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Originally Posted by ronaldo
You're right it was a very entertaining game. But I disagree with the rest.
You didn't hear the PATS saying they were gonna win by 12 points. That was the so-called experts. In reality, they hadn't blown anyone out in over a month and they COULD have lost 4 of their last 8 games. But the Giants were playing really well the last few weeks. That's hardly losing against a shitty team. The experts, and I, underestimated the Giants. They didn't close the deal, but I don't see that as a choke. Now, if they were playing the Miami Dolphins and lost, yeah, I'd probably say they choked.
If their kicker had a 45 yard field goal for the win and missed, I wouldn't call that a choke either. If their kicker had a 20 yard field goal and missed, THAT would be a choke.
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The choke is in the 18-1 as opposed to the 19-0 they were after. And whether they said they were going to win by 12 points or not, the fact is they were the heavy favorites going in. No one can argue that.
You didn't see the Brady interview did you? The one where he snickered and laughed at the notion that they wouldn't put up more points than what Burress had predicted?
You should see it before commenting further. :D
I don't see anything wrong with calling it a choke of sorts. They were favored to win, they all were confident they would win, and nearly everyone else expected them to win... and they lost, to a team that barely even made the playoffs. I think I feel safe using the word "choke" here.