The perfect ending to the perfect season
Friday, February 1st, 2008As the New England Patriots count down the hours until the Super Bowl XLII begins, their focus is solely on winning the game. They don’t care how it happens – as long as the New York Giants lose, the Patriots will be happy.
However, the Patriots’ perfect season deserves a perfect ending. This is a season you will be telling your kids and grandkids about. This isn’t just a Super Bowl on Sunday; this is NFL history.
If the Patriots come out and destroy the Giants, the Super Bowl will have been anticlimactic. On the other hand, if this unbeatable team was pushed to its limits by the Giants and were able to dig deep and will their way to victory, the Super Bowl will be the cherry on the top of their perfect campaign.
That’s why the Patriots need the Giants to show up and play well during the Super Bowl for this team to truly become legendary.
Imagine this scenario:
Patriots down 14 points headed into the fourth quarter, every football fan in existence is stunned and gathered around their televisions. Could the unbeatable team actually lose? Is David about to slay Goliath?
Tom Brady comes out and leads his team down the field but is intercepted in the endzone. The Patriots are now into the fourth quarter, without the ball and down by 14. Things look exceedingly bleak.
The Giants and Patriots trade punts as the Giants milk precious time off the clock. With two minutes to go, Brady leads a last gasp drive. In true Brady fashion, he leads the team down and gets a touchdown.
With only second left and down seven, the Patriots are forced to attempt an onside kick. New England’s special team comes through when needed most and recovers the fumble. With just second to go, Brady hooks up with Randy Moss for a long touchdown.
Kick the extra point? No way. These Patriots go for two and the win. Brady drops back, hangs in the pocket and finds Wes Welker short in the corner of the endzone as the clock ticks to zero. Patriots win! Patriots win!
Of course, in this perfect scenario, Gisele hops out of the stands in a bikini and Brady and his girlfriend talk about their forthcoming visit to Disneyland. Most importantly, the Patriots are remembered as the best team ever and a team that simply could not lose. As the Super Bowl proved, once again.

















