The Patriots defeated the Chargers 21-12. The Giants defeated the Packers 23-20. Now it's the Patriots and Giants in Glendale for the Super Bowl.

I can't believe GB didn't try and ice the kicker on the winning kick!

Tynes had just missed to very makeable kicks that could have won the game in regulation and got chewed out on the sideline for it.

If ever there was a time to let a kicker over think things, it was then. What did they have to lose?

Peyton last season in the big game and now Eli.

Is the Giants' D up to the task? The teams met earlier with the Giants, arguably, giving New England their best game before succumbing 38-35.

I would love to see NYG win this one. I hate New England.

I thought a timeout was definitely coming, too. Not sure if it would have helped, but like you said, it's worth a try.

Yeah, I don't know how much that stuff works, but with your season riding on the foot of a guy who's confidence probably isn't the highest it's ever been, why not take the chance? It's not like you get to carry over the timeout if you don't use it.

If it doesn't work, the game is over and you don't need the timeout.

If it does work, you get the ball back with great field position and plenty of time left.

At least they decided to take the ball in OT. Something us Lions fans can't take for granted....

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Icing the kicker might have helped. Talking about icing, do you guys remember a few years ago when the then NE kicker made two FGs, one at the end to tie and one in OT to win. Both were in terrible weather kicking from snow and ice, in high winds.

Interesting thing was that the kicker was from North Dakota. Probably though all kicks were supposed to be that way.

I do, however, wish that the pros played their OTs like the colleges do. Takes the element of luck down a few notches.

I really like NE but I will have to at least "out loud" root for NY, because of my recent proclivities for rooting for losing teams, time after time. OSU comes to mind as do the Tigers and Lions.

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Things appear to be at their darkest . . . . . . . . . just before they go totally black!!

Looks like the NFL isn't rigged.

Were there any calls there were suspicious in the least? Seems like they got it right and it didn't help the team that was going to be their moneymaker$$.

I'm still not sold on the Patriots.

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I like the Giants and have been following them a bit this season. I like their running game, it has evolved nicely the past half dozen weeks with Bradshaw coming on strongly. He is a great change of pace for Jacobs.

Manning had a great game, I think I only saw him panic and throw once early in the game. I reckon the Giants deserved to win the game, Favre had a poor second half.

Before Tynes kicked the game winner I thought he was going to make it. It was from a lot further out and maybe the pressure was off slightly because nobody really expected him to make it. Well done to the guy for redeeming himself.

New England deserves to win it for the season they've had, but I'll be rooting for the Giants. 3 road wins in a row in the Playoffs is quite a feat.

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I hear Archie is thinking of coming out of retirement. The Lions are interested? LOL