After the intentional grounding call that gave New York 2 points for a safety, Brady is shown sitting on the bench with offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien as the two look at the game still from the play.
“I looked to Gronk [Rob Gronkowski],’’ said Brady. “I looked to Wes; he dropped. Then I felt him [Giants lineman Justin Tuck]. I had no place to throw it away. I threw it over his head. I wouldn’t want to throw an interception.’’
There is then a cut to Bill Belichick speaking to Parry about the costly penalty.
“What’s the problem with it?’’ Parry asks.
Belichick tries to plead his case, though not very strenuously, and ends by saying, “I mean, damn.’’
One of the funnier moments comes on the sideline, after the first batted-down pass by Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, when Brady turns to Welker and says, “It’s like throwing in a forest, dude!’’
Vince Wilfork remains positive throughout. When the Patriots get down, 9-0, he notes that he and his teammates just have to settle down and they’ll be all right. In the second quarter, when Wilfork draws a hold on Giants guard Kevin Boothe that takes a third-down conversion off the board for New York, Parry and umpire Carl Paganelli ask Wilfork if it was a good call.
Wilfork admits that it was a bad call by Paganelli. But he adds, “As much as you guys miss, I deserve one!’’ The tackle is seen smiling through his facemask.
After the Patriots score on the opening possession of the second half, Brady wraps Chad Ochocinco in a hug; the receiver caught the first play of the drive, a 21-yard pass. Ochocinco, however, does not look as happy as Brady.
At one point, New York linebacker Michael Boley notes that “87 [Gronkowski] is a decoy,’’ as he was playing with a high left ankle sprain that limited him.
And just before the Eli Manning-to-Mario Manningham pass that spurred the Giants to the game-winning touchdown, Belichick tells defensive players to “make [Manning] go to Manningham.’’
