The 2007 New England Patriots were absolutely perfect. Until they weren’t.
Everyone knows the story by now… The Bill Belichick-coached, Tom Brady-led Patriots went 16-0 in the regular before ripping off three playoff wins to reach Super Bowl XLII where they would meet the New York Giants and easily take home the Lombardi Trophy.
Of course, that’s not how things played out.
After showing the Patriots they could hang during an electric Week 17 game, the Giants came to party. And party they did, upsetting the perfect Patriots, 17-14, to win their third Super Bowl title and first since 1990.
The win was magical and is still considered one of the greatest upsets of all-time, except to those Giants. They knew they were going to beat New England that day — it was never a question in their mind.
Still, when looking back at some of the greatest teams of the 2000s and some of the greatest teams of the century, the 2007 Patriots often get the nod and the 2007 Giants don’t.
Such was the case earlier this week when Bleacher Report released their list of the 10 best teams of the decade and had the 2007 Patriots sitting pretty at No. 4.
Retired Giants defensive linemen Justin Tuck and Dave Tollefson got a good chuckle out of the whole thing.
Hahahahahahahahaha. This is funny https://t.co/jZxFWptuLs
— Justin Tuck (@JustinTuck) June 19, 2020
So the 2007 Patriots are on here, but not the team that beat them??? https://t.co/tTM689dVKg
— David Tollefson (@DTollefson71) June 19, 2020
The Giants were relentlessly disrespected in 2007 and continue to be more than a decade later. They will never get the recognition they deserve with many passing them off as a “fluke team.”
In the end however, those Giants will forever have the last laugh. No amount of salt or disrespect will change the fact that they stomped Tom Brady and the perfect Patriots out.
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