The New England Patriots completed their historical perfect season with a 38-35 win over the New York Giants in the Meadowlands Saturday night. It was a hard fought game and it had the feeling of a playoff game. Both teams played their starters the entire game as was expected in this matchup with historical implications. There was also three more records that were broken in this game with two of them coming on the same play. In the third quarter with the Giants leding 28-23, Tom Brady, the Patriots quarterback, threw a 65 yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss. That was Brady's 50th touchdown pass of the season, breaking the single season passing touchdown record set by Peyton Manning of the Indianapolis Colts in 2004 when he had 49 touchdown passes. The touchdown catch for Randy Moss was his 23rd of the season, breaking the mark set by Jerry Rice of the San Francisco 49ers when he had 22 touchdown catches in 1987. Rice caught his 22 touchdown receptions in a strike shortened 1987 season which only had 12 games. Moss set the record in 16 games, it it now his record. The Giants were leading 28-16, with Eli Manning playing at his best in the first half, when the Patriots scored 22 unanswered points to take a 38-28 lead. The Giants are going into the playoffs with a 10-6 record and a wild card playoff matchup against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Will the Patriots win the Super Bowl? Are the 2007 Patriots the best team in the history of the NFL? Which team is the team that is closest to stopping the Patriots Super Bowl run?
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