All things considered, the Patriots were better than the Giants in the 2007-08 season.

I will begin by addressing by addressing my opponent's statements 1. Schedule >>COMPARISON<< I am sorry if you misunderstood my first argument but it wasn't that the Patriots had a weak schedule but that the Patriots had a weaker schedule then the New York Giants. This can be proved from the fact that the NFC East is much tougher then the AFC East. The worst team in the NFC East, the Philadelphia Eagles, had a record of 8-8 the second best team in the AFC East behind the Patriots were the Buffalo Bills who had a record of 7-9. Comparing the two divisions further you can easily tell that the NFC East division is much tougher then the AFC East division. The Patriots "Crushed" many teams during their season but I find this irrelevant to the argument because the Giants are not on this list. The Patriots played some good teams but they only played two teams twice. The Patriots teams had major flaws and it was unfortunate that none of the other teams would be able to capitalize on them in a second game like the Giants did. In fact, the only above .500 team the Patriots played this year was the San Diego Chargers. However in their second meeting the Chargers star running back, LaDainian Tomlinson, was injured and only had 2 rush attempts and 1 reception. Because of this the Chargers had to rely on their passing game, which was 26th in the league instead of their run game that was 7th in the league. The Giants lost to teams the Patriots beat but what does this prove? If beating the Cowboys who beat the Giants makes New England a superior team then does this mean that the 8-8 Vikings are better then the Patriots who lost to the Giants. Ultimately if this does prove that the Giants are a less superior team then the Patriots because of indirectly playing the same team then this would lead to a flawed system in which you could claim the Miami Dolphins who had the worst record in the NFL going 1-15 would be the best team. Not to mention the hundreds of conflicting statements between the two teams. 2. Records First I'd like to apologize. I do dislike the Patriots team and feel that I needed to set it straight that the Patriots records were less superior to their counterparts. I will go on to say that you cannot prove that a team is better because of records they completed. This is because of all the variables that can alter outcomes of games. Obviously it's been proven a game played in mud like the Giants game against the Miami Dolphins during week 8 creates low scoring games. As from my above statements I also think I've sufficiently proved that the Giants have played superior teams then the Patriots. I believe to make records relevant they would have needed to play 16 games against each other or against the same teams with the same variables such as weather, stadium, injuries, time of the day, etc. It should also be noted that if the Giants played 16 times during the season the average stats of the two teams from there two games that Eli Manning the Giants quarterback who would have averaged 3 touchdowns a game would have scored 48 touchdowns just one short of Peyton Manning's record of 49 and Tom Brady would have scored an average of 1.5 touchdowns a game which would have equaled 24 touchdowns on the season not even half of Peyton Manning's record. 3. The Super Bowl If you misunderstood my comment about the last game of the regular season between these two teams then I'd like to rephrase it, "The Giants did play their starters but would have still held back to prevent injury that would have affected their playoff chances." I know the Giants starters played but they only played for glory and the title of "That one team that broke the Patriots perfect regular season". Now on the other hand the Patriots were going to become only the second team with a perfect regular season. It should be noted that the week after the Giants were scheduled to play against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and that the Patriots were going to have a first round bye and wouldn't have to play until two weeks later giving their players a long time to recover fatigue and strength. My opponent would also have you think that the Tyree catch was pure luck. The only luck was that both Eli and Tyree would be put into that position. I insist that you watch that play again and notice very saddle things that the average person would not be able to do. Obviously Eli Manning was able to break free of two Patriots D Linemen and then make a perfect pass to Tyree. It should be noted that after breaking the tackle that Eli remained calm and completed this perfect pass. As for the catch by Tyree I believe that this is no miracle. First, he had space and that is what you always look to achieve in football. Second he manages to out jump then outmuscle the well known Patriots secondary man Rodney Harrison while being sure the ball doesn't touch the ground. Obviously, the skill involves greatly outmatches the "luck". 4. Spygate First of all knowing what the defense is going to do and how they are going to do it impacts the game on an awesome level. It's like playing rock paper scissors and telling your opponent what you're going to throw. Obliviously, if your opponent capitalizes then you will have a great disadvantage. Second is this does not appear to be the first time they have done this. An article on espn.com recounts several other questionable time the Patriots may have cheated. Which even recounts a time when Bill Belichick was caught cheating in Green Bay and told to stop. http://sports.espn.go.com... This article also a quote from Bill Belichick "I accept full responsibility for the actions that led to tonight's ruling," the statement said. "Once again, I apologize to the Kraft family and every person directly or indirectly associated with the New England Patriots for the embarrassment, distraction and penalty my mistake caused. I also apologize to Patriots fans and would like to thank them for their support during the past few days and throughout my career." This proves Bill Belichick knowingly used spygate and after already being caught in a less publicized incident in Green Bay also proves that he knowing broke the NFL rules. It should be noted that the NFL destroyed vital evidence that may have shown both the extent to which they cheated and the teams they've cheated against. I end my second rebuttal and await my opponent's last words.