The Pendragon's Hall

Well, it has finally sunk in...a bit. The Pendragon, bereft of other good news, is still in awe that his New York Giants, the longshot wildcard, knocked off the undefeated New England Patriots in the greatest professional football game ever played. They truly wanted it more. Eli Manning's improbable escape from not one but three defensive linemen and his 32-yard completion to virtual unknown David Tyree sent the blood racing as nothing has in professional sports since Scott Norwood missed his field goal back in 1991. Then the heart-stopping touchdown pass to go ahead with 35 seconds left and the tremendous defensive stand to put league-MVP Tom Brady to 0-for-3 and a sack by rookie Jay Alford was just icing on the cake. Sometimes football stories do end the way they should. Our defense held the highest-scoring offense in the league to just 14 points and 29 rushing yards. We ended their perfect season. We riddled the star-studded offensive line to sack Tom Brady five times and force and recover a fumble. Eli Manning threw for 255 yards and two TD's, both in the last six minutes. It was the perfect end to a perfect run for the underdogs.

The Patriots learned the hard way that cheaters never prosper. Yet the Super Bowl loss should be punishment enough. Congress should stay out of it. It's like the steroids scandal that politicians are making hay with the New York Yankees. It didn't help them. They haven't won a World Series in 8 years. Let that be the lesson. If the Patriots had won, the suspicion should remain. But they didn't. Let the bitterness of that loss pay--Brady and Moss are in a tailspin, refusing to play in this week's Pro Bowl. Bellichik is refusing to speak on the topic at all. Boston is put back in its place. Let them enjoy their World Series trophy and we'll be satisfied with the biggest upset in forty years and the Vince Lombardi trophy.

There is other, less good, news. The Pendragon plans to make a shocking announcement tomorrow. Stay tuned.