Two storied franchises are set to battle it out in Indianapolis on Sunday to determine which one will become even more storied. We’ve compared the offenses. We’ve compared the defenses. Now let’s compare the organizations as a whole and see how they stack up to each other.
Founded -
Comment of Misfortune: New York is older by 35 years and was part of the original National Football League.
Team Advantage: New York
Score:New York, 1-0
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Stadium Capacity -
Comment of Misfortune: Since 82,566 is a few more drunken fans more than 68,756, I gotta rule in favor of
Team Advantage: New York
Score:New York, 2-0
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Uniform Colors -
Comment of Misfortune: The Patriots fly the colors of the greatest nation on Earth. How can New York's Civil War colors possibly compare?
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New York, 2-1
Team Advantage: New England
Nickname -
Comment of Misfortune: The Giants have more nicknames and none of theirs have to do with long periods of ineptness, such as the Patsies, however, the Evil Empire is a cool way to refer to the Patriots of the Belichick era.
Team Advantage:New York
Score: New York, 3-1
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Score: New York, 3-1
2011 Record -
Comment of Misfortune: New England clearly stands apart from New York in this category at 15-3 vs 12-7... but they stood out four years ago when they were 18-0 as well.
Team Advantage: New England
Score:New York, 3-2
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All-Time Regular Season Record -
Comment of Misfortune: Not only has New York played more games than New England, they've won a higher percentage of them, too.
Team Advantage: New York
Score: New York, 4-2
All-Time Playoff Record -
Comment of Misfortune: Come playoff time, however, New England has won a higher percentage of games than New York.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New York, 4-3
2011 Touchdowns Scored -
Comment of Misfortune: The Patriots offense has been quite prolific through most of the season and they have punched the ball into the end zone 13 more times than the Giants.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: Tied, 4-4
2011 Field Goals Scored -
Comment of Misfortune: In close, defensive battles, field goals can be of utmost importance. The Patriots, surprisingly, have a significant edge here.
Team Advantage: New England
Score:New England, 5-4
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Super Bowl Titles -
Comment of Misfortune: They have each won three Super Bowls, but I can't overlook the value of New York's victory in Super Bowl XLII in this category.
Team Advantage:New York
Score:Tied, 5-5
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Other Championships -
Comment of Misfortune: While their Super Bowls may need a tiebreaker, the Giants clearly win the Other Championships category by being older and more successful during the first half of the 20th century.
Team Advantage: New York
Score:New York, 6-5
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All-Time Record vs Each Other -
Comment of Misfortune: The all-time series is tied up between these two, but only because the Giants defeated the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. Again, that victory cannot be overlooked when all other things appear to be equal…
Team Advantage: New York
Score: New York, 7-5
Score: New York, 7-5
Record in Last 10 Games vs Each Other (since October 1970) -
Comment of Misfortune: The Giants have won the last two meetings (this season and Super Bowl XLII), but prior to those games, the Patriots owned New York between 1996 and 2007.
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New York, 7-6
Biggest All-Time Victory vs Each Other -
Comment of Misfortune: Neither team has ever been able to crush the other one. Looks like we are set up for another close game on Sunday, if the current versions of these franchises hold true to history.
Team Advantage:New York
Score: New York, 8-6
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Score: New York, 8-6
Total Franchise All-Pro Players -
Comment of Misfortune: When it comes to Pro's Pros, New York has had almost twice as many All-Pro players on their rosters as the Patriots.
Team Advantage: New York
Score:New York, 9-6
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Total Franchise Pro Bowl Players -
Comment of Misfortune: When it comes to fan balloting, both teams have had a similar number of Pro Bowl players, but New York should have had far more than New England since they have been in existence 35 years longer
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New York, 9-7
Pac-10 Players on Roster -
New England Patriots: 10 - Josh Barrett (Arizona State), Andre Carter (California), Patrick Chung (Oregon), Christian Cox (Utah), Rob Gronkowski (Arizona), Bret Lockett (UCLA), Chad Ochocinco (oregon State), Matthew Slater (UCLA), Nate Solder (Colorado) and Shane Vereen (California)
New York Giants: 2 - Spencer Paysinger (Oregon) and Terrell Thomas (USC)
Comment of Misfortune: What's with all the non-Pac-10 players,New York? Clearly only one of these teams suffers from an extreme case of East Coast bias. Left Coast Advantage - New England.
Comment of Misfortune: What's with all the non-Pac-10 players,
Team Advantage: New England
Score: New York, 9-8
Final Judgment:
Both franchises are among the true elites of the National Football League, but history is on New York's side as they get the nod in 9 of the 17 franchise categories. Will their edge in intangibles lead to another surprising victory in Super Bowl XLVI? Only a few more days until we find out.
Check back tomorrow for the predictions of Creative Misfortune for Super Bowl XLVI…Will either team be a unanimous pick by all prediction systems?
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