New England Patriots Set for Super Bowl
Well, they did it!
Sunday afternoon’s 21–12 defeat over the San Diego Chargers earned the New England Patriots a spot in the Super Bowl XLII championship. On February 3, the team will go head-to-head against the New York Giants in Glendale, Arizona, once again reminding me that I’ve spent all but a few years of my life living in two of the United States’ most accomplished states pro sports-wise.
The AFC Champions are journeying to the big game, their fourth Super Bowl in seven years, after an unprecedented 18–0 season. Their opponents, on the other hand, had to fight a bit harder for one of the top spots next month. The Giants defeated the Green Bay Packers 23–20 in overtime on Sunday, and they haven’t been to the Super Bowl since 2001’s XXXV, when the wild card Baltimore Ravens defeated them 34–7. Ouch.
Even so, there’s no doubt that around these parts, the main concern is whether the Patriots will continue their historic winning streak by managing a Super Bowl triumph and thus a perfect record for the year. Stay tuned—there’s less than two weeks left before we’ll all know.
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