urgh i feel bad for even thinking about this but after 7 years i think I can finally digest some commentary on how the two games against the giants were played in 07. i guess i want to know, what approach did the two teams take against each other in the season finale and then how did that change or stay the same in dreadful number 42

I tried to take a look back at SB42 and couldn’t do it. Too painful still.

Check out this article, here’s a nugget, on what the Giants knew they had to do differently the second time around.

“One, we had to find ways to get more pressure on Brady. That was No. 1,” “Two, we couldn’t give up the big plays, especially to (Randy) Moss. He killed us. Three, we did an OK job on their screen passes, but we would have to be more disciplined in defending it because that is as vital to their offense as the long passes to Moss are. And four, limit the gap running plays, where the Patriots pull their offensive linemen. (Laurence) Maroney didn’t have a big game against, but a few of his runs hurt us.”