Guys, guys...we just won...
THE MOTHERFUCKING SUPER BOWL!
It's the day after and I'm still not sure that it has fully sunk in yet. I truly thought the Giants were done for after the Patriots came out of halftime with that touchdown drive that completely embarrassed the defense. I thought they sealed their graves by being unable to score touchdowns on their first two scoring drives of the second half and being forced to settle for field goals. But the defense stepped up and shut out the Patriots for the final 26 minutes and Eli went into fourth quarter Eli-te mode.
Good triumphed over evil, feels good man.
It's just such an improbable run for a team that was losers of four straight and 6-6, the team that didn't show up and got embarrassed by the Redskins in week 15. I'll tell you what though, I would NEVER trade these insane playoff runs for a 19-0 season. It's so much more special to see this team battle against adversity and come together for an amazing playoff run and somehow, against all odds, become Super Bowl Champions.
Shoutouts to the laundry list of injured players, who caused me to give the Giants a free pass for this year before the season even began:
-Marvin Austin
-Jonathon Goff
-Clint Sintim
-Will Beatty
-Domenik Hixon
-Terrell Thomas, as well as the 7 other CBs we lost to injury
-and most importantly, Michael Clayton (RIP Frankman)
"Eli Manning, 2-time Super Bowl MVP" has got a nice ring to it. I'm glad Wellington got to experience it in person, I'll see everyone else at the parade on Tuesday.