Dude, why so defensive on every Pat's post. He's only asking what the line would have been.
The look ahead line I saw was NYG -2 over Balt. But then the look ahead for the Pats was -4.5 against NY, and it ended up opening at either -3 or -3.5
My guess is the Giants/Balt line would have been about NYG -1 or -1.5 , and who knows where it would have gone. Maybe pk?
And in my opinion, that Evans "catch" was in no way a catch. Should he have caught it? Maybe. But have to give the defender credit for getting his hand in there and making a play. And "in days gone by?" If the Calvin Johnson catch from a couple years back wasn't a catch, there's no way the Evans one was. Just my opinion. Close call I guess, but to me the foot came down and ball came out at exactly the same time. No catch.
The look ahead line I saw for NE vs SF was NE -7.Doesn't the booth look at everything within two minutes? I'm sure they would've buzzed down to the field if they thought it was worth a review. IMO, he didn't complete the process of the catch, and I give a little credit to the defender for getting his hand in there. I know people are claiming he dropped it. He didn't. If Moore wasn't there Baltimore wins the AFC.
The key phrase is, "...in days gone bye." Ini the Super Bowl between Dallas and Denver, Golden Richards caught a pass in the end zone where he laid out, caught it for an instant, rolled over, stood up-without the ball-and it was ruled a TD. Once you had possession and were in the end zone, that was it. Like it or not, that's not the rule anymore.
don't waste your time
How many times are we going to see the argument that Lee Evans caught that ball for a TD? The rule is you have to have both feet down in bounds with clear possesion of the football. Moore clearly hits the ball right as Evans is bringing the 2nd foot down, but the ball is moving before his foot gets down. It was an incomplete pass and the right call and even if it had gone to review the call would not have changed. That was not a TD catch.
As for the line if the Ravens had made the SuperBowl, I believe the Ravens would have been the favorite, at least for the opening line. I give the Giants full credit for winning the SB, but people seem to forget this was a 9-7 team. Yes, the dominated the Falcons in the Wildcard, beat the Packers when the Packers had an off day and got really lucky to beat the 49ers when they got points off 2 muffed punts by SF. The Giants are also a team that may have beaten NE and GB in the regular season, but they are also the team that got beat up by NO in a 25 point loss, were beaten by SF, lost a game to Seattle (at home even) and also lost to the Redskins twice.
The Giants were not the class of the NFL this year. They were a good team that got hot when it mattered most and made the most of their opportunities. Good for them but let's not get carried away here about how good they actually are.
As for the line if the Ravens had made the SuperBowl, I believe the Ravens would have been the favorite, at least for the opening line. I give the Giants full credit for winning the SB, but people seem to forget this was a 9-7 team. Yes, the dominated the Falcons in the Wildcard, beat the Packers when the Packers had an off day and got really lucky to beat the 49ers when they got points off 2 muffed punts by SF. The Giants are also a team that may have beaten NE and GB in the regular season, but they are also the team that got beat up by NO in a 25 point loss, were beaten by SF, lost a game to Seattle (at home even) and also lost to the Redskins twice.
The Giants were not the class of the NFL this year. They were a good team that got hot when it mattered most and made the most of their opportunities. Good for them but let's not get carried away here about how good they actually are.
You could not be more on point with any of this. In the old days, the best team in the league usually won the Super Bowl, but times have changed signficiantly. It was a tale of 10 billion seasons for the Giants in 2011. Fortunately for them, the 10 billionth turned out to be their best.
As for the Lee Evans issue, I feel badly for anyone that watches that video and comes away from it believing he caught that ball. There is a very good reason the booth didn't buzz down to the officials for a review after that play.
