Here’s what the country and Tennessee are saying about yesterday’s Super Bowl:

The New York Times
In unblinking fashion — Giants 17, Patriots 14 — the scoreboard declared that the Giants completed one of the most improbable championship runs and managed one of the biggest Super Bowl upsets. But it is never so black and white. And as much as that unpredictable final score will be remembered, so, too, will the way the Giants managed to beat the 18-0 Patriots. There was the career-defining 83-yard drive led by quarterback Eli Manning, the game’s most valuable player, highlighted by his rolling escape from pressure and a 32-yard strike to David Tyree, and by his 13-yard touchdown pass to Burress.

The Boston Globe
The Patriots lost the Super Bowl. It is an alternate universe. It does not compute. It’s like hearing Tony Bennett singing, “I Left My Heart in Ashtabula,” or seeing a photo of Mitt Romney with his hair messed up. Shocking. This was supposed to be the coronation for Bill Belichick’s History Boys. They were the only 18-0 team in league history and they were poised to join the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only NFL teams to finish undefeated.

ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski
The Patriots’ season is history, but not historic. They didn’t choke, but they definitely suffered from a lack of oxygen. Pinching the air tube shut was a New York Giants team with just enough nerve, just enough composure to leave this Jiffy Pop-looking stadium with a 17-14 win and the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Anybody who tells you this was the greatest Super Bowl upset of all time has it wrong. But it was the greatest missed opportunity in NFL history.

Fanhouse
If you wander over to Amazon.com, you can still pre-order your copy of 19-0: The Historic Championship Season of the Unbeatable Patriots for only $10.17. Don’t worry, I’m sure the refunds will be coming soon. But the book, which ranked #596 in sales, can probably be credited with helping inspire the Patriots to make it obsolete. The Patriots famously fired themselves up to beat the Eagles in Super Bowl by listening to Bill Belichick reading off the plans for the Eagles post-Super Bowl parade route.

Ben Pyle
So hats off to [the Giants]. They really did win that game. You can say what you like as a Patriots fan, we didn’t play well, we didn’t do this or that. Well I think you didn’t play well because the Giants outplayed you. I’ve been tired of the smugness all season long and its nice to see someone finally knock the “machine” off course.

Ginger Snaps
Gotta say, though…tonight’s game was great! The much-hyped commercials were somewhat of a letdown for me. I’d say my favorites were Tide, Coca-Cola, SoBe Life Water, and e-trade. Tom Petty did alright, but when I think of talent for Super Bowl Halftime Shows, he certainly wouldn’t have been my first choice. Surely they could get somebody with a little more pizazz. Oh well…

Left of the Dial
Ugh I’m glad I fell asleep early in the fourth quarter and missed it. Reading about it on the internet at 3:30 in the morning somehow didn’t sting as much. (Game recap here.) But seven hours of Ryan Seacrest and American Idol shoved up our butts not to mention EVERYTHING MANNING all day was enough to make one toss their Cheetos.

LeBlanc
First of all I would like to congratulate the New York Giants and their true fans for a great game tonight and a wonderful season. Words cannot express how, as a life long fan of the New England Patriots, I feel at this moment. Numbness, shock, anger, disgust, sadness. There, those were a few good ones. I haven’t spoken much about the Patriots this season because I believe in karma as an evil mistress, well the season is over and karma can suck it.

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