would mean that the Giants need to take out the defense and special teams to walk away "da champs". And honestly, I think the Giants have the better special teams anyway. So, the game is all centered around the Giants defense. Can they have the better squad out there on Sunday? Well, I don't think so. But what if they step up? Here's a fifth seeded team (third best record in the NFC), winning three on the road to get here to the Supe. They can definitely play. Realistically, the Patriots are going to win, and more than likely, win big: probably something in the range of 38-17. The Patriots have hadd plenty of time to prepare and the Giants expectations are probably as high as a worms belly. I guess the only pressure out there is on the Patriots, which mean that could give the Giants some momentum, since if they lose, well they were expected to lose. If they win, they become the upset team of the century. I mean, they beat the team who was undefeated at 18-0 in the Super Bowl! How cool is that? New York can not underperform. When you walk into the Super Bowl with an expectation to be blown out, the only way you can go is up, right?

And it all hinges on whether the Giants defense can step up and provide pressure, enough to cause a disruption of Brady and hold the Patriots to under 30 points. If the Giants can hold the Patriots under 25 points, the Giants should win, or at least the defense has done their part. The special teams for the Giants just simply need to provide good enough field position to give the Giants a fair chance to score, and that shouldn't be a problem. If special teams scores a TD straight out, then that would only be two touchdowns for the offense to crank out and two field goals to push the Giants to a score of 27 points. Is that possible? Yes. But the defense has to hold the Patriots under 25 points to work. And I really don't think that will happen... BUT I SURE HOPE IT DOES!!!

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