Super Bowl XLII: Pain for the Patriots, Peace for Everyone Else

As a Packer fan living in Maine, this is the last thing that I wanted.

I was tired of listening to everyone bragging about their "perfect Patriots" and how they’re going to win it all.  It was like they were taking everything for granted. 

As for the Giants, they had just upset my Packers in the NFC Championship Game.  So what was I to do?

Take the Giants' side of course.

Sure, I was fumed when I saw Lawrence Tynes hit that field goal after missing a couple easy ones, but this was a matter of who I thought was better.  This would be a war between those chatty New England Fans and everyone else, no matter who your team was.  I just happened to be a Packers fan. 

Most people wanted the Giants to win, just to see an upset or the Patriots' shot at history blown to bits.  I wanted peace and quiet, and for Patriots fans to realize they aren't the rulers of the sports world. 

With the Celtics and Red Sox on top as well, this was needed in a bad way.  The feeling of sports immortality needed to be extinguished, and it was. 

So as Eli Manning and the crew made their march down the field, friends and family in the room, yelling our ears off at every exciting play (you should have been there when Tyree made his helmet catch) and a cell phone in one hand talking to my poor friend who had to work that night, excitement was in the air. 

When Plaxico Burress made that catch in the end zone, there was a real feeling of accomplishment.

We weren't going to take the Patriots' bragging anymore. 

When Tom Brady finally threw the last incomplete pass, I went onto my Myspace, Facebook, and messenger, and basically gave everyone a big "IN YOUR FACE."

The next day, and every day from then until now, there has been peace and quiet, as their mighty team lost.

And with SpyGate opening up more and more, I have a feeling these Patriots fans won't be talking for a long time either.