ny giants jst stopd new england patriots frm making history. ny giants beat d pats 17-14. d 1972 miami dolphins stays as the only unbeaten teamn d nfl.
That was Matt's sms at 11:14 yesterday.
He's my best right hand in the office because he's not only brilliant (a double-degree major) but he's also wacky like me.
Matt was born in Hawaii so, yep, he's a certified dude surfer who once in his life lived it out for a month just riding the waters of Siargao. He didn't stay long in the Pacific. His family migrated to the mainland and resided in Cali where he hanged out occasionally with chicanos.
Among the other things that the dude and I share in common is our love for the NFL. We cheer for the same team, the Green Bay Packers. He also asked me if Hoot can bring home a cheesehead hat for him.
For the last 4 years that I've been watching the super bowl live on TV, it's always been the Patriots of New England that takes home the beautiful Lombardi trophy. All other teams were rejected.
Well, not until this 42nd super bowl happened. Or not until the NY Giants improved their defense that they were able to dramatically defeat the Pack before facing the Pats.
MVP of the season, QB Eli Manning, wears the no. 10 jersey. One of the best key plays was his pass to Plaxico Burress (#17) who didn't practice all week because of injuries, with only about 35 secs left in the game. That shattered the Pats chance to break the Dolphins' 1972 record.
The Giants coach got the gatorade bath during the time out at only 1 sec left in the game. It was right before his counterpart crossed the field to concede and shake his hand.
Great defense by the Giants in the first half - that's how I think they won it. QB Tom Brady had a difficult time finding his receivers in the field. He was sacked 5 times in this game alone. Unbelievable considering he averages about 21 of that per month!
Matt texted again: super bowl celebration at the national sporst bar. see ya!
Baby don't wait up?
During my conference call with Rob, one of our US managers in WI and a co-Pack fan, he just had to shoot:
Hey, did you guys watch the super bowl over there? We threw a super bowl party over here.
Nang-inggit pa.
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Speaking of conference calls with people based in the US, sometimes I'd discreetly IM my home colleagues and discuss serious stuff like Jollibee take-outs, Monster pizza deliveries and beerfests versus ice cream while my ears will pretend to listen to be preoccupied with cheesy stats as to how good business is rolling.
Multi-tasking ako e.
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kids should know that...
Despite the Packers having by far the smallest local TV market, the Packers have developed one of the largest fan bases in the NFL. Each year they consistently rank as one of the top teams in terms of popularity. Packers fans are often referred to as cheeseheads. The term is often used to refer to people from the state of Wisconsin in general (because of its cheese production), but is also used to refer to Green Bay Packers fans in particular. The name originated in 1987 as an insult from Chicago White Sox fans at a Milwaukee Brewers game. In years since and particularly beginning in 1994, the name and the hats called "cheeseheads" have also been embraced by Packers fans. (wikipedia)
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