Super Bowl 46

[Amy]

Just under three hours to go. I'm nervous for the first time in any Pats Super Bowl appearance. I wasn't nervous before any of the losses (Bears, Pack, Giants) or the Wins (Rams, Panthers, Eagles). Today I am.

I want us to win for Mr. Kraft, and Myra's memory, very very badly.

I'll be posting a mix of my normal reports/live diary at the half, and after the game, since I don't want to run into max character buffer issues.

I hope Mr. 503 takes the night off.

Go Pats!

[brauneyz]

Just under three hours to go. I'm nervous for the first time in any Pats Super Bowl appearance. I wasn't nervous before any of the losses (Bears, Pack, Giants) or the Wins (Rams, Panthers, Eagles). Today I am.

I want us to win for Mr. Kraft, and Myra's memory, very very badly.

I'll be posting a mix of my normal reports/live diary at the half, and after the game, since I don't want to run into max character buffer issues.

I hope Mr. 503 takes the night off.

Go Pats!

Now I'm really nervous! Wassup Amy? You're usually the one to calm us down.

Looking forward to your write-up about an awesome Pats win. Brady will be cool, and the D will be monstrous!

[Amy]

Now I'm really nervous! Wassup Amy? You're usually the one to calm us down.

Looking forward to your write-up about an awesome Pats win. Brady will be cool, and the D will be monstrous!

It's not a good matchup. It's why I was go Niners all playoffs long! That said, I think we win. I think BBs ready and I think he wants it more this time. I think they all do. I hope it's a Pats blowout, but, we'll see.

Oh, and Brauneyz, I snagged an AFC Championship T-shirt yesterday, and hope to be ordering a new Super Bowl Champs hat soon!

[GoBigOrGoHome]

Alocohol prices at Lucas Oil Stadium today.

$11.00 for a can of Bud Light? $6.00 for a bottle of soda-pop? Really?

[brauneyz]

Alocohol prices at Lucas Oil Stadium today.

$11.00 for a can of Bud Light? $6.00 for a bottle of soda-pop? Really?

Dang, I got a whole case of Sam Adams variety ales for $21 at Costco, and folks wonder why I prefer my girlcave. Plus, an awesome chicken enchilada casserole ready to toss in at the half.

[GoBigOrGoHome]

I have a whole pork shoulder in the smoker and the peanut oil is heating up in the turkey fryer for my famous-from-here-to-across-the-street chicken wings.

Wings in the 1st half, pulled pork sandwiches in the 2nd. I even whipped up a batch of Carolina BBQ sauce for the occasion.

[Amy]

First Half writeup!


Super Bowl 46. Pats (Yay!) vs Giants (Boooo!). Let’s get this thing started!

We win the toss and defer, of course, so the Giants get the ball first.

First Quarter.

Giants get the ball at the 23 after a return from the 1. 14:54 left in the quarter. Tyree reference #1

1st and 10: Bradshaw for 0.
2nd and 10: Eli to Pasco for 4.
3rd and 6: Eli to Cruz for 8. 1 for 1 on 3rd.
1st and 10: Eli to Ballard for 9
2nd and 1: Bradshaw for 1, barely.
1st and 10: Jacobs for 3
2nd and 7: Eli pressured, but completes to Nicks for 19. Molden went for the ball, just missed.
1st and 10: Eli sacked by Deaderick! Go D!!!
2nd and 13: Bradshaw for -2. Go D!!!
3rd and 13: Eli sacked by Mark Anderson!
4th and 19: Punt.

Giants: 11 plays, 1 of 2 on 3rd down. 6 minutes ToP.

Pats Possesion One: We start at the 5 after a great punt by Weatherford. 0-0, 9:00 to play

1st and 10: Brady under pressure on play action, Brady called for Grounding in the endzone. Safety.

Giants Possession 2: Giants up 2-0 and get the ball at the 22 after the free kick. 8:46 to play in the quarter.

1st and 10: Eli to Hynoski for 13. He broke a tackle.
1st and 10: Eli to Ware for 8.
2nd and 2: Bradshaw run for 24. Lots of broken tackles. D? Tackle? Please!
1st and 10: Ware for 6.
2nd and 4: Eli to Pasco for 8.
1st and 10: Jacobs for 3
2nd and 7: Eli to Nicks for 4.
3rd and 3: Eli to Cruz, fumbles, Pats recover, negated by 12 men.
1st and goal: Bradshaw for 4
2nd and goal: Eli to Cruz for 2, TD. Mayo late on coverage, we called the right D, he was late.

Giants: 10 plays, 1 of 1 on 3rd. 9-0 Giants. 5:22 time of possession.

Pats Possesion 2: Down 9-0. We start at the 28 with 3:18 in the quarter.

1st and 10: Green Ellis for -2.
2nd and 12: Brady to Green Ellis for 8.
3rd and 4: Brady to Branch for 16
1st and 10: Brady to Welker for 19.
1st and 10: Green Ellis for 4
2nd and 6: Welker for 11 on an end around.

End of the Quarter

1st and 10: Brady to Aaron for 2
2nd and 8: Green Ellis for 4
3rd and 4: Brady passed batted down by JPP. Brady was trying for a double covered Aaron with JPP underneath the double team.
4th and 4: FG good. Steven gets points. 9-3

10 plays, 1 of 2 on 3rd.

The end of quarter saved the Giants there. The rest let them get settled.

Giants Possession 3: 9-3. Start at 20 after touchback. 13:50 in the half.

1st and 10: Eli to Jacobs, inc.
2nd and 10: Jacobs for 11
1st and 10: Eli to Bradshaw, inc. Travis Beckham hurt.
2nd and 10: Jacobs for 4.
3rd and 6: Eli to Nicks for 18
1st and 10: Eli to Nicks, inc
2nd and 10: 12 men in the huddle on the O.
2nd and 15: Bradshaw for 0
3rd and 15: Eli to Bradshaw for 11
4th and 4: Punt

Pats Possession 3: Down 9-3. We start at the 20 after a touchback with 10:00 in the half.

1st and 10: Brady pass batted down by JPP. Again, Aaron was the intended target.
2nd and 10: Woodhead for 3
3rd and 7: Brady to Welker for 6
4th and 1: Punt.

Giants possession 4 starts at the 22 with 8:24 to play. Beckham is out for the game.

1st and 10: Bradshaw for 5
2nd and 5: Eli to Hynoski for 6
1st and 10: Bradshaw for 3
2nd and 7: Bradshaw for 8
1st and 10: Eli to Bradshaw for 8
2nd and 2: Jacobs for 1
3rd and 1: Jacobs for 9, negated by holding, offense.
3rd and 11: Eli to Manningham, incomplete.
4th and 11: Punt

Pats Possession 4. We start at the 4 after another insane Weatherford punt. 4:03 to play
1st and 10: False start, Mankins
1st and 12: Brady to Welker for 7
2nd and 5: Woodhead for 6
1st and 10: Brady to Gronk for 20!
1st and 10: Woodhead for 4
2nd and 6: Brady to Aaron for 10
1st and 10: Brady to Aaron for 8
2nd and 2: Brady to Woodhead for 6, negated by holding on Waters
2nd and 12: Brady to Aaron for 8
3rd and 4: Brady to Aaron for 10
1st and 10: Woodhead for 1
2nd and 9: Brady to Welker for 9
1st and 10: Brady to Woodhead for 11
1st and 10: Brady to Woodhead for 8, Giants offiside declined
2nd and 2: Woodhead for -1, JPP with the stop.
3rd and 3: Brady to Woodhead, 4 TD! 10-9 Pats!

Giants 3rd down: 3 of 6 (1 via penalty)
Pats 3rd down: 3 of 4

Both teams are great on 3rd down, and the officiating’s been spot on.

The Giants own the half and yet we lead! 10-9 Pats. 2 More Quarters! Go Pats!!!

[Amy]

Second half:


Third quarter. We took the Giants punch, and survived it. Now, it’s our turn. 2 quarters for the season.
NBC shows all the Giants highlights of the first half, and then they show the score.

On a side note, CC really seems to have not watched any Pats gamefilm. He’s made a lot of comments that make him seem like he’s shocked about things that have happened often for the Pats this season, like slow starts.

Pats Fifth possession, leading 10-9. We start at the 21 after a return by Tiny Dancer. 14:54 in the quarter.

1st and 10: Brady to Chad for 21
1st and 10: Brady to Green Ellis for 9
2nd and 1: Green Ellis for 18
1st and 10: Brady to Welker for 4
2nd and 6: Woodhead for 5
3rd and inches: Green Ellis for 3
1st and 10: Brady to Welker for 8
2nd and 2: Brady to Aaron for 12 TD! 17-9 Pats.

Giants Fifth possession, trailing 17-9. They start at the 35 after an excellent return with 11:13 in the quarter.

1st and 10: Jacobs for 5
2nd and 5: Eli to Ballard for 0
3rd and 5: Eli to Nicks for 10
1st and 10: Eli to Pascoe for 8
2nd and 2: Bradshaw for 5
1st and 10: Eli to Nicks for 12
1st and 10: Eli to Nicks, inc, he got jacked up by Chung!
2nd and 10: Eli under pressure, inc.
3rd and 10: Eli to Manningham for 5
4th and 5: 38 yard FG: Good. 17-12

Pats Possesion Six, leading 17-12. We start on the 16 after a Dancer return. 6:37 in the third.

1st and 10: Green Ellis for 2, JPP hurt on the play.
2nd and 8: Brady throw away, lots of protection, but great coverage
3rd and 8: Brady sacked by Tuck. Not a good possession at all. We could have put a nail in, but we failed.

Giants possession six. They start at Pats 48 with 5:36 to play.

1st and 10: Jacobs for 1
2nd and 9: Eli to Nicks for about 15, he fumbles, but Giants recover.
1st and 10: Jacobs for 7
2nd and 3: Jacobs for 3
1st and 10: Eli to Pascoe for 11
1st and 10: Bradshaw for 3
2nd and 7: Bradshaw for -1
3rd and 8: Eli sacked by Ninkovitch!
4th and 15: 32 yard FG attempt good. 17-15. 0:35 in the half.

Pats Possession 7, leading 17-15. We start at the 20 after a touchback. JPP back in

1st and 10: Brady to Aaron, inc
2nd and 10: Brady to Branch for 11
1st and 10: Green Ellis for 7

End of the Third

2nd and 3: Green Ellis for 4
1st and 10: Brady intercepted deep, intended for Gronk. Missed DPI, possibly

Giants Possesion 7, starts at the 8 with 14:15 to play

1st and 10: Eli to Nicks, inc
2nd and 10: Bradshaw runs and fumbles, Giants recover! When will the fumble recovery luck run out for them?
3rd and 7: Time out to avoid delay. Giants have 2 left.
3rd and 7: Eli to Cruz, inc, negated by offsides on Ninkovitch.
3rd and 2: Eli to Nicks for 12
1st and 10: Bradshaw for 2
2nd and 8: Eli to Cruz for 7. Ballard is hurt.
3rd and 1: Eli to Cruz for 6
1st and 10: Eli to Manningham for 10
1st and 10: Eli to Nicks for 5
2nd and 5: Eli to Manningham, inc oob
3rd and 5: Eli takes a timeout of avoid a delay. Giants have 1 left.
3rd and 5: False Start on 77.
3rd and 10: Eli to Manningham, inc, pass defended by Moore! Possibly DPI
4th and 10: Punt

Pats Possession 8. Starts at Pats 8 with 9:24 to play. Leading 17-15

1st and 10: Brady intended for Aaron, inc
2nd and 10: Brady to Welker for 5
3rd and 5: Brady to Woodhead for 19.
1st and 10: Green Ellis for 3. Rolle hurt.
2nd and 7: Welker for 11 on an end around
1st and 10: Woodhead for 2. Rolle back.
2nd and 8: Brady to Gronk for 5
3rd and 3: Brady to Aaron for 4
1st and 10: Green Ellis for -1
2nd and 11: Brady to Welker, dropped
3rd and 11: Brady to Branch, inc.
4th and 11: Punt

We might have lost the game. Bradys left too many chances on the field. It’s gonna be tense.

Giants possession 8, trailing 17-15 with 3:46 to play. They start at the 12

1st and 10: Eli to Manningham for 38. BB challenges, but the catch is good. Tyree reference #2 by CC.
1st and 10: Manning incomplete, intended for Manningham
2nd and 10: Eli to Manningham for 15
1st and 10: Eli to Manningham for 3
2nd and 7: Eli to Nicks for 15

Two minute warning

1st and 10: Bradshaw for 7
2nd and 3: Eli to Nicks for 5
1st and goal: Bradshaw for 1, Pats timeout
2nd and goal: Bradshaw for 6, TD. 22-17,

Pats for the game: Down 21-17 with 58 seconds left. We start at the 20

1st and 10: Brady to wide open Branch, drop.
2nd and 10: Brady to Aaron, dropped
3rd and 10: Brady sacked, Pats timeout
4th and 16: Brady to Branch for 20
1st and 10: Brady to Aaron for 10
1st and 10: Spike
2nd and 10: Brady to Aaron , inc, Giants 12 men
2nd and 5: Brady to Branch, inc. This should have been a booth review. It wasn’t.
3rd and 5: Hail mary, Gronk almost gets it. I hate Bernard Pollard. I hate him.

Pats: 3 of 7 on third.
Giants: 3 of 6 on third

This sucks. The Giants fumble 3 times, get them all back. Welker and Branch have 4 drops in crunch time. We don’t even get a clearly you have to booth review. It’s such BS. The D will get blamed when the Giants played terrible most of the game. I hate this loss, it’s such BS. If they beat us down, like Chicago did in 20 or the Giants did in 42, ok, that’s one thing. But to see the D make play after play and lose to bad luck. That sucks. And, you know, Al and CC could you be a little more pro Giants. What ever happened to being unbiased?

Now, we should have run more in the second half, but, really, this was a fluke game. Giants got a few bounces and they won. We played better on D the whole game, and both Os were average. Now, we get to listen to months of ‘Eli’s Elite’ and hear the Giants crow, only to fall apart, again, next season. It sucks.

It’d rather lose to the Steelers, and I hate them.

[Amy]

I want to add that John Parry and his crew did a great job. The replay guy didn't, but the field crew did.