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There is another factor that, at least for me, limits my distress. The Pats' Super Bowl opponents are, for the most part, unfamiliar to me—at least as opponents. The Pats have now played in six Super Bowls against, rather remarkably, six different teams, and I felt precious little antipathy toward any of them, let alone a serious grudge. Far better, from a fan's perspective, to experience what the Patriots went through to reach their first Super Bowl, defeating the three AFC rivals that, at that time, the fans here hated the most: the Jets, the Raiders and the Dolphins. That was sweet, and getting stomped in Super Bowl XX by Da Bears did nothing to diminish my joy.
The Giants might have been a little different, hailing as they do (or don't, depending on your perspective) from New York. Still, it's hard to work up too much distaste for a team that, barring Super Bowl encounters, will next play the Pats in 2011. By then, even this monumental Super Bowl victory will be little more than a footnote. Hell, by next week I expect to be complaining far more about my Thursday ordeal than last Sunday's disappointment.
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