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All Hail the New England...G-Men?
Monday, February 4, 2008
19-0.
Remember when that was deemed "impossible?" Remember when it was simply too hard, too grueling, in this day and age, to win every game of a football season?
Well, we're going to start hearing it again. We're also going to have to suffer through the '72 Dolphins and their bubbly (even though the Pats did beat the Fins mark by one game).
When Eli Manning and the G-Men of New York beat the New England Patriots, the massive surprise that we all felt was justified. Manning had never really looked like a stud QB, and the Patriots seemed unbeatable. But after that game last night, we were reminded, once more, that nobody is perfect.
Usually, the last unbeaten team goes down in week 11, or 12, or maybe as late as 14. This year, the last unbeaten went down in the Super Bowl.
Finally, let's give Eli "Dangit" Manning his credit: he played like an MVP, and he deserves MVP. There are arguments to be made for Justin Tuck, considering his contribution to a stellar defensive performance, but when Eli led the come from behind, game winning fourth quarter drive, he did something that neither his brother, Brett Favre, nor even the great Dan Marino could do: derail a superior opponent in the big game. I know that Favre and Peyton both have rings, but they both beat tomato cans in their Super Bowl wins. Even though Peyton beat the Patriots last year, and previously had lost to them over and over, those Patriots (even with 3 Super Bowls) were not as intimidating as this year's Patriots. Favre lost his big game to a superior team, namely the Broncos, in '97. Finally, Dandy Dan Marino lost the only Super Bowl he ever played, to Joe Montana.
Eli went up against the Goliath of Goliaths, and he walked away a champion. Eli, my hat's off to you. Now please go back to being terrible so we can make fun of you again, okay?
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