For those that just cannot accept the fact that the Patiots lost on their own accord, here are five ways the Patriots could have been jinxed in their Super Bowl loss to the Giants.
#5. Patriot Parade pre-Planning: Cannot fault the Mayor of Boston for doing a little pre-planning, but it does speak volumes for over-confidence. Don’t worry though, it was rumored that New York was doing the same thing, so this should have been a wash!
#4: SpecterGate: Senator Arlen Specter still seems bitter about the Eagles losing to the Patriots. His timing was impeccable for brining Spygate back to the forefront of the news media. Then add in a dash of Matt Walsh to the mix, and sprinkle in the rumor of the Patriots spying on the Ram’s Super Bowl XXXVI walkthrough, and you have a winning formula for distractions. Could all the renewed allegations have distracted the Pats enough to blow the game though?
#3: Boston Globe Book Deal: Ok, pre-selling books on Amazon.com called "Greatest Ever: 19-0: The Historic Championship Season of New England's Unbeatable Patriots" before even playing the Super Bowl definitely tempts fate. The editors are probably trying to come up with a catchy title for 18-1 that New England fans will still buy!
#2: Team Over-confidence: The Patriots expected to win, the Giants wanted to win. Maybe the Patriots should have stuck with their scheduled walk-though, than making it a family day event. I guess Tom Brady will have to apologize to Plaxico for doubting him and his prediction!
#1: The Red Hoodie: It was the first thing most Patriot fans noticed when the Super Bowl started. Eighteen straight wins wearing the gray hoodie, one Giant loss in the red hoodie…you do the math.
The Giants won Super Bowl XLII fair and square…and the Patriots were hood-winked!
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