Give the New York Giants' defense their chops.
They won the game.
Strahan and company held the Patriots to 14 points for four quarters. Only two touchdowns.
The Patriots defense didn't fare badly. The 17 points they allowed the Giants was by most accounts beatable based upon all the other games played this year.
But the Giants harassed Brady, penetrating the offensive line time and again forcing Brady to the ground or at least to throw garbage. The Patriots looked tired. They looked like old men at the end of a long, grueling season.
Many of them are old men by NFL standards.
It's OK. The Patriots have their share of ribbons and trophies and glory through this millennium. However, Super Bowl XLII made them look like mere mortals.
I doubt they will win it again.
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