...as a game patriots fans take for granted. Luckily, you have a coach and quarterback who NEVER do this. Supposing that Brady isn't actually injured and Belichick surprises us again with his evil geniousness, he will be ready. However, If brady is injured, even in the slightest, the Giants have a defense that can make you pay. True, Osi and Mike have combined for 1 sack in the postseason. However, they had at least 10 going into the NFC championship game, which is a significant number. They were also slowed against the Patriots. I think the greater fault of the Giants in that game was the collapse of the secondary; one that has been rejuvenated in the postseason. If Brady makes the kind of mistakes he did against SD, the Giants have the defense to capitalize.

Other factors: Plaxico Burress v. Randy Moss-two me-first players who are consistently in off-field trouble and often quit when they don't get the ball thrown their way. Plax played out of his mind in the NFC championship game, and it seems he is finally recovered from the torn ligament that hobbled him since week 2. Randy has all but disappeared this postseason as his off-field troubles and general douchebaggery have returned (skipping AFC championship post game)

the Giants succeed on the road. 10-1 away from the meadowlands. granted, the patriots havent lost a game at all, but Eli plays better when he isn't in a stadium full of fans chomping at the bit to attack him.

The Pats have cut it close too many times. Antoine Bethea's dropped interception, Brian Billick's boneheaded TO, AJ Feely's borederline retarded heave-ho directly to a pro bowl cornerback, bad decisions by Norv Turner and Jack of the River...I see the Giants edging by the Patriots by containing Moss and controlling the clock. 24-21 Giants

(of course, there's no way I would ever root for the patriots ;))

I find it interesting that someone who has numerous misspellings and grammatical errors in his/her posts is attempting to belittle another user for generally the same offense.

For someone who did not even attend college, you seem to have no trouble pronouncing your intellectual superiority; bashing the merits of others and such. Your uneducated elitism, prevalent in new england it seems, is furthered with every post you make.

Any time you are faced with facts that you have no response to, you merely divert the debate in a child-like manner (see our 'conversation' days ago, as one example).

She wasn't just talking about the post-season. In fact, in the Ravens game that you were given multiple chances to win (and finally 'won'), it was by a field goal.

Finally, nobody is surprised that you tout opinions as facts, obviously not knowing the difference (see 'No College', above), but here you will not be allowed to rant unchallenged:
"Fact: The Patriots defense has been better than any other team in the playoffs this year."
That is not a fact. You can make an argument towards this conclusion, but it is no fact.

Earlier you say that the 2007-8 Patriots are the best NFL team of all time, which is not a fact, but we would all like to see you flounder and try to prove it. A proof is different that a string of platitudes and conjecture.

We await your rage filled response, likely keeping away from anything I mentioned above.

You're kinda short aren't you. :)  I jest.

Fact:
The Patriots have not been winning by field goals, the closest score was 21-12, the other game was 31-20. Field goals are still three points aren't they?

I have a feeling she was talking about the Super Bowls the Pats won.  They were all won by a kicker, but his name escapes me right now.  I don't think it was Gostahmadinejadski.  I could be wrong though...

Fact:
The Patriots defense has been better than any other team in the playoffs this year. They are allowing 16 points a game. The Pats defense may be past it's prime but, they're still getting it done.

Well this one I'll throw some numbers out at you.  Are you ready for numbers?  I haven't actually looked at these numbers before I type them so this should be fun for all of us.

Patriots Defense (In 2 Games):
16.0 points/game allowed
330.5 Total Yards/Game
92 Rushing Yards/G
4.18 Rushing YPC
238.5 Passing Yards/G
58.5 Completion %   
2 sacks (1/G)
3 ints (1.5/G)

Giants Defense (In 3 Games):
17.0 points/game allowed
290.3 Total Yards/Game   
83.6 Rushing Yards/G
3.63 Rushing YPC
206.6 Passing Yards/G
60.0% Completion %
3 sacks    (1/G)
5 ints    (1.66/G)

Let's look at some other numbers too:
Pats D: allowed 31.8% 3rd down
Giants D: Allowed 50% 3rd down

So while it's debatable which D has played better in the playoffs, the Giants have quite a few numbers on their side.  The Pats have 3 important measured categories so hold on to that, and tell me it's only about getting off the field on 3rd down, not allowing points and keeping (already inaccurate) QB's inaccurate.  

Good night and Good luck.

I only mentioned your lack of formal education in response to your unfair attack on a fellow member of our Colts Nation. A blog is not a brains contest; but if people like you want to turn it into one, you will lose every time.

So, the kooky, trolling lib from new england is going to come to the blog ,made up primarily of hard working hoosiers, and paint ME as the condescending elitist?!?
I am the great unwashed. I am fly-over country. I am the Second Amendment. I am self-reliance. Do not try and logically separate me from my brethren Colts fans on this blog. When you go to the mall on Saturday, do you ever see tom brady? Ever chat up randy moss over at panera? No, you don't, because the team you worship doesn't care about you, or your community, at all. You spend every one of your over-taxed dollars on jerseys and tickets to an owner and bunch of players that would rather run you over in their Maserati than have to talk to you.  
I'm sure it is tough to fathom that there are `hicks' on this website that are: smarter, more educated and better factually prepared than you, but it's true. It's damn true.

The Ravens game was won by 3 points. A field goal is worth 3 points. I was correct in saying the game was "won by a field goal". This is standard football jargon; a generality if you will. I did not say, "The Patriots kicked a field goal to win the game." That is a different statement.

If you want to get `mathy', then lets take the points per game allowed by the defense, then multiply that by the number of mL of HGH injected by said defense throughout the season. Then add the number of heart attacks and strokes suffered by small, overrated linebackers, due to their years of steroid abuse. Not first place anymore, are you?

I am illustrating that making such broad, `factual' statements like you do time and time again is absurd. Football cannot be broken down as simply as "best this, best that" and certainly not "best EVER!" like the patriots homers on espn do every day. Their commentary is only engaging to those with a child-like attention span, or those that have an "in" team. The patriots are their `home' team; proximity dictates this.