Patriots 38, Giants 35
It was a great, nail-biting game. As a transplanted Bostonian old enough to remember viewing the Miami Dolphins’ perfect 1972 season, I’m elated.
I love sports. There are good guys. There are bad guys. You always know who’s ahead and who wins. There’s a definitive ending. There’s no gray area — partisanship without qualms. It’s tribalism without the nasty consequences (except, perhaps, in the case of soccer fans — especially British soccer fans). It’s all so simple. If only the rest of life were like sports.
Here’s my tribute to quarterback Tom Brady — the sixth-round draft choice (!) made good great:
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As a lifelong New Englander, and a die hard Patriot fan.. I am sad to say I can’t get too excited about this. Why? Because as crazy as this sounds.. the New England sports teams have spoiled me. It’s a great year for New England sports.. the Red Sox won their second World Series, the Pats remain undefeated, and the Celtics are 25-3. With winning teams across the board, I find myself only getting excited when the home team loses. Since September of last year, the combined Win Lose record of the Sox, Celtics and Patriots has been 68 wins and 17 losses…not a bad run for four months.
what a great trime to be a New England sports fan- me.
Red Sox, Patriots, Celtics, BC, Revolution(soccer), even Bruins improved considerably
An even older UofMichigan quarterback is leading his team into the playoffs.
http://www.sportsnetwork.com/default.asp?c=sportsnetwork&page=/nfl/news/ABN4119514.htm