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Quick Reads: Super Bowl XLII
Published 2/5/2008 by Aaron Schatz at Football Outsiders
Quick Reads: Super Bowl XLII Here is a link to the final Quick Reads of the season . In Quick Reads, I discuss the final DVOA and VOA (no opponent adjustments) from Super Bowl XLII. I can’t believe we missed this in Audibles at the Line, but one of the standard FO precepts ended up being a major factor in the Giants upset: fumble luck. Three fumbles, all three recovered by the Giants. To help you judge how DVOA treated this game compared to other close Super Bowls of recent years, I present here the ratings for all of the Super Bowls from the past dozen years decided by seven ...

Insane Wes Welker Praise Must Stop
Published 2/5/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... getting. Among the media members who had a vote for Super Bowl MVP, Welker came in second to the winner, Giants quarterback Eli Manning. Think about that for a second. The media panel assembled to choose the game's MVP thought Welker had a better game than Giants defensive lineman Justin Tuck, who had two sacks and a forced fumble. Or Tuck's linemate Michael Strahan, who terrorized Tom Brady all day. Or Giants wide receiver Amani Toomer, who caught every pass thrown to him. Or any other player on the team that won the game. And ...