I told you it would be a good game. The MVP of the first half is New York defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo.
New England quarterback Tom Brady was one of the last players to leave the field at the end of the half, helmet in his right hand, blank look on his face and a limp in his stride.
He was sacked three times. He was sacked on consecutive plays and, when the Patriots got the ball back, he was knocked down after throwing an incomplete pass to Randy Moss.
The short passes to Wes Welker and deep passes to Moss aren’t as pretty when you lack the time to throw them.
The Giants drove 63 yards in 16 plays the first time they had the ball and the Patriots drove 56 yards in 12 plays the first time they had it. The Giants scored three, the Patriots seven. And nobody scored again.
It was a great, taut, surprisingly low scoring first half.
You can tell the dancers in front of the stage were getting paid the way they reacted to Tom Petty’s first three songs. Yo, acoustic Tom, give us the real Tom Petty and play your good song. So far you’ve been the musical equivalent of a punt.
Go deep, Tom Petty.
Yes, Runnin’ Down a Dream. Finally, he did.
Damn, I wish I could think of somehtnig smart like that!
Posted by: Rosabel | May 06, 2013 at 02:31 AM