<p>^that most of the usually great Giant defense was injured and not playing, or playing injured, until the last few games. That’s what that tells you. That and compare strength of schedule between the two teams.</p>
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<p>Very true. It very much boils down to who is hot during the playoffs. Not who played great in the middle of the season.</p>
<p>It was exactly the same with the Packers last year.</p>
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<p><sigh> It is amazing how fans, the media (and Mrs. Tom Brady) incorrectly latch onto one play as the cause of the loss.</p>
<p>Welker’s catch or drop should not even have made any difference at all. If the refs had not blown two pass interference calls, the Giants would have been up by an additional ten points or so.</p>
<p>And the real goat of the game (if the Giants had lost) would have been the offensive lineman called for holding on the pass play that resulted in a first down. That directly lead to a 14-point swing.</p>
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<p>That statement is correct.</p>