A tidal wave hit the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. The team's record-setting offense faced a variety of challenges through its first 18 games, but had not seen something as ferocious as what the Giants delivered last night at University of Phoenix Stadium. There is pressure. And then there is pressure. (Full article: 933 words)

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