A little over a month before their SB 42 upset over the undefeated NE Patriots, that loss, and it IIRC, in second-to-last game of the regular season, Giants were winning that game, by a slim margin of 3 midway through the 4th quarter before Brady connected with Moss on like 65-yard TD pass to pull the game away, 38-35. Michael Strahan later said that he and most of his Giants teammates believed that night they got New England biggest, hardest, nastiest hits and yet they still almost found a way to win, regardless. In that Week 16 game, Giants defense discovered the winning formula to beating that seemingly unstoppable Patriots juggernaut: apply ultimate D-line pressure as much as possible, because if you have a great secondary, like the 2007 and 2011 Giants did, eventually the strategy will lead to Brady making multiple mistakes, losing his iron-grip determination, and laser-focus, and intensity. The 2007 Giants were also extremely lucky in the regard that Brady on game day, due to his injured extremely.strained ankle, could barely move in the pocket and was a bit of a wounded animal for the Giants rushers coming at him.