The Boston Traveler

Wow!!! That was some intense football coverage for the last ten minutes or so of tonight’s Super Bowl XLII match-up between the stunning New England Patriots and the dogged New York Giants.
If you haven’t heard yet, the Pats did not succeed in attaining a history-making perfect record, instead falling 17–14 to their tenacious opponents during the final part of the game.
I’ve been busy taking screenshots of news websites’ front pages to commemorate this unforgettable day in NFL history, and I share them all after the jump. Just click on the thumbnails to see which publication said what following …read more

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Today is the day, meaning Super Bowl Sunday, of course.
Television coverage of the historic NFL championship game begins at 2pm EST sharp on Fox, starting with the Pregame Show at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. The afternoon festivities will be hosted by American Idol talking head Ryan Seacrest and will drag on until 6pm, when Super Bowl XLI gets officially underway. Then we’ll finally have the chance to see the loss-less New England Patriots battle the New York Giants in an attempt to achieve a record-making perfect season. This is going to be one …read more

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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 …read more

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Well, they did it! On Saturday night, the New England Patriots defeated the New York Giants 38–35 to become only the second team in NFL history to go undefeated for an entire regular season. The first team to do the same was the Miami Dolphins in 1972.
But, wait, there’s much more. The New England Patriots are also now the first team in NFL history to have a perfect regular season since the football league increased the length of a regular season from fourteen games to sixteen in 1978. At one point, the Pats trailed the Giants …read more

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I’m not even remotely a football fan, but I admit I am still pretty psyched for the New England Patriots. When the team plays the New York Giants this Saturday night the members will be going for an impressive 16–0 record to remain undefeated in the current regular season.
The only other team to achieve a comparable goal was the Miami Dolphins in 1972. Notably, the players then went on to snag Super Bowl VII, giving them an overall perfect record of 17–0 for fourteen regular season games, two playoff games, and the championship matchup against the Washington Redskins. …read more

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