Congratulations to thte Giants, but seriously--

where was the O-Line today?

The Giants showed they had the desire and the will. Brady showed nothing. Horrendous game except for the defense. Hopefully new corners are signed.

when Plaxico Buress predicted a Giants 23-17 win, and said, "We're only going to score 17 points?" Guess what Tom, you scored 14.

Today they were outplayed and unbelievably outcoached. The highest scoring team in NFL history was unable to make adjustments to give Brady time to throw. Kudos to Coughlin, Manning, the Giants defense, and the rest of the team. A few lucky plays for them on their final drive but that's football. I still can't believe the Patriots only scored 14 points :(.

Congratulations to the Patriots on a great season. Personally, I think both teams are built for a long run of excellence. They could meet again.

Thanks for the best Super Bowl I've ever seen. Except for last years of course.

"The Giants were unbelievably lucky..."
Champions make things happen, not just sit back and hope things will go their way.  The Giants did a great job in preperation and making adjustments in the game.  They came to play.  They didn't need "luck" to be on their side.  Don't be a sore loser and start blaming it on what could have been an interception.  We can all play that game.  If Smith caught the ball instead of the play ending up in an interception, the Giants could've scored again.  You can throw all the scenarios you want in there, but point blank, the Giants were the better team.

I can't believe the absolute mean spirited comments and jabs after the Pats loss.  I guess I find that while I am disapointed I don't think it is normal to flip out and start taunting.  What's up with the Pats haters, seriously?

I for one am just going to keep on enjoying the Patriots, each and every year--to me they are the greatest TEAM around.

PS How kick ass are Faulk and Welker...

but it was afterwards...  wish I could remember what happened after the game...

on a great season. 30 teams had it worse. I'm sure the Patriots will be back in the mix next year, and I hope the Colts hang around long enough to play them in the post season.

because the Giants played a better game. But to see the Giants players this morning on tv, saying the gave us a bloody nose and beat us like a drum. All I could think was...we would NEVER talk like that. :(  So as much as I respect the game they played, they could certainly have shown better sportsmanship.
Now, the bigger issue. Even watching the game, I knew that that game was NOTHING compared to what we are about to go through, as patriot nation. Spygate 2 is going to kick into full gear, and I cant help but wish I could fast forward a few months and be on the other end of it. I also hate that Tedy Bruschi and Jr Seau and perhaps even BB will consider retiring, and have to go out on these sour notes. Not only the loss, but the humiliation of being called cheaters. I am sick for them. They deserve better. The SB pales in comparison to the legacy, and I dont think I am going to enjoy the media attention and the attempt to destroy their legacy one little bit. For the record, I think someone turned a mole hill into a mountain here, but given the ridiculous "cheatriots" crap, it will not just go away, even if it is proven the huge lie it is.
I was raised loving these Patriots, I root for the laundry. But in the last few years, I have truly come to root for them as men, as people. And I hate what I see in the NFL right now, the disrespect and cruelty to them as people. Much as they (and I) love the game, I am not so sure I would want to be a part of it any longer. When TMZ is the news source, we have lost something.

:(

From where the Giants came from to what they did yesterday, they can talk all they want and say whatever they want.  Most Pat fans had even never heard of any of the Giant players until the last week of the season.  Let them have their moment.

what they will NEVER has is class. MY team has never gloated and chirped about how they beat down any other team. They to a MAN say "they were a good team, a big challenge.." even the DOLPHINS. The haters can say all they want to about how WE are classless. I would be the first one mad if my guys acted this way, and I will never ever understand why anyone needs to be so disrespectful to the game and to their opponent.

Hey Tom just wanted to drop by and say great job this season covering the team.

After coming so close to 19-0 it hurts to come up short like that but as you said, the sun came up today and there will be another Patriots season this Fall. As a Pats fan even though the ultimate goal was not achieved, 2007-08 was still a season to be proud of.

GO PATS

I never thought I'd see the day when Belichick got out coached in a playoff game.

Books were being written about the "perfect season" and the Patriots had applied for patents on the terms "19-0″ and "19-0 The Perfect Season."  Last year the Patriots danced on the Chargers logo.  Class?  Saw a good commercial this morning...

http://www.rbk.com/us/perfectville/

The Pats do not rub it in when they win.  Neither did they have anything to do with the early advertisement of 19 and 0 shirts, or the trademark issue.

In fact, it looked to me during the season that some of the players were a little uncomfortable when Belichick made a point of adding extra unnecessary points at the end of some games.

I also speculate that Brady, who is a stand up guy, dildn't enjoy playing the "injury report" game all year. That was obviously out of character for him.

In my opinion, the burden of poor sportsmanship falls on the shoulders of a coach bent on vengence and giving the rest of the league the finger, even walking off the field before the game ended.

Tommasse censored an earlier comment I made about Belichick being a d**k.  I apologize for that, but I can't help but think there are a lot of fans and maybe some players too who are somewhat frustrated by his one man vendetta against all who criticise him.

The really sad thing is that he is so good that none of it was ever necessary.  

just for the record. I dont think it was ever running up the score. I think we just played hard, the way the game demands. I like a coach who doesnt blab, and I KNOW this team supports him.

We'll have to agree to disagree about running up the score.  I think the evidence speaks for itself.

Look, I never said the team didn't support him.  Why shouldn't they?  He's one of the most focused, crafty, determined coaches in the history of football.  You can support someone even if you are embarrassed by some of his behavior.  It's the old "means justifying the end" philosophy.

A lot of coaches don't like the fact that they have to sit in front of the media after every game and get their egos bruised.  Most just handle it in stride.  Some, like the Tuna, release their frutrations with sarcasm.  Belichick just wastes everybody's time by being a bump on a log, and won't say anything except drivel.  

So it should not surprise you that a lot of people think he is a d**k.  I suppose you can justify his behavior by claiming he is just keeping everything close to his vest but I, and most football fans outside of your immediate fan base, consider his demeaner rude and charicteristic of poor sportsmanship.

is baloney and woudn't have been anything more than a joke if it had been anyone but Belichick.  Teams have been trying to cheat to get an edge for years.

  I remember when the Raiders(I think) bugged the dressing room of some other team.  Over the years there have been countless other  examples of rigging the turf, reading lips, and other shenanigans, but only spygate escalated lit to the plateau it now rests on.

I think it is a fair statement that Belichick's deliberate stoking of the fans and media created an intense desire to get back at him, blowing the whole issue out of proportion.

So now the team has to suffer a ridiculous amount of scrutiny, because (in my opinion) Belichick thinks it's him against the world.  A self fulfilling phrophosy, since he made so many people hate him.

If Cowher or Parcells had been the coach, spygate would have been laughed off, no matter how many games in a row they had won.

But take heart...our coach changed his ways even though I didn't think he ever could.  Maybe Bill can too.