Well here it is. Tonight (Yesterday) the New England Patriots will try to finish the regular season undefeated. The game presents problems, but only for their opponent, the New York Giants. The Giants are a banged up team with running back Brandon Jacobs nursing a sore ankle. Wide receiver Plaxico Burress rarely practices anymore. Winning the game does nothing for the Giants, they'll still be playing the Tampa Bay Bucs next week, in Tampa. So really, what motivation do the Giants have? Sure, there is the competitive pride, the pride that every player has, but if the ultimate goal is to win in the playoffs, why risk injury just to keep a team from going undefeated in the regular season. Because trust me, Tom Coughlin will lose his job if the Giants lose their playoff game badly, regardless if they defeat the Patriots. The pros don't out weight the cons enough to play the starters for more than a half.
The above paragraph was written before the game started while the following was written post-game.
Well, guess that only playing the starters for a half thing was wrong. The Giants provided the Patriots(and the nation) with a great game. However, the Patriots prevailed and completed the first 16-0 regular season in league history. Tom Brady broke Peyton Manning's touchdown passing record, and probably sealed his first MVP (regular season) award. Randy Moss also broke the touchdown reception record. Moss has spent this season proving doubters wrong, and has taken great joy in doing so.
Next up for the Patriots is the postseason. As much as this undefeated regular season is good, the Patriots won't be remembered unless they win it all. I'm not picking against the Patriots, that much I can say.
Oh yea, the Redskins and the Titans will grab the final two playoff spots. Enjoy the final week of the regular season!!!!
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