The average score of Super Bowl losers: 15.1 *
The Pats scored 14 on Sunday. The average score of Super Bowl losers over the previous 41 years of Super Bowls was 15.1 * It shows the Pats were a classic Super Bowl loser in terms of scores. ... But to show that stats can lie: The Dolphins went undefeated by beating the Redskins 14-7 in the '73 Super Bowl, the lowest score for a Super Bowl victor in history. ... The Pats could have won Sunday if they had just risen above Super Bowl loser mediocrity. But they didn't. Defense won the game for the Giants. Any doubts? ...

P.S. - Pre- and post-game comments by members of the '72-'73 Dolphins show they lack class. Is Don Shula still trying to get over the previous greatest Super Bowl upset in NFL history? (Hint: The other NY team. **) ... Think about it: If Don can so successfully and brazenly recast his personal coaching history, can't Bill Belichick after his own fiasco? Go Pats, 2008! ...

* I calculated these numbers very quickly. Any mistakes are mine. General conclusions I stand by.

** I don't care what experts say about the Rams-Pats 2002 Super Bowl. The greatest previous upset in professional football history was the Jets-Colts 1969 Super Bowl. Don Shula, take a bow. ...  ¶ 10:33 PM