Enigma869 wrote:YoungJRNY wrote:You need to take your own advice and I quote: "Put down the crackpipe!" 14, or 15 points or not, that doesn't matter. It's a lousy point to a lousy rebuttal. You need to stop the bark now because there's no way, no hell this argument has any bite. The Patriots entered the game 18-0, talk of one of the greatest teams ever, not to mention the greatest dynasty ever, facing a team they have already beat in the finale and had an offense that scored close to 50 points a game! Sorry dude, but the Patriots losing in '42 is BY FAR the biggest upset in the Super Bowl, and some consider it the biggest upset of ALL.
As far as the Pats fans thinking the Pats had 0 chance at winning in '01 well.. that just goes to show how far the Chowder fans have come and I'll say to THIS DAY that noone even knew of the Pats before the '01 season. You mean to tell me they made their way through the playoffs, beat Pittsburgh IN Pittsburgh and the fans had NO faith to win on the BIGGEST STAGE? What the hell is that?
I was actually rooting for New England because I loved seeing a Cinderella story and just because only of 6 people in New England only thought the team had a chance, doesn't mean everyone else thought they didn't. I knew they had a shot, you could just tell by how everything lined up for them that year and at that point. It was certainly an upset, but NO WAY as big of an upset that the Giants put on NE in 42.
Sorry dude...you have no fucking clue, as usual. Considering that you were probably in second grade in 2001, I'm not surprised that you've conveniently forgotten about the Rams' "Greatest Show On Turf". I certainly don't disagree that the Patriots losing to the Giants in 2007 was an upset. It clearly was. It still doesn't change the fact that the 2001 Patriots were a bigger underdog than the 2007 Giants. Considering that the Patriots barely beat the Giants in the final game of the season, there was no reason to think they couldn't play the game of their life and steal a victory, which is exactly what they did.
You fail miserably here, Johnny. I remember the game pretty well and remember that Rams offense. Loved the Blue and Yellow uni's for some reason, but you said it all, the Giants had to play the game of their life and they pulled the ultimate upset EVER. I can't believe your actually arguing such a thing. Even though sometimes your blinded by your own mental state, the 2007, unstoppable, undefeated, 18-0 New England Patriots losing to a 5th Wild Carded team is BY FAR the biggest upset in the game.
This article agrees, as well as every other one:
Biggest Upsets in Super Bowl History.
5. XXV: Jan. 27, 1991
Giants 20, Bills 19
This could easily be one of the best games of all time. The consensus was the Bills' no-huddle offense would be too much for the Giants. But New York, a seven-point underdog, showed the best way to stop a good offense is to keep it off the field, using a gritty ground attack to hold onto the ball for 40 minutes, 33 seconds. Everything about the game in Tampa was tense, from the added security stemming from terrorist activities linked with the Persian Gulf War to the shocking ending — Bills K Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard field goal with just seconds left. Wide right. Enough said.
4. III: Jan. 12, 1969
Jets 16, Colts 7
QB Joe Namath's famous "guarantee" and resulting MVP performance put this one in Super Bowl lore. The Jets were 18-point underdogs by game time, but three days before, Namath deadpanned, "We're gonna win the game. I guarantee it." He carried the upstart Jets, going 17-of-28 for 206 yards, spearheading an offense that tallied 337 yards. The Colts folded, turning the ball over five times in Miami.
3. IV: Jan. 11, 1970
Chiefs 23, Vikings 7
With the Vikings 12-point favorites in New Orleans, not many gave the Chiefs a chance. But Kansas City stunned the crowd by taking a 16-0 halftime lead. They were led by QB Len Dawson (12-of-17, 142 yards, TD), who rebounded through an adversity-filled year. Dawson lost his father before the regular-season finale then dealt with a report before the Vikings game that he would be summoned to testify in a federal investigation into sports gambling (Dawson denied any involvement).
2. XXXVI: Feb. 3, 2002
Patriots 20, St. Louis 17
Nobody could slow down the Rams' "Greatest Show on Turf" all season. They won by an average of two TDs per game and were 14-point favorites against the Patriots, who would parlay this upset into a dynasty (three titles in four years). But New England came onto the field with no introductions (showing unity) and played an all-around strong game in New Orleans to win — thanks to a 48-yard field goal by Adam Vinatieri as time expired. "We," Patriots S Lawyer Milloy said, "shocked the world."
1. XLII: Feb. 3, 2008
Giants 17, Patriots 14
The Patriots were minutes away from joining immortality, just the second team in NFL history to achieve a perfect season. But Giants QB Eli Manning and an improbable catch by unheralded WR David Tyree helped the 14-point underdogs earn the dramatic upset in Glendale, Ariz. Manning hit WR Plaxico Burress for a 13-yard touchdown with 35 seconds left, just after Tyree's highlight-reel grab — in which Manning somehow avoided a sack and tossed the ball to Tyree, who leaped and pinned it against his helmet before holding on. It was the Giants' 11th consecutive road win and the first loss for the Patriots in more than a year.
Also a poll on NFL MBC
Live Vote
What's the biggest upset in Super Bowl history?
* 24822 responses Jets beat Colts (Super Bowl III)
27%
Giants stun Patriots (XLII)
61% Chiefs upend Vikings (IV)
1.1%
Broncos surprise Packers (XXXII)
3.2%
Patriots hold off Rams (XXXVI)
3.2% Raiders pop Redskins (XVIII)
1.1%
Raiders beat Eagles (XV)
0.7%
Giants edge Bills (XXV)
2.2%
The Pats, out of 24822 responses, won the poll a WHOPPING 61 %!
http://nbcsports.msnbc.com/id/22984807/If you type in "biggest upset in Superbowl" in the Yahoo search box, the FIRST option is this:
Giants prevent perfect season, beating Patriots 17-14
I know it's tough to juggle in one hand your team upsetting a favorite, but in the other your team being the culprit of the upset. Must stink to realize that one of them is more heavily considered over the other, this one being the Giants over Pats.
