Both very good teams, but you have to feel like they did not earn their way in as much as the 49ers and Ravens blew it.
Ravens drove all the way down the field, set up what would have been the game tying field goal.. not a 49 yarder, but rather a pretty easy chip shot. Cundiff shanks it, no overtime, Pats advance.
Giants had been struggling on offense pretty much all game. They get a break when the ball bounces off the returners leg and it gives them the ball on the 29 yard line. The game goes into overtime and the returner fumbles a punt and sets up the game winning FG. A case can be made that the special teams made that play, but it is still not as defining as an 80 yard drive to set up the win.
I realize there is going to be a giant outcry from Pats fans and Giants fans deeply upset that their teams come into question. Nobody is saying that they should not be in the Super Bowl, all i am asking is if anybody else would have preferred that the two teams who play in the Super Bowl won without a giant blunder by the other team. I feel i would be more pumped if both teams looked unstoppable going into the game.
Thoughts ?