"On any given night anyone can win, except in 1972." Those were the words of Former Miami Dolphins running back and member of the undefeated 72' Dolphins team, Mercury Morris after the New England Patriots and New York Giants played in the Forty-Second Super Bowl tonight. If you watched the game, you were a witness of history. This will be a game that will be talked about for decades and decades. The Giants were able to accomplish the unthinkable. They defeated the only 18 and 0 team in NFL history. The Giants were able to impose their will from the start of the game to the finish. Since Tom Brady stepped onto the scene back in 2000, I have never seen him show the facial expressions he showed during this game. In my opinion, it was evident that he had never experienced pressure like this in his career. The Giants defense played fearless and demolished the statistically speaking best offense in the history of the league, but it wasn't just the defense that played fearless. Eli Manning evolved from a mediocre Quarterback to a superstar tonight. To be honest, I had my doubts about him as a quarterback entering the 08' playoffs and I didn't believe he would be able to live up to the hype of being a top draft pick and a Manning for that matter. He proved me wrong, his leadership and play was outstanding and throughout his whole career he has not changed his demeanor one bit. This win gets everyone off his back, because he is now a super bowl champion. This team truly played every game with a chip on their shoulder and seeing Plaxico Burress shed tears after the game really let us know why these guys play the game. On the other side of the equation, the New England Patriots are associated with what might be the biggest let down in sports history. To get all the way to the big game unblemished, but not being able to finish the job. That is something that will be difficult to swallow for those guys. You have to tip your caps to the Patriots regardless of the outcome of the Super Bowl, because they still did some special things this year and will be remembered for them.
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if i didn't know any better i'd think you were gunna be a sport journalist.... hahah really tho, this post was Sports Illustrated quality. good shit man.
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