I think people are being too hard on the Pats. Samuels catches that ball for a pic on the last drive, and were talking about Brady as a hero.

btw, Belichick always goes on 4th down. He knows the length his kicker can make and can't. If the kick misses from that distance, the Giants get 7 or 8 yards more of field position. He punts - and his punter stinks - the Giants likely get the ball on the 20 anyway. Not the much of a difference. As a NY fan who saw Parcells and then Belichick, you can't be surprised he chose to go on 4th when he was in "no man's land".

The thing that was a surprise was that the Pats never adjusted to the Giants rush. They led the league in sacks. It wasn't a surprise that they would be coming. I know Belichick concentrates on the D, but wow! No adjustments?!?!?

Maybe they finally miss Charlie Weiss.