Lets turn our attention now to another important matter to warm our hearts after the listless game yesterday.

The enormous likelihood of the Giants choking away the season in the playoffs.

Lets review the performance of uber-dominant teams of the past 14 years, shall we?  By this, I mean teams that went 13-3 or better.

Choke jobs:

1995 - Chiefs, 13-3, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #1 seed

1996 - Broncos, 13-3, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #1 seed

1997 - 49ers, 13-3, lose NFC Championship Game at home as #1 seed, again

1997 - Chiefs, 13-3, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #1 seed, again

1997 - Packers, 13-3, choke away the season in the Super Bowl as #2 seed, NFC team losing to the AFC for the first time since 1983.

1998 - Vikings, 15-1, lose NFC Championship Game at home as #1 seed

1999 - Jaguars, 14-2, lose AFC Championship Game at home as #1 seed

1999 - Colts, 13-3, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #2 seed

2000 - Titans, 13-3, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #1 seed

2001 - Bears, 13-3, choke away the season in the Divisionals as the #2 seed

2001 - Steelers, 13-3, lose AFC Championship Game at home as #1 seed

2001 - Rams, 14-2, choke away the season in the Super Bowl as #1 seed

2003 - Chiefs, 13-3, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #2 seed, again

2004 - Steelers, 15-1, lose AFC Championship Game at home as #1 seed

2005 - Colts, 14-2, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #1 seed, again

2005 - Broncos, 13-3, lose AFC Championship Game at home as #2 seed

2005 - Seahawks, 13-3, choke away the season in the Super Bowl as #1 seed

2006 - Chargers, 14-2, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #1 seed

2006 - Bears, 13-3, choke away the season in the Super Bowl as #1 seed

2006 - Ravens, 13-3, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #2 seed

2007 - Colts, 13-3, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #2 seed, again

2007 - Cowboys, 13-3, choke away the season in the Divisionals as #1 seed

2007 - Packers, 13-3, lose NFC Championship Game at home as #2 seed

2007 - Patriots, 16-0, choke away perfection in the Super Bowl as #1 seed in the all time choke-job of the #1 NFL team of all time

Damn, that's quite a list!

Best team by record won:

1996 - Packers, 13-3, beat the Patriots, 11-5 in the Super Bowl

2003 - Patriots, 14-2, beat the Panthers, 11-5 in the Super Bowl

2004 - Patriots, 14-2, beat the Eagles, 13-3, in the Super Bowl

Right now, of course, the Titans are the best team by record.

Even match:

1998 - Falcons, 14-2, lose to the Broncos, 14-2, in the Super Bowl

1999 - Titans, 13-3, lose to the Rams, 13-3, in the Super Bowl

So:

13+ win teams are 2-15 since 2002 at winning the Super Bowl.

13+ win teams are 4-32 since 1995 at winning the Super Bowl.

13+ win teams choked 12 of 32 times in their first playoff game, and another 7 times as the home team in the Championship game, followed up by 5 teams with the better record choking in the Super Bowl.

Just 5 of the last 13 Super Bowls have been won by a dominant team that won at least 13 games.

From the time when the Packers were putting the finishing touches beating the Patsies in 1996, just 1 #1 NFC seed has brought home a championship, and that by just one yard.

Damn, I can hardly wait for the finger pointing!

I feel better already too.