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Despite the breakdown of the Patriots' offensive line, I was chanting "Rope-a-dope, rope-a-dope" on their last scoring drive as they showed shot after shot of spent Giants defensive linemen. If the game had been two minutes shorter or thirty minutes longer, the Patriots would have won.
And speaking of two minutes shorter, on that last drive the refs should have shot and carted off those "injured" Giants players whose flopping around stopped the clock. How long does it take to get off the field with a sprained wrist anyway?
On the other hand, that would have deprived us of Manning's scramble and pass to David Tyree, which truly was one for the top ten reel. Plus, even if the Patriots had won, their undefeated season would always have felt a little asterisky to me because of the finish to the Ravens game.
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