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Chris Long isn't gonna be there at #7 anyway so the debate is useless
I really can't see the Patriots losing to the Giants, the Patriots offense handled their defense in the week 17 game (I think Brady was pretty close to 400 yards passing plus Welker and Moss both went over 100) so I'm not too worried about that. You might bring up how Randy Moss hasn't really done much in the playoffs but that is because everyone has been focusing on stopping him but that hasn't worked to well as that's just given other guys space to roam. Maroney has been on a tear in the playoffs too, so that's a plus as well on the offense side. I think the 2 defenses the Patriots played in the playoffs where better than the Giants (Well, the Jags def had a better front 7 and the Chargers have better DBs anyway) The only thing is the Giants offense is playing great and they did pretty well against the Patriots D. The Patriots D has been playing pretty great though and I think they will be able to contain the Giants a bit. Somebody mentioned how the Patriots haven't seen Bradshaw yet, which is true, however they did pretty much shut down the best 1-2 combo in the NFL when they held to Fred Taylor to 49 yards and Maurice Jones-Drew to 19 in the divisional round. Obviously its the NFL, the Giants are playing real hot and anything can happen. I mean I am a Patriots so I def remember when they beat the Rams after being 14 point underdogs, so I'm not gonna say "The Giants have 100% NO CHANCE of winning" DaveWadding style, but I am pretty confident. Manning has been playing great though and did light up the Pats with 4 TDs last time, and I am becoming a big fan of Kevin Boss's play. Still though, Pats got a shot at history here
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