Fassel wouldn't deny that. The Super Bowl aftermath is never easy. Just ask Bud Grant or Dan Reeves or Marv Levy. Better yet, ask a coach who got there, then never returned. It's almost easier to be a bad team.
Nobody remembers the failings.
Really, the Giants were never in it. They were pinned in ridiculous field position much of the night. But that was negated by a holding penalty on defensive lineman Keith Hamilton. They kept pinning us, pinning us, pinning us. That's a great defense.