256 Team NFL Tournament: Region 8 Play In Game

 Region 7

16. 2013 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS at 16. 2006 NFC CHAMPION CHICAGO BEARS

16. 2006 CHICAGO BEARS

Record: 13-3

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 2nd

Def: 3rd

1st NFC North

d. Seahawks Div Rnd 27-24

d. Saints AFC Title 39-14

lost Super Bowl Colts 29-17

HC Lovie Smith OC Ron Turner DC Ron Rivera

Soldier Field: 45 degrees

Jeff Joniak/Tom Thayer

Offense

QB Rex Grossman 26

RB Thomas Jones 28

FB Jason McKie 26

WR Bernard Berrian 26

WR Muhsin Muhammad 33

TE Desmond Clark 29

LT John Tait 31

LG Ruben Brown 34

C Olin Kreutz 29 All Pro

RG Roberto Garza 27

RT Fred Miller 33

Defense

LDE Adewale Ogunleye 29

LDT Tommie Harris 23

RDT Tank Johnson 25

RDE Alex Brown 27

LLB Hunter Hillenmeyer 26

MLB Brian Urlacher 28 All Pro

RLB Lance Briggs 26

LCB Peanut Tillman 25

RCB Nathan Vasher 25

SS Chris Harris 24

FS Danieal Manning 24-R

K Robbie Gould 24 All Pro

P Brad Maynard 32

KR/PR Devin Hester 24 All Pro

Don't sleep on the '06 Bears, they're stuck in this play in game - but maybe they shouldn't be, 2nd best offense, 3rd best defense and two All Pros on special teams.  That feels like a team that should have been in the field.  26 year old Rex Grossman had 23 scores and 20 picks; 28 year old Thomas Jones rushed for 1200 yards. 29 year old Olin Kreutz was an All Pro.  28 year old All Pro Brian Urlacher leads the defense.  Robbie Gould and Devin Hester are both 24 and All Pro, Hester returned 5 kicks for scores.  

16. 2013 NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Record: 11-5

Pythag: 11-5

Off: 10th

Def: 4th

2nd NFC South

d. Eagles WC 26-24

Lost Seahawks 23-15

HC: Sean Payton OC Pete Carmichael DC Rob Ryan

Offense

QB Drew Brees 34 

RB Pierre Thomas 29

FB Jed Collins 27

WR Marques Colston 30

WR Kenny Stills 21-R

TE Jimmy Graham 27 All Pro

LT Charles Brown

LG Ben Grubbs

C Brian de La Puente 28

RG Jahri Evans 30

RT Zach Strief 30

Defense

LDE Akiem Hicks 24

NT Brodrick Bunkley 30

RDE Cameron Jordan 24

LOLB Junior Galette 25

LILB David Hawthorne 28

RILB Curtis Lofton 27

ROLB Parys Haralson 29

LCB Jabari Greer 31

RCB Keenan Lewis 27

SS Kenny Vaccaro 22-R

FS Malcolm Jenkins 26

K Garrett Hartley 27

P Thomas Morstead 27

KR Travaris Cadet 24

PR Darren Sproles 30

The '19 and '20 Saints have already moved on, this Saints team qualified because of the 4th best defense from 2013.  24 year old Cam Jordan and 25 year old Junior Galette combined for 24.5 sacks.  The offense is middling, Drew Brees is 34, 42 scores and a dozen picks - huge year from All Pro TE Jimmy Graham, he's 27, scored 16 times.  

Winner moved into Region 8 to face the top seeds, the '04 Patriots.  Let's go to Soldier Field for the kick.

1st Qtr

Saints start at the 24.

1/10 - Drew Brees opens with a 14 yard completion to Darren Sproles.  

1/10 - Pierre Thomas is stacked up.

2/10 - Thomas into the line, again, nothing at all, lost 1.  

3/11 - Brees again - finds Marques Colston, Colston picks it up - Colston is into Bear territory.

But the drive ends there -- Chicago will start at the 21.

3 and out including a Malcolm Jenkins sack.  

Saints to start at their own 43.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Brees finds Sproles again, 9 more.

3/1 - Jed Collins picks it up.

1/10 - Jed Collins busting through the middle of the field - Collins is into the secondary, 23 yard gain and the Saints are at the Chicago 24. 

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Sproles gets 4.  Another third down.

3/6 - Brees to Pierre Thomas, he's going to make the first down - get all the way to the 9 yard line for the first and goal.

1/goal - Brees to Thomas again, Thomas knocked out of bounds at the 4.  

2/goal - Brees is sacked by Tommie Harris, coming right up the middle, third down and goal from the 8.

3/goal - Brees - End Zone - Robert Meachem -- TOUCHDOWN SAINTS -- Brees fires a strike to Meachem -- the Saints are into the end zone.  

Chicago starts at the 31.

1/10 - Thomas Jones goes for 6.

2/4 - Jones gets 11 more.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Rex Grossman going deep - Grossman finds Bernard Berrian for 47 yards - big shot - Bears are at the Saints 5 yard line on the big Grossman strike.

It ends there - Gould chip shot.  7-3 Saints.

Saints at the 23.  There's time for a Brees 11 yard pass to Jimmy Graham and the qtr ends.

2nd Qtr: Saints 7 Bears 3

Good start for NO, they get a TD drive and now have first down at their own 34.  

They lose 5 yards on 3 plays, Lance Briggs getting the sack.  

Bears will take over at their own 27.

1/10 - Jones.  6 yards.

2/4 - First carry for Cedric Benson, 7 yards.  First down

1/10 - Rex Grossman looking downfield again - Desmond Clark -- 25 yards - Rex feeling it a little bit now, Bears at the NO 35.

1/10 - Jones gets 1

2/9 - Incomplete

3/9 - Grossman picks it up - Muhsin Muhamman right at the sticks, that's a 14 yard gain - Bears at the NO 20 yard line.

That's it - the drive ends at the 13, another short FG and the Saints lead is now 7-6.

Saints at the 21.

3 and out.  

Bears at the 42.  6:42 left in the half.  

1/10 -- Rex - Rex again looking downfield -- Rex again to Desmond Clark -- thats a 40 yard gainer - All the way to the Saints 18 yard line!  Another big shot from Rex.

But - again - that's where it ends -- Gould hits his 3rd short FG of the day, Chicago takes its first lead.

Saints at the 29 with a little over 4 left in the half.  

And another 3 and out -- Chicago has solved this Saints offense right now.

Bears starting at their own 25.  

1/10 - Grossman - Muhammad - 16 yards, that's the 2 minute warning.

1/10 - Thomas Jones busts one.  Busts one -- 33 yards -- Bears stopping the clock at the Saints 26.  

The next 3 plays lose 7 yards, Cameron Jordan with the big sack - that leaves a long FG for Gould...and he misses it....so at a minute left, Saints will take over at their own 40 yard line.

They won't go anywhere - Brian Urlacher gets Chicago's third sack of the half and we head to the locker room, Bears up 9-7

3rd Qtr: Bears 9 Saints 7

The Bears defense really tightened up after the early Saints TD, just not permitting much at all - 3 Gould FGs and Chicago's up 2.

Bears start at the 32.

1/10 - Thomas Jones for 3.

2/7 - Incomplete

3/7 - Grossman to Clark - picks it up - Bears now at the 44.

1/10 - Jones stacked up.

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Grossman looking downfield -- Mark Bradley -- big shot - 35 yards - Rex Grossman really successful going downfield today - all the way to the Saints 21 yard line and it's a first down.

....and, again, that's it.  Gould hits his 4th FG of the day.  12-7

Saints at the 37.

1/10 - Pierre Thomas pounds out a 23 yard run - Saints at the Chicago 40.

1/10 - Brees to Colston for 8.  

2/2 - Incomplete

3/2 - Mark Ingram picks it up.  Saints at the Chicago 26.

But the drive ends there -- the Saints now hit the FG and it's 12-10 Chicago.  

Bears to start at the 34.  They lose 10 yards on the drive, Junior Galette with the sack.

Saints to start at their own 43.  

3 and out - Alex Brown with the sack, 4 Chicago sacks on the day.  

Bears to take over at their own 29, 3:40 left in the third.  They get a first down on a 9 yard Berrian reception - but it ends here, Malcolm Jenkins gets his second sack of the day.

Great Bears punt - rolls all the way to the Saints 9 yard line.  

One play before the end of the qtr -- Brees - looking to Colston -- Picked Off by Peanut Tillman -- Tillman snatches the ball - and Tillman picks his way all the way to the Saints 3 yard line!  Thats the big play - Peanut Tillman intercepts Drew Brees on the final play of the third quarter  -- the Bears have the lead and the ball at the NO 3.

4th Qtr: Bears 12 Saints 10

4 Gould FG for Chicago - they open the qtr with a first and goal inside the 5.

1/goal - Incomplete

2/goal - Cedric Benson is stacked up - and now its 3rd and goal at the 3.

3/goal - Grossman, rolling out - firing - Berrian -- TOUCHDOWN BEARS - Rex Grossman to Bernard Berrian, 3 yard TD pass - the Bears lead 19-10.

Saints at the 21.

1/10 - Thomas gets 3.

2/7 - Mark Ingram breaks one -- Mark Ingram busts out a 48 yard run -- the Saints are at the Chicago 28 yard line.  

1/10 - Brees - Colston -- 10 more and the Saints have a first down at the 18.

1/10 - Brees - Jed Collins -- 10 more - and now it is a first and goal at the 8 yard line.

1/goal - Brees to Sproles, Sproles picking his way all the way to the 1 yard line.

2/goal -- Ingram.....just short, Ingram at the goal line.  Third and goal.  

3/goal - Play action -- Brees - Colston -- End zone --- Incomplete, batted away.  

4th and goal.  Down 9, gotta go and they will.  4th and inches.  

4/goal -- Mark Ingram - disappears into the line -- Ingram.....HE IS SHORT - MARK INGRAM STOPPED AT THE GOAL LINE AND THE BEARS WILL TAKE OVER!

That could be the dagger - a goal line stand by the Chicago Bears - they take over just outside of their own goal line with 9 minutes left and a 9 point lead - big, big stop by the Bear defense.

3 and out.  Saints will open at the Chicago 48, which is pretty good for the Saints, given their spot.  7 min left.  

The Saints get a first down, Breesn to Colston for 14 -- but it ends there -- and Hartley....misses....the FG, we now are under 5 to go - Chicago is up 19-10 and they start at their own 34.

3 and out including a Jonathan Vilma sack.  

Saints take over with 3 minutes left in the game, they need 2 scores.

Saints at the 31.  

1/10 - Brees is sacked for the 5th time, Tank Johnson gets him and the Saints have to stop the clock.

1/10 - Brees finds Kenny Stills, his first catch of the say - 26 yards and NO is across midfield.

1/10- Incomplete

2/10 - Brees in trouble - escapes, gets 2.  

3/8 - Incomplete

4th down with 2:23 left.  NO needs to find 2 scores.  

4/8 - Brees to Sproles, he makes his way for 11 yards, Saints stop the clock again, 2:11.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Brees to Stills -- 16 yards - that's a first down to the 16 yard line at the 2 minute warning.

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Short pass to Thomas, he's out of bounds after 2 yards and it's 4th and 8 with 90 seconds left.

4/8 - Incomplete

And that's it - Bears will run it out and Chicago moves into the field.

Final: Bears 19 Saints 10

5 sacks and the big Tillman intercepion are the difference here, Chicago with the big defensive effort and they will head to NE.  Just 14 first downs for the Bears in the win.

Grossman: 11 for 30, 212 yds, 1 TD

Brees: 18 for 34, 185 yds, 1 TD/1 INT

Jones: 19 carries, 95 yds

Ingram: 8 carries, 55 yds

Berrian: 3 catches, 60 yds, 1 TD

Colston: 5 catches, 53 yds

Jenkins: 2 sacks

Tillman: 6 tackles/INT

Player of the Game: Peanut Tillman

2022 North American Wrestler Draft Board (1-60)

 

Here's who is eligible.

1.  WWE/AEW/Impact rosters.  So, not Will Ospreay (who would be my top overall pick and I wouldn't need to think about it for more than 3 seconds) or Jay White or Zach Sabre or Dragon Lee or even Takeshita, while they've all had matches in 2022 with these promotions, they're not official roster members.  That does mean Sasha Banks, who is currently listed as suspended, for example.  

2. Wrestlers 35 and under.  I decided a way to make sense of this was an age restriction, 40 was the initial cut - but when you nudge it back to 35 it really draws a huge chunk of top guys away and that was appealing for these purposes.  I'm trying to factor in age, longterm health, thinking about this board as setting up a long term project and not "here's who I want to see on a wrestling card today" If your thought is "where is Obvious Workrate Guy X" he's probably older than 35.  

3. Initially, my thought was 30 slots for AEW, 20 for WWE, 10 for Impact, I wound up cutting Impact in half and giving all of those slots to AEW, I wasn't going to move beyond those ceilings/floors, if there's a misstep here its I don't sufficiently watch NXTUK, a better list shifts the last 5 AEW names over to NXTUK, feel free to do that.  

4. I'm not really doing a settled 1-60 ranking, I'm going to do this in tiers.  Let's do quartiles.  The wrestlers are not really ranked in those tiers, I'll take a swing at doing at ordering, but honestly, if you draft the 11th wrestler in tier 1 5th overall, I'm not really complaining.  Except for Ospreay, who is clearly first, but not eligible.  

5. This isn't just a workrate list; sometimes I just talk about workrate as it's the thing I most value, but I'm considering all the qualities I might value in a wrestler were I booking a territory.  I don't know if Paige VanZant will ever have a good wrestling match, but given her level of name recognition, she's one of the 35 AEW wrestlers to make this list, really as a lottery ticket.  Balancing multiple factors here, all the ones you'd assume, I weigh work more heavily than most, but I'm not a single issue voter.  

6. My last cut was Logan Paul.  

TIER ONE 

1. Adam Cole (33-AEW)

2. Pac (35-AEW)

3. Ricochet (33-WWE)

4. Fenix (31-AEW)

5. Walter (34-WWE)

6. Sasha Banks (30-WWE)

7. MJF (26-AEW)

8. Kyle O'Reilly (35-AEW)

9. Becky Lynch (35-WWE)

10. Adam Page (31-AEW)

11. Shane Strickland (31-AEW)

12. Sammy Guevara (29-AEW)

13. Bron Breakker (24-WWE)

14. Pete Dunne (28-WWE)

15. Cedric Alexander (32-WWE)

TIER TWO

1. Daniel Garcia (23-AEW)

2. Tyler Bate (25-WWE)

3. A-Kid (25-WWE)

4. Hook (23-AEW)

5. Apollo Crews (34-WWE)

6. Andrade (32-AEW)

7. Ilja Dragunov (28-WWE)

8. Josh Alexander (35-Impact)

9. Darby Allin (29-AEW)

10. Dante Martin (21-AEW)

11. Wardlow (34-AEW)

12. Mike Bailey (32-Impact)

13. Powerhouse Hobbs (31-AEW)

14. Ricky Starks (32-AEW)

15. Io Shirai (32-WWE)

TIER THREE

1. Rhea Ripley (25-WWE)

2. Ronda Rousey (35-WWE)

3. Bianca Belair (33-WWE)

4. Britt Baker (31-AEW)

5. Jungle Boy (25-AEW)

6. Montez Ford (32-WWE)

7. Jordan Devlin (32-WWE)

8. Lee Moriarity (27-AEW)

9. Wheeler Yuta (25-AEW)

10. Toni Storm (26-AEW)

11. Jonathan Gresham (34-AEW)

12. Buddy Matthews (33-AEW)

13. Cash Wheeler (35-AEW)

14. Ortiz (31-AEW)

15. Santana (31-AEW)

TIER FOUR:

1. Gable Steveson (22-WWE)

2. Carmelo Hayes (27-WWE)

3. Cameron Grimes (28-WWE)

4. Rush (33-AEW)

5. Chris Bey (26-Impact)

6. Ace Austin (25-Impact)

7. Trey Miguel (27-Impact)

8. Paige VanZant (28-AEW)

9. Brody King (35-AEW)

10. Trent Beretta (35-AEW)

11. John Silver (31-AEW)

12. Ethan Page (32-AEW)

13. Max Castor (32-AEW)

14. Riho (25-AEW)

15. Jade Cargill (30-AEW)

July 2022 Athlete of the Month

 

Aaron Judge.  Runners-up: Shohei Ohtani, Sabrina Ionescu, Novak Djokovic

2022 had reached the back half - here are the current nominees for Athlete of the Year.

January-Cooper Kupp

February-Aaron Donald

March-Aliyah Boston

April-Auston Matthews

May-Connor McDavid 

June - Steph Curry

July - Aaron Judge

Summer Slam is Saturday (plus every Summer Slam match in history ranked)

 

Vince McMahon has been a significant net negative on the WWE product for years.  Years.  His deletion is a benefit to the product.

I'm of the belief, as expressed many times in these quarterly previews, that the top end of Hunter's NXT was the top end of anything in the history of promotion and some of the best stuff ever produced in North American wrestling.  His ascendancy to the head of creative is a benefit to the product.

In terms of organizational health - the template would appear to be Fox News, they cut Roger Ailes out, weathered the storm, and continued their assault on democracy.  The distinction is Ailes didn't leave with voting control; I think we know how these me too stories go, the next step is video, and faces/voices telling stories and building a body count.  It seems unlikely "Vince doesn't work here anymore" will be sufficient when he still owns a controlling voting share.  How much of that also taints all of the McMahons (including Hunter) is an open question and one most likely disposed of by a sale; if it's 2025 and there are no McMahons anywhere near WWE I don't think that would surprise.

Nonetheless, I'm optimistic about the product, more than I've been in years; even if we don't see, I don't know, Gargano show up Monday and he and Ciampa take the tag belts, whatever incremental changes are made are very likely to be to the good.  

With some unexpected intrigue to what has been a static product, here's the card for Summer Slam 2022:

1. WWE UNDISPUTED UNIVERSAL TITLE: ROMAN REIGNS v. BROCK LESNAR

2. RAW WOMEN'S TITLE: BIANCA BELAIR v. BECKY LYNCH

3. SMACKDOWN WOMEN'S TITLE: LIV MORGAN v. RONDA ROUSEY

4. WWE UNDISPUTED TAG TITLES: USOS v. STREET PROFITS

5. US TITLE: BOBBY LASHLEY v. THEORY

6. SETH ROLLINS v. RIDDLE

7. MYSTERIOS (Rey/Dom) v. JUDGMENT DAY (Balor/Priest)

8. HAPPY CORBIN v. PAT McAFEE

9. THE MIZ v. LOGAN PAUL

I believe in a monster push; as a booking philosophy, I think you pick guys who you want to be top guys, you get behind them hard, and everyone else feeds that machine. There is no push, post-Hogan, approaching this Reigns push.  He is positioned above the promotion; and, by and large, I think that's been a good decision.  The matches are good - he's not Ricochet, but the matches are good; Reigns is over with live crowds; is appears he's moving mechandise, there's not really evidence he particularly impacts business, but he has a star aura and that's hard to capture.  If he beats Brock again - it's challenging to see where Brock goes from there and my guess is, especially right now, they'd be willing to sacrifice a % of the Reigns invincibility to get another match out of this program.  

(Really fun spectacle, points to whomever the agent was who laid out the match, 4 stars, 23 minutes, Reigns rolls on)

Were I stepping into creative, I'd immediately see 3 needs in the upper women's division (1) Turn Becky - Becky's gotten to do the heel run that she apparently wanted to do, this is a promotion that struggles to build babyfaces, Becky was way, way over as a babyface, they gave that up apparently at her request.  It's time to move away from that; a heel Charlotte return could help facilitate that (2) Turn Rousey - this Rousey run has not worked, her in ring has to receive part of the blame, but fundamentally, Rousey has never been booked correctly; she's Brock Lesnar, or should have been, a largely no selling shoot punching, ass kicking machine.  Instead of that, they book her like she's Alexa Bliss.  If Rousey were to put Morgan over and then just beat the shit out of her (perhaps with the aid of Baszler...if Baszler were to join Rousey, get color on Liv Morgan, have her stretchered out, it would announce a real shift in the way Rousey is presented) and, most importantly (3) Get Banks back; I don't know that Banks was well served by being grouped with Naomi - Naomi is roster depth, Banks is a star - I am not on the high end of appreciation for any North American women's wrestling, but Banks pops, she would be my top women's babyface, I'd make her one of the faces of the promotion.  

(Looks like they did two of those things, Becky/Ronda appear to have both turned, titles were successfully defended, the RAW match was better but you can skip them both)

Usos/Profits was good last month (earlier this month? whenever that last show was) this is also likely to be good...given my thought that new creative might be incentivized to hang a loss on Reigns, I'd feel the same about the Usos - the Profits wouldn't be my choice (my choice, as I was kidding on the square earlier, would be that Gargano returns Monday, he and a suddenly babyfaced Ciampa take the belts). Hunter will have ideas about the product that aren't "let's keep everything the same" and the tag division may provide an opportunity to express that.

(Usos did keep, solid 3 1/2 star match, not as good as their prior match)

Another opportunity to express that is the Theory briefcase - Theory is green and that's kind; he just doesn't have anything at all right now such that the current "he's the new Cena" direction is warranted, given how many other choices are at their disposal for "young guy to get behind"

(Caveat - I didn't like Cena when he broke, I never particularly liked Cena, and still, today, right now, in the year of our Lord 2022, think his level of push was excessive, despite the business metrics in his favor, so that's my starting place with Theory; not only wouldn't I push him, I don't know that he'd have a spot in my promotion, given his level of work.  Do you want someone to have that slot?  When's Sammy Guevara's deal up?).  RAW was a tough night for Theory - it could be that Hunter might also think that push has been excessive (or it could be standard set up for him to slither his way through to a PPV win....he also does have the briefcase, and there's probably someone in the writers room who will push that he should come out of Summer Slam with the big belt and that person should be fired)

I think Rollins goes over Riddle - I think Hunter likes Rollins, I think his placement at the end of RAW, with the announce daring to suggest it might be an open question if he was on Reigns's level, is suggestive he's staying at the upper card.  This should be the best match of the night.

(Edit - and it's been scratched.  Bring back Vince!)

At some point, Dom turns on his dad and joins Balor's group, let's say it happens this weekend.  I'm all for anything involving Balor.  

(Babyfaces went over in a skippable match)

McAfee and Paul aren't actually wrestlers (and Corbin and Miz are both not particularly good wrestlers) so my interest in the remaining matches is minimal. However...they are both athletes, and to be fair, both have obvious in ring value.  McAfee's been good in each program; Paul, were they to lean in to his obvious - and I mean obvious - need to be a heel, definitely has something.  Apparently he has a desire to be a babyface, he should abandon that preference.  Both those guys are likely to win here.

(The McAfee match was as expected, the Logan Paul match was on the high end of its possible outcomes, second best match of the show, dude might turn out good)

That's the show - on its own merits, it's good (I mean, in context it's good; there won't be match as good as Briscoes/FTR, there isn't a build as good as the Flair last match build, if Danielson/Garcia on free TV Wednesday is the best match this week, that wouldn't shock - so we're grading on a WWE curve) Riddle/Rollins, Lynch/Belair, the tag match are all likely good, the main event is a big match that also might be good.  Given the context, right now, you don't skip WWE, a promotion that has been coasting for awhile might move into a sprint in a different direction and that's an appealing possibility.

(Watch the main event, the rest of it, you can let go)

Every Summer Slam match is ranked here.  Through 2021.  Times are approx.  Ratings are mine.  Could I be missing some? Yup.

1.       1994 WWF Title Cage: Bret Hart d. Owen Hart 32 min 4 ¾
2.       1992 IC Davey Boy Smith d. Bret Hart 25 min 4 ¾
3.       2000 Tags: TLC: Edge/Christian d. Hardys d. Dudleys 15 min 4 ½
4.       1995 IC Ladder: Shawn Michaels d. Razor Ramon 25min 4 ½
5.       2013 No DQ: Brock Lesnar d. CM Punk 25min 4 1/4
6.       2016 AJ Styles d. John Cena 23 min 4 1/4
7.       2017 Universal: Brock Lesnar d. Samoa Joe/Roman Reigns/Braun Strowman 21 min 4 1/4
8.       1991 IC: Bret Hart d. Mr. Perfect 18 min 4 ¼
9.       2009 WWE Title TLC: CM Punk d. Jeff Hardy 21:30 4 ¼
10.       2013 WWE Title Daniel Bryan d. John Cena 27 min 4 1/4
11.     2011 World Title No Holds Barred: Christian d. Randy Orton 23:30 4 ¼

12.       1996 WWF Title: Shawn Michaels d. Vader 22 min 4
13.       2002 Nonsanctioned: Shawn Michaels d. HHH 27:30 4
14.       2019 Universal Title: Seth Rollins d. Brock Lesnar 13:30 4
15.       2016 Universal Title: Finn Balor d. Seth Rollins 19 min 4

16.       2021 Edge d. Seth Rollins 21 min 4
17.       2000 2/3 Falls Chris Benoit d. Chris Jericho 13 min 4
18.       2008 HIAC: Undertaker d. Edge 26 min 4
19.       2018 Miz d. Daniel Bryan 23:30 4
20.       2011 WWF Title: CM Punk d. John Cena 24 min 4
21        2014 WWF Title: Brock Lesnar d. John Cena 16:30 4
22.       1989 Brainbusters d. Hart Foundation 16 min 4
23.       2018 WWE Title: Samoa Joe d. AJ Styles (DQ) 23 min 4
   
24.   2004: World: Randy Orton d. Chris Benoit 20 min 3 ¾
25.   1998 IC Ladder: HHH d. Rock 26 min 3 ¾
26.   2017 RAW Tags: Rollins/Ambrose d. Sheamus/Cesaro 19 min 3 3/4
27.   2001 WWF Title: Kurt Angle d. Steve Austin 22:30 3 ¾
28.   2003 WWF Title Kurt Angle d. Brock Lesnar 21 min 3 ¾
29.  2015 WWF Title: Seth Rollins d. John Cena 19 min 3 3/4
30.  2015 Kevin Owens d. Cesaro 14:30 min 3 3/4
31.   2012 Brock Lesnar d. HHH 18:30 3 ¾
32.   1999 WWF Title: Mankind d. Steve Austin/HHH 16:30 3 ¾
33.   2010 Team WWE d. Team Nexus 35:30 3 ¾
34.   1989 Rick Martel/Rougeaus d. Rockers/Tito Santana 15 min 3 ¾

35.   2004 Kurt Angle d. Eddie Guerrero 3 ½
36.   2001 Hardcore Ladder: RVD d. Jeff Hardy 16:30 3 ½
37.   2002 IC: RVD d. Chris Benoit 16:30 3 ½
38. 2016 Brock Lesnar d. Randy Orton 11min 3 1/2
39. 2017 US: AJ Styles d. Kevin Owens 16 min 3 1/2
40.   2018 IC: Seth Rollins d. Dolph Ziggler 22 min  3 1/2
41.   1997 IC: Steve Austin d. Owen Hart 16 min 3 ½
42.   1998 Lion’s Den: Ken Shamrock d. Owen Hart 9 min 3 ½

43.   2020 RAW Women: Asuka d. Banks 11:30, 3 1/2 
44.   2012 Chris Jericho d. Dolph Ziggler 13 min 3 ½
45.   2009 IC: Rey Mysterio d. Dolph Ziggler 12:30 min 3 ½
46.   1997 WWF Title: Bret Hart d. Undertaker 28 min 3 ½
47.  2015 Undertaker d. Brock Lesnar 17 min 3 1/2
48.   1990 Tags: Hart Foundation d. Demolition 15:30 3 ½
49.   1992 Ultimate Warrior d. Randy Savage 26 min 3 ½
50.   1997 Cage: Mankind d. HHH 16 min 3 ½
51.  2013 World: Alberto del Rio d. Christian 12:30 3 1/2
52.   2003 Eddie Guerrero d. Chris Benoit/Tajiri/Rhyno 10:30 3 ½
53.   2009 DX d. Cody Rhodes/Ted Dibiase, Jr. 20 min 3 ½
54.   1993 Tatanka/Smoking Gunns d. Bam Bam Bigelow/Headshrinkers 11 min 3 ½
55.   1988 British Bulldogs draw Rougeaus 20 min. 3 ½
56.   1996 Boiler Room Brawl Mankind d. Undertaker 27 min 3 ½

57.   2005 Ladder: Rey Mysterio d. Eddie Guerrero 20:30 3 ¼

58.   2021 Universal Title: Roman Reigns d. Johns Cena 23 min 3 1/4
59. 2014 Bray Wyatt d. Chris Jericho 13 min 3 1/4
60.   2002: Edge d. Eddy Guerrero 12 min 3 ¼
61.   2011 Wade Barrett d. Daniel Bryan 11:30 3 ¼
62.   1995 Hakushi d. 123 Kid 9 min 3 ¼
63.   2015 Roman Reigns/Dean Ambrose d. Bray Wyatt/Luke Harper 11 min 3 1/4
64.   2019: Charlotte Flair d. Trish Stratus 16:30 3 1/4
65.   2019 US Title: AJ Styles d. Ricochet 13 min 3 1/4
66.   1999 Test d. Shane McMahon 12 min 3 ¼
67.   1998 Hair: 123 Kid d. Jeff Jarrett 11 min 3 ¼
68.   1998 WWF Title: Steve Austin d. Undertaker 21 min 3 ¼
69.   2000 WWF Title: Rock d. Kurt Angle/HHH 20 min 3 ¼

70.   2020 WWF Title: Drew McIntyre d. Randy Orton 20:30 3 1/4 
71.   2006 WWF Title Edge d. John Cena 15:30 3 ¼
72.   2018 Smackdown Tags: New Day d. Bludgeon Brothers (DQ) 9:30 3 1/4
73.   2010 RAW Title: Randy Orton d. Sheamus 19 min 3 ¼
74.  2015 Sheamus d. Randy Orton 12 min 3 1/4
75.   1993 Tags: Steiners d. Heavenly Bodies 9:30 3 ¼
76.   1989 IC Title: Ultimate Warrior d. Rick Rude 16 min 3 ¼

77.   2002 Kurt Angle d. Rey Mysterio 9 min 3

79.   2021 RAW Women's Title: Charlotte Flair d. Nikki/Rhea Ripley 13 min 3 
80.   2001 IC: Edge d. Lance Storm 11 min 3
81.   2001 Jr: XPac d. Tajiri 7 min 3
82. 2014 Seth Rollins d. Dean Ambrose 11 min 3
83. 2016 WWF Title: Dean Ambrose d. Dolph Ziggler 15 min 3
84.   2006 I Quit: Ric Flair d. Mick Foley 13 min 3
85.   2001 WCW Title: Rock d. Booker T 15 min 3
86.   2005 WWF Title John Cena d. Chris Jericho 15 min 3
87.   1988 Tags: Demolition d. Hart Foundation 10 min 3
88.   1994 IC: Razor Ramon d. Diesel 15 min 3
89.   2002 WWF Title: Brock Lesnar d. Rock 16:30 3
90    2018 US Title: Shinsuke Nakamura d. Jeff Hardy  10:30  3
91.   2004 Dudleys d. Rey Mysterio/Paul London/Billy Kidman 8 min 3
92.   2011 Rey Mysterio/John Morrison/Kofi Kingston d. Miz/R Truth/Alberto del Rio 9:30 3

93.   2020 Smackdown Women: Bayley d, Asuka 11:30 3
94.   2019 RAW Women: Becky Lynch v. Natty Neidhart 12:30 3

95.   2021 US Title: Damian Priest d. Sheamus 14 min 3
96.   1993 Bret Hart d. Doink 10 min 3
97.   2007 Rey Mysterio d. Chavo Guerrero 12 min 3
98.   2008 MVP d. Jeff Hardy 10 min 3
99.   1996 Owen Hart d. Savio Vega 13:30 3
100.   2008 World CM Punk d. JBL 11 min 3
101.   2012 World: Sheamus d. Alberto del Rio 11:30 3
102.   1995 Bret Hart d. Isaac Yankem 16 min 3
103.   2012 IC: Miz d. Rey Mysterio 9 min 3
104.  2016 Owens/Jericho d. Cass/Enzo 12 min 3
105.   1992 Shawn Michaels draw Rick Martel 8 min 3
106.   1991 Virgil d. Ted DiBiase 13 min 3
107.   2007 WWF: John Cena d. Randy Orton 21 min 3
108.   2014 Roman Reigns d. Randy Orton 16:30 3
109.   2008 Batista d. John Cena 13:30 3
110.   2003 Elimination Chamber 19 min 3
111.   1999 Tag Team Gauntlet 16:30 3

112.   1997 Davey Boy Smith d. Ken Shamrock 7:30
113.   1999 Lion’s Den: Ken Shamrock d. Steve Blackman 9 min
114.   2000 Hardcore: Shane McMahon d. Steve Blackman 10 min
115.   2007 ECW: John Morrison d. CM Punk 7 min
116.   2014 IC: Dolph Ziggler d. Miz 8 min
117.   2016 Women: Charlotte d. Sasha 14 min
118.   2005 Randy Orton d. Undertaker 17 min
119.   2004 IC: Edge d. Chris Jericho/Batista 8:30 min
120.   2001 Chris Jericho d. Rhyno 12:30
121.   1994 Women: Alundra Blayze d. Bull Nakano 8 min
122.   1999 IC/Euro: Jeff Jarrett d. DLo Brown 7:30
123.   1993 Razor Ramon d. Ted DiBiase 7:30
124.   1996 Goldust d. Marc Mero 11 min
125.   1998 Euro: DLo Brown d. Val Venis 15:30
126.   2005 Edge d. Matt Hardy 5 min
127.   2018 Universal Title: Roman Reigns d. Brock Lesnar 6:30
128.   2012 WWF Title: CM Punk d. John Cena/Big Show 14:30
129.   2019: WWE Title: Kofi Kingston draw Randy Orton 16:30
130.   2006 Chavo Guerrero d. Rey Mysterio 11 min
131.   2012 Daniel Bryan d. Kane 8 min
132.   2017 Finn Balor d. Bray Wyatt 10:30

133.   2021 Smackdown Tags: Usos d. Mysterios 11 min
134.   2015 Tags: New Day d.. Prime Time Players/Los Matadores/Lucha Dragons 10 min
135.  2014 Rusev d. Jack Swagger 9 min
136.   2002: Ric Flair d. Chris Jericho 10:30
137.   2004  HHH d. Eugene 14 min
138.   2010: Smackdown Title: Kane d. Rey Mysterio 12:30
139.   2003: Kane d. RVD 12:30

140.   2021: RAW Tags: Randy Orton/Matt Riddle d. AJ Styles/Amos 7 min
141.   2005 Kurt Angle d. Eugene 5 min
142.   2007 IC: Umaga d. Carlito/Ken Kennedy 7:30
143.   1989 Hulk Hogan/Brutus Beefcake d. Randy Savage/Zeus 15 min
144.   1988 Hulk Hogan/Randy Savage d. Ted DiBiase/Andre the Giant 14:30 min
145.   1990 Power&Glory d. Rockers 6 min

146    2020 RAW Tag Titles: Street Profits d. Andrade/Garza 8:30 min
147.   2019 Goldberg d. Dolph Ziggler 2 min
148.   2018 RAW Women's Title: Ronda Rousey d. Alexa Bliss 4:30
149.    2011 Mark Henry d. Sheamus 9:30
150.    2007 Kane d. Fit Finlay 9 min
151.    1999 Hardcore: Al Snow d. Boss Man 7:30
152.     1999 Rock d. Billy Gunn 10 min
153     2019 Kevin Owens v. Shane McMahon 9:30
154.    2018 Smackdown Women's Title: Charlotte Flair d. Becky Lynch/Carmella 14:30
155.    1993 WWF Title: Lex Luger d. Yokozuna 18 min
156.    1991 Ricky Steamboat/Davey Boy Smith/Kerry von Erich d. Warlord/Power&Glory 10:30

157:    2020 Seth Rollins d. Dom Mysterio 22:30

158.     2005 Hulk Hogan d. Shawn Michaels 21:30

159.    1993 Shawn Michaels d. Mr. Perfect 11:30
160.    2009 Tags: Chris Jericho/Big Show d. Cryme Tyme 9:30
161.    2012 Tags: R-Truth/Kofi Kingston d. PTP 7 min
162.    2009 WWF Title Randy Orton d. John Cena 21 min
163.    2013 Cody Rhodes d. Damien Sandow 6:30
164                         2017 WWF Title: Jinder Mahal d. Shinsuke Nakamura 11:30
165.                        2008 WWF Title HHH d. Khali 9:30
166.                        2007 Booker T d. HHH 8 min
167.                        2006 DX d. Vince McMahon/Shane McMahon 13 min
168.                        2006 World Batista d. Booker 10:30
169.                        2004 JBL d. Undertaker 17:30 min
170.                        2005 World: Batista d. JBL 9 min
171.                        2002 Un-Americans d. Goldust/Booker T 9:30
172.                        1999 Tags: Undertaker/Big Show d. XPac/Kane 12 min
173.                        2001 Tags: Undertaker/Kane d. DDP/Kanyon 10 min
174.                        2006 ECW Title: Big Show d. Sabu 8:30
175.                        2009 MVP d. Jack Swagger 6 min
176.                        2015 IC: Ryback d. Miz/Show 5:30 min
177.                        1995 Barry Horowitz d. Skip 11:30
178.                        1991 Big Boss Man d. Jacques Rougeau 9:30
179.                        2001 Dudleys/Test d. APA/Spike Dudley 7 min
180.                        2013 Ring of Fire: Bray Wyatt d. Kane 7:30
181.                        1997 LOD d. Godwinns 10 min
182.                        1988 Powers of Pain d. Bolsheviks 5:30
183.                        1994 Bam Bam Bigelow/IRS d. Headshrinkers 7 min
184.                        1993 Jerry Lawler d. Bret Hart 6:30
185.                        2004 Kane d. Matt Hardy 6 min
186.                        1996 Smoking Gunns d. Bodydonnas d. New Rockers d. Godwinns 12 min
187.                        2015 Neville/Stephen Amell d. Stardust/Wade Barrett 7:30 min
188.                        2014 Women: Paige d. AJ Lee 5 min
189                         2017 Smackdown Women: Natty d. Naomi 11 min
190.                        2017 RAW Women: Sasha Banks d. Alexa Bliss 13:30
191.                        2019 Smackdown Women: Bayley d. Moon 10 min
192.                        1989 Ted DiBiase d. Jimmy Snuka 6:30
193.                        1990 IC: Kerry von Erich d. Mr. Perfect 5 min
194.                        1993 IRS d. 123 Kid 6 min
195.                        1990 Hulk Hogan d. Earthquake 13 min
196.                        1990 WWF Title Cage Match: Ultimate Warrior d. Rick Rude 10 min
197.                        2017 John Cena d. Baron Corbin 10 min
198.                        1991 Tags: Street Fight: LOD d. Nasty Boys 6:30
199.                        1991 Hulk Hogan/Ultimate Warrior d. Sgt. Slaughter/Mustafa/Adnan 12:30
200.                        1995 HHH d. Sparky Plugg 7 min
201.                        2010 IC Dolph Ziggler no contest Kofi Kingston  7 min
202.                        2015 Dolph Ziggler no contest Rusev 11 min
203.                        1997 Boriquas d. DOA 9 min
204.                        2003 Tags: LaResistance d. Dudley Boys 8 min
205.                        1998 Tags: New Age Outlaws d. Mankind 5 min
206.                        2000 IC: Eddy Guerrero/Chyna d. Val Venis/Trish Stratus 7 min
207.                        2011 Women: Kelly Kelly d. Beth Phoenix 6:30
208.                        2000 XPac d. Road Dogg 4:30
209.                        2016 IC: Miz d. Apollo Crews 5:30
210.                        2004 John Cena d. Booker T 6 min
211.                        2003 Undertaker d. A-Train 9 min
212.                        2002 Undertaker d. Test 8 min

213.                        2020 Mandy Rose d. Sonya Deville 10 min
214.                        2019 The Fiend d. Finn Balor 3:30

215.                        2021 WWE Title: Bobby Lashley d. Goldberg 7 min
216.                        2014 Stephanie McMahon d. Brie Bella 10 min
217.                        2010 Big Show d. CM Punk/Luke Gallows/Joey Mercury 6:30
218.                       2015 Team PCB d. Team Bella d. Team BAD 15 min
219.                        1989 Mr. Perfect d. Red Rooster 3:30
220.                        2013 Dolph Ziggler/Kaitlyn d. Big E Langston/AJ Lee
221.                        1988 Big Boss Man d. Koko B. Ware 6 min
222.                        1990 Jake Roberts d. Bad News Brown 4:30
223.                        1990 Warlord d. Tito Santana 5:30
224.                        1993 Ludwig Borga d. Marty Janetty 5 min
225.                        1996 Sid d. Davey Boy Smith 6 min
226                        2000 Jerry Lawler d. Tazz 4:30
227.                        2000 RTC d. Rikishi/Too Cool 5 min
228.                        1992 Tags: Natural Disasters d. Beverly Brothers 10:30
229.                        1992 LOD d. Money Inc  15 min
230.                        1991 IRS d. Greg Valentine 4 min
231.                        2018 Braun Strowman d. Kevin Owens 2 min
232.                        2018 Finn Balor d. Baron Corbin 90 sec
233.                        1990 Randy Savage d. Dusty Rhodes 2 min
234                         2016 US: Rusev NC. Roman Reigns 0 sec.
235.                        2005 US: Chris Benoit d. Orlando Jordan 30 sec
236.                        1988 IC Title: Ultimate Warrior d. Honky Tonk Man :30
237.                        2009 ECW Christian d. William Regal :30
238.                        2017 Randy Orton d. Rusev :30

239.                        2021: Smackdown Womens Title: Becky Lynch d. Bianca Belair :30
240.                        2011 WWF Title: Alberto del Rio d. CM Punk :30
241.                        2008 ECW Matt Hardy d. Mark Henry :30
242.                        2013 WWF Title: Randy Orton d. Daniel Bryan :30
243.                        1992 Undertaker d. Kamala 3:30
244.                        1990 Hacksaw Duggan/Nikolai Volkoff d. Orient Express 3:30
245.                        1995 Smoking Gunns d. Blu Brothers 6 min
246.                        1992 Crush d. Repo Man 5:30
247.                        1988 Dino Bravo d. Don Muraco 5:30
248.                        1989 Hacksaw Duggan/Demolition d. Andre the Giant/Boss Man/Akeem 7:30
249.                        1998 Edge/Sable d. Marc Mero/Jacqueline 8:30

250.                         2020: Universal Title: Bray Wyatt d. Braun Strowman 12 min
251.                        2003 Shane McMahon d. Eric Bischoff 10:30
252.                        2006 Hulk Hogan d. Randy Orton 11 min

253.                        2021 Drew McIntyre d. Jinder Mahal 4:30
254.                        1989 Greg Valentine d. Hercules 3 min
255.                        1988 Rick Rude d. JYD 6:30
256.                        1992 Nailz d. Virgil 4 min
257.                        1997 Goldust d. Brian Pillman 7 min
258.                        1994 Tatanka d. Lex Luger 6 min
259.                        2009 Kane d. Khali 6 min
260.                        1988 Bad News Brown d. Ken Patera 6:30
261.                        1991 Natural Disasters d. Bushwackers 6:30
262.                        1998 Oddities d. Kaientai 10 min
263.                        2016: Tags: Anderson/Gallows d. New Day (DQ) 9 min
264.                        2008 IC/Women Santino/Beth Phoenix d. Kofi Kingston/Mickie James 5:30
265.                        2000 Undertaker no contest Kane 6 min
266.                        2016 Natalya/Nikki/Alexa d. Naomi/Carmella/Becky 11 min
267.                        1993 Undertaker d. Giant Gonzalez 8 min
268.                        1994 Jeff Jarrett d. Mabel 6 min
269.                        1989 Dusty Rhodes d. Honky Tonk Man 9:30
270.                        1988 Jake Roberts d. Hercules 10 min
271.                        1994 Undertaker d. Undertaker 9 min
272.                        1995 WWF Title: Diesel d. Mabel 9 min
273.                         2017 Cass d. Show 10:30
274.                         2013 Natalya d. Brie Bella 4 min
275.                        1995 Women: Bertha Faye d. Alundra Blayze 5 min
276.                        1999 Women: Ivory d. Tori 4 min
277.                        2000 Women: Kat d. Terri 3 min
278.                        2010 Women: Melina d. Alicia Fox 5:30
279.                        2007 World: Batista d. Khali 7 min
280.                        1996 Jerry Lawler d. Jake Roberts 4 min

281.                        1995 Undertaker d. Kamala 16:30
282.                        1990 Sherri d. Sapphire (forfeit)

283.                        2021 Alexa Bliss d. Eva Marie 4
284.                        2007 Diva Battle Royal 7 min
285.                        2004 Diva Dodge Ball 3 min

256 Team NFL Tournament: Region 7/Round 1: 2010 New England Patriots v. 1951 New York Giants

 '79 Chargers v. '80 Raiders

15. 1951 NEW YORK GIANTS at 2. 2010 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

2. 2010 NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Record: 14-2

Pythag: 12-4

Off: 1st

Def: 8th

1st AFC East

lost Jets Div Rnd 28-21

HC Bill Belichick 

Gillette Stadium: 45 degrees

Gil Santos/Gino Cappelletti

Offense

QB Tom Brady All Pro

RB BenJarvus Green Ellis 

WR Brandon Tate

WR Wes Welker

TE Aaron Hernandez

TE Rob Gronkowski

LT Matt Light

LG Logan Mankins All Pro

C Dan Koppen

RG Steve Neal

RT Sebastian Vollmer

Defense

LDE Vince Wilfork 

NT Gerald Warren 

RDE Ron Brace

LOLB Rob Ninkovich

LILB Jerod Mayo All Pro

RILB Brandon Spikes R

ROLB Jermaine Cunningham R

LCB Devin McCourty R

RCB Kyle Arrington

SS Patrick Chung

FS Brandon Meriweather 

K Stephen Gostkowski

P Zoltan Mesko

KR Brandon Tate

PR Julian Edelman

3 Patriots squads - 2006, 2007, 2014 have already advanced - this 2010 team had the best offense in football.  Brady's 33, All Pro, 37 scores and 4 picks (this game feels like an enormous mismatch) 25 year old BenJarvus Green Ellis ran for 13 scores. Rob Gronkowski is a 21 year old rookie, he had 10 TDs.  And 28 year old Logan Mankins is also an All Pro.  The defense is just okay, 24 year old Jerod Mayo was an All Pro, 23 year old rookie Devin McCourty had 7 picks.

15. 1951 NEW YORK GIANTS

Record: 9-2-1

Pythag: 9-3

Off: 6th

Def: 2nd

2nd NFL American

Did not make playoffs

HC Steve Owen

Offense

QB Charlie Conerly  (30 Ole Miss)

FB Eddie Price All Pro (26 Tulane)

RB Joe Scott  (25 USF)

RB Kyle Rote (23 SMU)

WR Bob McChesney (25 Hardin-Simmons)

WR Bob Wilkinson R (24 UCLA)

LT Tex Coulter (27 Army)

LG Joe Sulaitis (30 None)

C John Rapacz (27 Oklahoma)

RG Bill Murray (25 Purdue)

RT Herb Hannah - R (30 Alabama)

Defense

LDE Jim Duncan (26 Wake)

LDT Arnie Weinmeister All Pro (28 Wash)

MG Jon Baker (28 Cal)

RDT Ray Krouse R (24 Mary)

RDE Al DeRogatis All Pro (24 Duke)

LLB Ray Poole (30 Ole Miss)

RLB John Cannady (28 Indiana)

LDH Emlen Tunnell All Pro (26 Iowa)

RDH Harmon Rowe (28 USF)

LS Tom Landry (27 Texas)

RS Otto Schnellbacher All Pro (28 Kansas)

K Ray Poole (30 Ole Miss)

P Charlie Conerly (30 Ole Miss)

KR/PR Emlen Tunnell All Pro (26 Iowa)

The Giants look over their skis here - they're giving up 60 years to the Patriots and they didn't make the playoffs in 1951.  They did have the second best offense in the league; 30 year old Charlie Conerly had 11 scores and 22 picks, the defense is middling but does have 4 All Pros, 28 year old Arnie Weinmeister, 24 year old Al DeRogatis, 26 year old Emlen Tunnell, who had 4 kick returns for scores, 28 year old Otto Schnellbacher.  It would be a pretty good surprise if the Giants could hang with the Patriots today.  Let's go to Gillette for the kick.

1st Qtr

Patriots at the 27.

1/10 - Tom Brady hits BenJarvus Green Ellis in the flat -- breaks a tackle, 13 yards to the 40.

1/10 - BGE gets a carry, stopped at the line.

2/10 - Brady looking downfield -- Wes Welker --- Intercepted by Emlen Tunnel!  Tunnel picks off Brady - Tunnel will be tackled at the Patriots 39 yard line -- Emlen Tunnel intercepts Tom Brady and the Giants are into Patriot territory.

1/10 - Joe Scott for 4.

2/6 - Eddie Price picks it up and the Giants are at the NE 29.

The next 3 plays net 3 yards.....Poole hits the FG and it's 3-0.

Patriots at the 23.  

3 and out including an Arnie Weinmeister sack -- Pats to kick - Giants will start in good shape at their own 40.

1/10 - Price gets 11.

1/10 - Price stopped.  

2/10 - Price gets 15 -- Eddie Price getting some good yardage early on here and the Giants are again into NE territory.

The next 3 plays net 6 yards....this time Poole misses the FG and the Patriots regain possession at their own 35.

1/10 - Brady flips the ball to Danny Woodhead, he gets 9.

2/1 - Woodhead picks it up.

1/10 - Give to Woodhead - he busts it outside -- And Woodhead's got Open Field -- Danny Woodhead open Field -- Danny Woodhead will go 54 yards -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS 

Danny Woodhead runs 54 yards and.....Gostkowski misses the XP....so its 6-3 NE.  

Giants take over at the 28.

1/10 - Price again, 9 yards.

2/1 - Incomplete

3/1 - Price....picks up the first down.

1/10 - Charlie Conerly completes his first pass of the day - 5 yards to Bill Stribling.

2/5 - Joe Scott picks it up and the Giants are across midfield.

1/10 - Price gets 10 more -- Giants ground game effective in the first quarter.  

The next 2 plays net 5 yards, as the qtr ends NY has 3rd and 5 at the Patriot 34.

2nd Qtr: Patriots 6 Giants 3

A Tunnell pick set up the Giants to get some points; Woodhead countered with a huge TD run, Giants have a 3rd and 5 at the Pats 34.

They don't pick it up -- they go get a long Poole FG to tie the score.  

Pats at the 30.

1/10 BGE gets 6

2/4 - Brady goes downfield - Brandon Tate for 25 -- Patriots at the NY 39 yard line.

1/10 - Woodhead gets 1

2/9 - Fred Taylor's first carry....he's hit in the backfield by Al DeRogatis...Fumble - Fumble -- the Giants will take over at their own 44.  

1/10 - Incomplete

2/10 - Incomplete

3/10 - Conerly goes downfield -- Bob McChesney - 23 yards and it's a first down for the Giants at the NE 28 yard line.

1/10 - Price is Smacked by Vince Wilfork at the LOS -- fumble -- the Patriots force the fumble - the Patriots regain possession at their own 29 yard line.

1/10 - Taylor gets the ball again, 1 yard.

2/9 - Taylor again...No - it's a Reverse - to Brandon Tate -- Tate gets the edge -- Tate's got a step -- And Brandon Tate is Gonna Go -- Brandon Tate is Gonna Go -- 70 Yards to the House -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS -- Brandon Tate with the 70 yard TD run and New England 

goes up 13-6 with 8:34 remaining in the half.  Two huge TD runs for the Patriots in the first half.

Giants at the 18.  They get a first down on a 13 yard Price run -- but that's it -- and after the punt New England has good field position at their own 48.

3 and out.  Nice defensive stand by the Giants to get the ball right back - NY at their own 23, under 6 minutes left in the half.

1/10 - Price gets 1

2/9 - Price breaks one -- Price goes 45 yards -- Eddie Price to the Patriot 31.

1/10 - Scott gets 3.

2/7 - Conerly in trouble -- broken play - Conerly able to keep it alive -- Conerly Looks to the End Zone -- Joe Scott!  TOUCHDOWN GIANTS -- Joe Scott 28 yard strike from Charlie Conerly -- the Giants tie the score at 13.  

Patriots get the good kick return -- they will start at their own 40, 3:37 left in the half.

1/10 - Brady - over the middle to Gro -- Intercepted!  Otto Schnellbacher steps in front of Gronkowski and Intercepts Brady - its the Giants second interception of the half - the Giants are at the New England 38!

3 and out....Poole hits another long FG, Ray Poole with his third 40+ yard FG of the day and NY regains the lead.  

Patriots at the 35, just before the 2 minute warning.

1/10 BGE loses 2 yards.  2 minute mark.

2/12 - Brady picks it up - finds Welker for 13 on the sideline.  Pats at the 46. 

1/10 - Brady to Welker, 8 yards, Brady quickly to the line.  

2/2 - Give to Woodhead - he picks it up, Pats stop the clock here with a tick more than a minute left in the half, they are at the NY 41 yard line.

That's it  - the next 3 plays net 7 yards...and Gostkowski....Misses...the FG.  New York will run the ball a couple of times and go into the locker room with the 16-13 lead.

3rd Qtr: Giants 16 Patriots 13

Possible 15/2 upset alert - and if we said it's a widely outgunned New York Giants team who might be pulling it against the Patriots, that has a ring of familiarity.  3 Pats turnovers , 3 long NYG FG and New York has a 16-13 lead.

Giants start at the 37.

They get a first down, Conerly 14 yards to Stribling.  But that's all - and after a good Julian Edelman return, the Pats start at their own 35.

They also get a first down, 3 short runs - but have to punt.  Giants start at the 16, we're now halfway through the third.

2 first downs for NY - 14 yard Scott run, 8 yard reception by Stribling the big plays - but NY is still on their side of the field when they punt it back.

Pats at the 26.  3 and out.  

Tunnell the good return now for NY - and they start at their own 40.  

Just time for 2 plays before the half, two runs net 8 yards -- and we head to the 4th.

4th Qtr: Giants 16 Patriots 13

Strictly defense in the third - definitely a surprise that the best offense from 2010 just can't get anything going against a middling defense from 1951, but that's why the play the games.  Giants still with the 3 pt lead and a third down near midfield.

3/2 - Price picks up the first down, Giants at midfield.

But that's it - the Pats get a Jerod Mayo sack and NY is punting.  Patriots start at their own 6 yard line, trailing by a FG early 4th qtr.  

1/10 - BGE loses a couple.

2/13 - Sammy Morris's first carry, he gets back to the original line.  

3/10 - Brady finds Deion Branch - 26 yards Pats dig out of the hole.

1/10 - Woodhead stopped.

2/10 - Brady - Welk -- PICKED OFF -- EMLEN TUNNELL -- Tunnell is brought down at the 31 -- Emlen Tunnell with the third Giants interception of Tom Brady on the day - just an enormous effort by this Giants defense today - New York has the ball at the NE 31.

1/10 - Price - through the hole -- into the se-- PRICE IS GONNA GO!  Eddie Price is gonna go 31 yards -- into the House -- TOUCHDOWN GIANTS -- The pick, followed by the run -- the Giants go up...just 9, as they miss the XP, so it is a 9 point Giants lead, 22-13, a little more than 9 minutes left.

And it's gotta feel like a bad dream for Brady - they were enormous favorites in this 2/15 matchup - but with a little more than 9 minutes left, they are down 9 points.  

NE at the 25.

1/10 - Brady to BGE, 3 yards.  

2/7 - Draw, Taylor, just 2.  

3/5 - Brady to Kevin Faulk, he picks it up, Pats out to the 40 yard line.

But that's all.  And at 4th and 6...the Pats choose to punt -- and NY has the ball, and a 9 point lead, at their own 21.  Wow.  Wow.  Wow.  Wow.

1/10  Conerly play fake - finds Bob Wilkinson - 10 yards -- and the Pats are totally caught flat footed there - first down and the clock keeps ticking.  

1/10 - Price gets 5.  Tick, tick, tick.

2/5 - Price gets 3.  Big third down for NE.

3/2 - Kyle Rote picks it up - Giants are at their own 42.  Less than 4 minutes left - Pats need 2 scores -- this is done.  The Giants pull the 15/2 upset, it's a shocker.  

New England burns all 3 timeouts, they force the punt - the Pats get the ball back just before the two minute warning -- Brady throws a near inconceivable 4th pick, to Schnellbacher, and that's how the game ends.  

Final: Giants 22 Patriots 13

What a way to end Region 7 - the biggest upset to date, and it's a Giants team beating a Patriots team.  4 Brady picks - 4 Brady picks and the Patriots go home.  Just 10 first downs for the top offense from 2010.  Stunning.

Conerly: 8 for 23, 107 yds, 1 TD

Brady: 8 for 19, 104 yds, 4 INT

Price: 31 carries, 211 yds, 1 TD

Woodhead: 7 carries, 65 yds, 1 TD

Scott: 2 catches, 43 yds, 1 TD

Tate: 2 catches, 31 yds, 1 carry, 70 yds, 1 TD

Mayo: 15 tackles

Tunnell/Schnellbacher: 2 INT

Player of the Game: Eddie Price

That wraps up round 1 for region 7.  When we come back...

1975 Steelers v. 1968 Jets

1967 Rams v. 1996 49ers

1961 Packers v. 2005 Seahawks

1979 Chargers v. 1951 Giants