2000 NFC Championship game:
1) We were favored.
2) The Giants... didn't look all that impressive.
3) The fact that they had home field advantage was more due to the fact that we lost our last 3 games than anything else.
4) We weren't looking all that impressive, sure... but Culpepper took over the reins at QB and was doing a nice job in his (essentially) first year. Moss was still fine (we still had Carter too, I believe), Robert Smith was having a career year... and despite losing our last 3 to close the regular season, we could hang with anyone.
5) Look, we were getting close every year. Eventually... one of these years, we had to break through and get to the Super Bowl, right? And the Giants... well, they weren't striking fear into anyone, really... so why worry too much about them? We could surely win, right?
...
Giants score on the first drive. We return the kickoff... and fumble. They get the ball at our 20. They score. We give up.
41-0.
I hate life.
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