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Despite Gisele’s comments, Patriots say no finger-pointing

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February 08, 2012

Tom Brady met with wife Gisele Bundchen after losing Super Bowl XLVI. (Rob Carr/Getty Images )

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The Patriots say there’s no finger-pointing after their Super Bowl loss, even if supermodel Gisele Bundchen won’t abide by that code.

The wife of New England quarterback Tom Brady was caught on camera complaining that dropped passes doomed the team to a 21-17 loss to the New York Giants on Sunday — the Patriots’ second loss in the NFL title game loss in five seasons.

Late in the game, usually dependable receiver Wes Welker dropped a pass that went off his hands; Aaron Hernandez and Deion Branch also had trouble coming up with catches. Bundchen was caught on video by TheInsider.com responding to a pro-Giants heckler after the game by saying, ‘‘My husband cannot (expletive) throw the ball and catch the ball at the same time.’’

Brady was not available for comment on Monday, when the team flew back from Indianapolis and arrived at Gillette Stadium on buses. Asked if the team had any comment, Patriots spokesman Stacey James pursed his lips together and shook his head from side to side.

But defensive back James Ihedigbo says Welker was a big reason the Patriots made it to the Super Bowl, and he’s not to blame for the loss.

‘‘You can’t point fingers at anybody. Wes made amazing plays all season,’’ Ihedigbo said. ‘‘You win it as a team; you win it and lose it as a team. And we lost to a good football team.’’