Perfect Pats Turn Into Lawn Chairs

Wow, the Patriots couldn't finish the deal off for the perfect season. What a shame for Patriot Nation. Could there be a worse way to go out? Certainly, not winning it all can be considered a failure of a season but come on! This has to hurt just a bit more than those others who failed to grab the Lombardi trophy come the sound of the final whistle. As Don Shula put it: "If you go undefeated throughout the season and playoffs, then lose the Super Bowl, your season is ruined." But one must ask what went wrong?

When the Pats failed at what little things they did fail at, they were quick to overcome the mistakes. By the fourth quarter they were able to look like the same old Pats we had been accoustomed to seeing. They seemed to shake off any distractions that got in their way. But the Pats we saw at the Super Bowl couldn't seem to mend the errors made. The Giants were able to do something that not a single opponent of the Pats were able to the entire year: they pressured Brady; and it showed. He was off his game to say the least. Moss looked lackluster for the 2nd straight game. More imprtantly, the Giants offense did a phenomenal job keeping the ball away from the ever dangerous Patriot offense; another feat teams simply could not accomplish.

Whatever the the reason, this had to be one of the biggest folds in sports history. Certainly no one really thought the Pats would lose, therefore making it even more shocking. As the Patriots get set for the next off-season, they will have much more to worry about with Spygate. But unlike most teams who lose the Superbowl and are forgotten, the almost perfect Pats certainly will be remembered.