Giants by 7.

edit: nvm

Both teams can make excuses for why they played the way they did. For example

-Gronk was ruled out of bounds when he clearly was in for a reception that would have put the Pats on the 10

-Kyle Arrington (league leader for interceptions) was out for half the game due to an eye injury leaving us with two wide recievers in the secondary

-Gronk was out for most of the second half due to the ankle injury (btw someone needs to end Pollard) 

But none of that matters, What matters is that the Ravens were only able to score 10 points off three turnovers and didn't have what it takes to win the game. Oh and those extra Brady interceptions you say got called back because of flags? Both times Brady saw the flags get thrown and knew he had a free play so he just heaved it up into double coverage to see if his recievers could come down with it. I'm not saying Brady had a good game but he went up against the third best defense in the league (49ers were 4th) and frankly the Ravens made some amazing superhuman plays to come away with those inerceptions. I wouldnt count on Brady playing so shaky or Woodhead fumbling a return next week. 

That is the most annoying stat used by anyone in arguments against the Pats. The Patriots beat 6 teams this season that went 8-8, all of which would have had a winning season if the Patriots had lost to them (heck some they beat twice). Not to mention many of the teams the Patriots beat had a winning record and were on hot streaks when they played the Patriots, only self destructing after they played the Patriots (this could be due to Bellicheck being so good at exposing teams weaknesses that other teams take advantage).

Finally you being a Giants fan should know better than anyone that the regular season has no bearing on the outcome of a game in the playoffs

49ers. Why have you forsaken me???? D':

I admit that both Cruz and Nicks scare me, however here's something to mull over.

In the first half of the game against the 49ers Cruz had eight catches for 125 yards. However the 49ers adjusted at halftime and held him to just two catches for 19 yards during both the second half and overtime. Manning wasn't able to find anyone else for consistent yardage, and he went 16-of-31 for 135 yards after halftime, allowing the San Francisco pass rush to take over.

We all saw how stagnant the offenses became after the second half with the Eli's favorite receiver shut down. You have to think that the Patriots will notice this and give extra attention to Cruz. How well this will work with a Patriots secondary made up of guys cut from other teams practice squads and third string wide receivers is yet to be seen.

I'm not a Giants fan.

I wouldn't count on that, even today I was hearing the media on WFAN 66.6 AM Radio, yeah. even Mike Francesa, stating that even now Eli Manning isn't on the same level as Aaron Rodgers...

I don't get it, the guy is in his second superbowl, he BEAT Aaron Rodgers in his own building, should have beat him in the regular season too, beat the 2nd best defense in the NFL, carried the team early in the year when the defense was beaten up, all while having quite possibly the hardest schedule in all the NFL.

How does Rodgers win one Superbowl and become the greatest thing since sliced bread, even when he showed that if you get him early and get him angry he could wind up beating himself, all while Eli keeps a cool demeanor regardless of what is going on out on the field.

I am convinced this guy will always get disrespected and it's a damn shame. Coould win his 2nd SB and still not be considered as good as guys who won (1) or none...

Last time I checked, it was 2012 so I don't see where you were going with that one.

So that's it? Keep making excuses that the Giants beat nobody and in fact the teams beat themselves? Not our fault Errant Rodgers couldn't throw to a guy wide open because the G-Men defense had his rocked. Did you not watch the same game and see Aaron Rodgers lose his cool real early on?

The guy is extremely cocky and arrogant, these things happen and they happened because the Giants got to him. 

Eli didn't throw all those TD's and get the G-Men to 37 because Rodgers missed open passes.