Super Bowl XLII: A New England Patriots Fan One Year Later

I wrote this after the Patriots lost Super Bowl XLII.  I feel the same way today as I felt then, so I am going to simply post it in it's entirety. A week later. The Patriots have lost Super Bowl XLII 17-14 to the New York Giants, missing the chance to complete a perfect 19-0 season and win their fourth Super Bowl in seven years. And this in the face of a ridiculous amount of negativity toward the team, mostly because of jealousy over their success. After reflecting on the loss for a week it is clear this is the worst, most demoralizing defeat in franchise history. It is a loss that as a fan I’ll never truly get over, mostly because of what was at stake. And more so because of the way we lost it, on a crazy, miraculous, last two minute plus drive that saw the Giants convert a 4th-and-1, Asante Samuel miss an interception, and the crazy play that will go down in the annuals of pro football history—the scramble out of a sack by Eli Manning and truly unbelievable catch by David ... (link)