It's taken me a while to get over the fact that not only did the New England Patriots LOSE the Super Bowl (and thus did not go 19 and 0 for the season) but that the New England Patriots LOST to the New York Giants. The fucking Giants!! (Fuck you SFJ by the way!)
It's no secret that Boston and New York have this weird rivalry. We both have funny accents, we both have chowders, and we both have insane love of our sports team. Oh, and extreme hate for the other's sports teams. I guess I should mention that. (See Red Sox/Yankee hoopla come baseball season.)
So believe me, when the Pats lost to the Giants it was a tough pill to swallow. If the Pats lost to the Packers, it would've sucked, don't get me wrong. But it wouldn't have felt like the Alien just popped out of our chests. I read that after the Pats lost, the Giants fans at the University of Phoenix arena starting chanting "18 and 1! 18 and 1!" If that doesn't make me want to poke in my eardrums with Q-Tips and bury my head in the sand, nothing does. Those fans...they are so cocky. And I honestly do not blame them. We'd have been the same way. I have a feeling that chant may make its way back during a random baseball game this summer. I would suggest they close the beer stands early if that happens.
For the record, I want everyone to think of how they would feel/act if their favorite football team was undefeated all season. It's euphoric. And every week we Pats fans would celebrate. But I didn't think we were annoying about it. Not that long ago, before the Kraft family bought the team, the Patriots were losers. Sorry, but we were. Every Sunday we'd have to watch some other team play on television because the Patriots couldn't sell out Sullivan Stadium. So we super duper appreciate that team and all of their wins. And we have great stand up guys on our team like Teddy Bruschi and Tom Brady. Well, except for the fact that Brady hasn't shown any interest in his baby since it's been born. But whatever.
But now...we were awesome. Three Super Bowls under our belt (not to mention two Sox' World Series). Boston was on a high like we never experienced before. And to be honest, we never thought in a million years we would lose to the that other Manning brother who looks like his mom drank during her pregnancy and the New York Giants!! Please! Not an option. We were already planning on what kind of memorabilia we wanted: tshirt, sweatshirt, hat, poster, throw rug...19 and 0. Super Bowl Champs. Again. But now we were PERFECT. God Bless America!
But we all know what happened. And I'll tell ya, as I watched the game, I wondered where the real Patriots were. They didn't play like themselves. And the Giants did deserve to win that game. It pains me to say it, but it's true. See? I can be grown up about this. I wish the Giants fan could! But they should enjoy this while it lasts. The Giants ain't winning a Super Bowl again anytime soon. Which is fine by me. I just wish that Brett Favre could've beat the Pats IF it had to happen. Argh!
