Moss could be Patriots' first off-season loss
The Patriots themselves need to imagine what they would look like without their star receiver because Moss is scheduled to be a free agent in a little more than a month. A chance exists that Moss will play his last game for the Patriots on Sunday. Moss will be 31 on Feb. 13. He should be an impact player for three more years - but it is not certain that he will be. "At this stage of his career, it's not an easy call," the finance director said. "Giving him that kind of deal would be a franchise-altering decision because it will affect your options with other players." -- Chicago Tribune
Who Knew?
The Patriots scored 589 points this year. The Giants scored 373 points. The difference of 216 points scored is the greatest among championship contenders in all of NFL history. To put the differential in perspective, the "Greatest Show on Turf" 2001 Rams outscored the surprising upstart 2001 Patriots by just +132 points (503-371). -- Cold, Hard Football Facts
Did You Know?
Bill Belichick was 36-44 with the Browns; the Patriots were 5-11 in 2000, Belichick's first year, sans Brady. And they lost their first game in 2001 (without Tom Brady). That's a total record of 41-56 with one playoff appearance and no victories. Starting with Game 2 of the 2001 season, Brady has started every game for the Belichick-led Patriots. Since then, New England is 86-25 in the regular season with three Super Bowl titles and possibly a fourth on the way -- Star Tribune
How About That?
The Giants are one of three teams with a mark of 10-6 (or worse) to reach the Super Bowl. The Patriots are the first 16-0 team in NFL history. The six-game difference between title contenders is the greatest in any NFL championship game ever. The greatest previous margin in a Super Bowl four games came back in 1985-86, when the 15-1 Bears trounced the 11-5 Patriots, 46-10. You have to go all the way back to the 1934 NFL championship game, the second ever played, to find a title contest in which the contenders were separated by more than four games in the standings. The 13-0 Bears of 1934 boasted a five-game advantage over the 8-5 Giants. But there is a ray of hope there for Big Blue fans: the 8-5 Giants smoked the undefeated Bears that day, 30-13, in what remains the NFL's greatest upset. -- Cold, Hard Football Facts
Did You Know?
The Boston Globe is jumping the Super Bowl Sunday gun declaring the New England Patriots the victors and pushing a new book titled "19-0: The Historic Championship Season of New England's Unbeatable Patriots." The $14.95 paperback, written by Boring Broadsheet staffers, is available for preorder today on Amazon.com. Of course, the obvious problem is this: The Patriots are, at the moment, 18-0 and still have to beat the New York Giants on Sunday to acquire the Unbeatable title! -- Boston Herald
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