Thursday, January 31, 2008

A Giant upset!

One way or another, football fans will witness history this coming Sunday in Glendale, Arizona.

If the Pats win , they will complete the greatest season ever, becoming the first team in NFL history to go 19-0.

If the Giants win, it will be considered the greatest upset in Super Bowl history joining Joe Namath and the Jets in 1969 over the Baltimore Colts.

Since I have been on the Giants bandwagon(read blogs below) over the last couple of weeks , I will pick the upset in what should be a very entertaining Super Bowl.

Here are the 10 reasons why the Giants will win Super Bowl 42 :

10) The Giants scored more points (35) on the Pats than any other team this season.

9) Eli Manning threw four touchdowns passes, the most by any QB against New England this season.

8) Over the past two games , the Giants have beaten the second best offense (Packers) and the third best offense (Cowboys) in the NFL.Next up: number one (Pats-411yds per game)

7) Including the last game of the regular season against the Patriots, the Giants have held opponents to 3.1 yds per rush over the last four games.In those four games, the Giants have held opponents to 98 yds rushing in the second half, an average of less than 25 yds per game.

6) The play of rookie running back Ahmad Bradshaw whom the Patriots have not yet seen this season.

5) Plaxico Burress will be matchup problem against the Pats starting cornerbacks of Ellis Hobbs and Asante Samuel.He is coming off his best game of the year(11 catches/151yds)

4) Rookie tight end Kevin Boss had his best game against New England in week 17 (4catches/50yds/1TD) He will be a challenge for safety Rodney Harrison and the Pats linebackers.

3) The Pats defense has average only 1 QB sack per 34 pass attempts in the last three games.

2) The play of the Giants secondary in the playoffs especially Corey Webster,Sam Madison, Aaron Ross, RW McQuarters and Gilbril Wilson.

1) The physical running style of Brendan Jacobs with big fullback Madison Hedgecock running over the Pats older linebackers and small corners.

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