Whether history played a part in it can be debated, but one thing has come to life following the New England Patriots’ 27-26 victory over the New York Giants on Sunday: Bill Belichick was expecting the game to come down to the wire.
New England’s coach revealed as much in his locker room speech following the win.
“Alright, great job, Men. That was everything we talked about: 60 minutes, situational football, I mean the play it came down to at the end — we talked about that one,” Belichick said. ”[…] We did a good job of fighting through it.