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The Patriots lost the Super Bowl sunday night to the New York Giants but you couldn’t tell that from this photo.
Patriots’ players Rob Gronkowski and Matt Light were photographed living it up after the game. Gronk surely looks 100% here if you ask me.
So even though you can find countless videos of Pats fans bawling post game on the internet, it seems as though the players took the defeat in stride.
It’s hard to determine what is more baffling, Rob Gronkowski jumping around on stage with LMFAO or Matt Light deciding to go shirtless in the club?
These guys look like they learned their moves from Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs partied in LIV nightclub last season after winning their first NBA championship. There are definitely some obvious differences between those two situations. Obviously Mr. Kraft wasn’t popping 10 foot bottles of champagne, Mark Cuban style. The Super Bowl itself was in Indy, which doesn’t give off the same atmosphere as South Beach. But the most notable difference is that they didn’t win.
Try to imagine what Matt Light would’ve done if they would have hoisted the Lombardi trophy.
The moral of the story is no matter what happens on the field, the party must go on!
Tagged New England Patriots, New York Giants, Party, Super Bowl XLVI |
166.8 MILLION TOTAL VIEWERS
The 2011 NFL season concluded with another television milestone as Super Bowl XLVI on NBC reached a total audience of 166.8 million viewers, making it the most-watched show in U.S. television history according to The Nielsen Company.
The Giants-Patriots championship game topped the previous record of 162.9 million total viewers set last year (Packers-Steelers in Super Bowl XLV) and marks the fifth consecutive record-setting total audience for the Super Bowl. Super Bowls account for the 21 most-watched programs in history in terms of total audience.
The previous Super Bowl between these two teams (Super Bowl XLII 2/3/08) drew 148.3 million viewers.
In addition, a record average of 111.3 million viewers watched Super Bowl XLVI – topping the previous mark of 111 million for Super Bowl XLV.
Source: NFL, The Nielsen Company
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Peter King and Mike Florio of NBC Sports talk about Super Bowl XLVI the morning after. “This is more about the coronation of Eli than anything else,” said King.
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Gronkowski: “I was full speed.”
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I think I know the answer to this one, but let’s throw it out there anyway…..
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Four years ago, the New York Giants prevented history.
On Sunday night, they made it.
Just as they did in Super Bowl XLII, the Giants rallied with a last-minute touchdown, scoring the final 12 points to steal Super Bowl XLVI from the New England Patriots, 21-17, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The last time New York did something like that, it was a heavy underdog, stopping New England just 35 seconds short of being the first team to complete a perfect 19-0 season.
This time, the Giants (13-7) became the first team with more than six losses in a season to win a Super Bowl; the first to do so after suffering a four-game losing streak; and the first franchise to win a Super Bowl in four different decades.
The victory, New York’s sixth straight to close the season, put a stamp on a recurring refrain that carried the Giants from the brink of playoff elimination following a disappointing Week 15 home loss to Washington, to their second Super Bowl title in five years, their fourth overall, and their eighth NFL championship.
Tagged New England Patriots, New York Giants, Super Bowl XLVI |
New England QB Tom Brady said he wanted the ball at the end of the game with a chance to win it. That’s just what he got last night, except he had envisioned a different outcome.
“We got to the 50 (yard line) and just ran out of time,” Brady said after the game. “We threw a hail-mary at the end. I’m not sure how close we were to getting it. Obviously I wish we could have done a little bit more.”
The Giants’ defense stepped up when it counted, but Brady sat at his presser last night lamenting about what could have been. The Patriots left a lot of their game out on the field last night. He felt they did not do enough to beat the Giants – who did just enough to win.
“We just didn’t make enough plays. In the first quarter, we didn’t have the ball a ton,” said the future Hall-of-Famer. “The second quarter, we played a little bit better. Third quarter, we started well and it came down to the fourth quarter. (The Giants) made some plays there at the end. We went out there to win the game. We just didn’t make enough plays.”
No, they didn’t. The most notable missed opportunity was with 4:06 remaining in the 4th quarter. On 2nd-and-11 from the Giants’ 44, Brady spotted his favorite target – WR Wes Welker – wide open in the left flat with room to run. The pass was a bit high and Welker could not reel it in. It is a catch he routinely makes….
Tagged New England Patriots, New York Giants, Super Bowl XLVI, Tom Brady |
Last night, the Giants defeated the New England Patriots, 21-17, to become the first 9-7 team ever to reach the Super Bowl and win it. The 1979 LA Rams and the 2008 Arizona Cardinals were two others that reached the big game but both came away losers.
Watching this game, you wouldn’t think it set records for anything other than anxiety, but truth be told, several impressive records were set or tied. Some by longevity and others by skill.
Giants’ head coach Tom Coughlin became the oldest coach to win a Super Bowl at 65, topping the Rams’ Dick Vermeil who won at age 63.
Eli Manning became the first QB to open a Super Bowl with nine consecutive completions.
Punter Steve Weatherford set a record for most punts inside the 10-yard line with 3.
Tagged New England Patriots, New York Giants, NFL, Super Bowl Records, Super Bowl XVLI |
How does it feel, Giant fans! The Blue are sitting on top of the football world this morning after another thrilling victory in Super Bowl XLVI. Tom Coughlin is right – this stuff never does get old….here are some links for you on this glorious Monday morning….
Giants earn ticker-tape parade Tuesday in NYC
Reese’s pieces add up to another championship
Giants regret leaving Pats a shot
Among the elite, Eli states his case
Manningham is the real Super Mario
Blackburn an unlikely hero
Giants’ D stood tall when it counted
Giants, Cruz salsa in the Super Bowl
Hernandez, Gronkowski fall short in the end
Brady laments over missed opportunities
Tagged New England Patriots, New York Giants, New York Giants News, Super Bowl XLVI |
Lots of talk this week, and who knows what to make of it. This will be my 46th Super Bowl and I have a pretty good record at picking winners. I don’t have the exact numbers, and I may be exaggerating, but I’ll say I have been right about 85% of the time.
That record is buoyed by riding the wave of the game’s most storied teams: Green Bay, Miami, Dallas, Pittsburgh, the Raiders, San Francisco, New England, Washington and, of course, the Giants.
Dynasties no longer exist in this league, thanks to Pete Rozelle’s installation of his parity design that has flourished under the stewardship of Paul Tagliabue and Roger Goodell. As a result, the Super Bowl games have gotten more difficult to pick. Teams come and go. Others get hot and go on runs, while better teams slump at the wrong time. In the past decade or so, the teams that make it to February aren’t always the league’s two best.
This year’s game features the Giants – a team that set records the past few seasons for collapsing – and Bill Belichick’s New England Patriots, who are always at the top of preseason Super Bowl polls.
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The NFC Champion New York Football Giants (12-7) seek to cap off their most thrilling season in memory with a victory tonight in Super Bowl XLVI. Joining them in Indianapolis is a familiar foe – the 15-3 AFC Champion New England Patriots – who the Giants defeated four years ago in SB XLII.
Kickoff: 6:30pm Eastern
Site: Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis
Surface: FieldTurf
Referee: John Parry
The Line: Patriots by 3…. Over/Under 54
TV: NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya (field reporter)
Radio: WFAN 660AM Bob Papa, Carl Banks and Howard Cross (field reporter). Westwood One Radio: Kevin Harlan, Boomer Esiason, James Lofton (Field reporter), Mark Malone (Field reporter). SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 92 (NYG), 86 (NE) XM: 88 (WW1), 225 (NYG), 226 (NE)
National Anthem: Kelly Clarkson
Halftime Show: Madonna
Last Meeting: 11/6/11: Giants 24 at Patriots 20. New York QB Eli Manning throws 2 4th-quarter TDs, including game-winning 1-yard TD pass to TE Jake Ballard with 0:15 left in game.
Last Postseason Meeting: 2/3/08: Giants 17 at Patriots 14. New York WR Plaxico Burress catches game-winning 13-yard TD pass with 0:35 left as Giants win Super Bowl XLII.
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