Man I love this game. And talk about some history. I went back and looked and found only 2 examples of what we are going to see on Sunday. The Pats are going for their fourth Super Bowl with "the same guys". It's only happened twice in history. Obviously, when Green Bay went for 4 in SB 32, the guys that played in SB 2 were long gone. When the Radiers faced the Bucs (who won that game again?), they hadn't been since # 18 over the Skins. Even the Cowboys can't claim it. The group that won SB 28 for their 4th overall was far removed from the team that beat the Broncos in 1978.
The only 2 times a team has gone for a 4th title with "the same guys", it was the Steelers and the Niners. And they both finished the deal. The Steelers won SB 14 31-19 to get their 4th in 6 years, and the Niners blasted Denver 55-10 in SB 24 (still the biggest margin of victory...damn you Don Beebe). Plus the only team to have a shot to go undefeated finished it as well. So the Giants are looking up at a lot of history.
Bottom line, if the Pats get it done, you can argue they , those Steelers, and those Niners would be the greatest dynasties in Super Bowl history. Oh, and they'd be 19-0.
To go back through all 41 previous games, check out this cool LINK
Quick show update. Will Carroll on today at 11:20, and Jenn Sterger looks like a go for 11:20 central tomorrow.
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