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I learned a lot about the Giants and the Patriots this week while talking to various NFL bloggers and stat gurus:

Here are some fun facts.

Tom Brady was pressured on 18% of his dropbacks in the post season. Eli Manning 39%.

As I’ve said many times, I’ve never seen a QB get more time than Brady gets back there.

Brady completed 33% of his passes under duress. Manning 53%.

I’ve also said many times that I think Brady is a great quarterback, but I don’t think that he handles pressure in the pocket as well as most other great ones.

Brady has 10 interceptions in his last six post season games.

He has two three interception games in the post season and the Patriots have won both of them. That’s really bucking the odds. In the NFL, when you throw three interceptions, your chances of winning are about 20%.

Final NY 24 NE 21.

Today on TribLive Radio:

1:05 Kevin Gorman Pittsburgh Tribune-Review recruiting expert. (Today is national signing day in college football.)

1:30 Kerry Byrne of Cold Hard Football facts from Indianapolis with a Super Bowl preview.

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I thought this was worth sharing. I’ve given up trying to determine if Joe Paterno got a raw deal.

Maybe we’ll know more after Sandusky goes on trial.

Dejan Kovacevic sums it up pretty well in today’s Trib. He wonders how the hell so many doctors could spend a year poking, prodding, x-raying and MRI-ing Sidney Crosby for over a year and not spot a broken neck.

Everybody should remember that, after Mario Lemiuex went through at least one major back surgery and missed huge chunks of seasons because of pain in his back, it was a rolfer who got him back to playing almost if not totally pain free again.

Rolfing is a form of deep tissue massage.

And, oh, by the way, Crosby has been complaining of balance issues.

The cracks were in his c1 and c2 vertabra.

Check this out:

The ATLAS VERTEBRA is the name of the first bone of your neck (cervical spine).  It is also known as C1 (Cervical Vertebra #1).  We refer to the Atlas or C1, along with the C2 vertebra (the axis) as theUPPER CERVICAL SPINE.

The Atlas is the foundation of your head and the center of balance of your body. It weighs only 2 ounces, yet it supports your head, which is the weight of a bowling ball!  Those anatomists were clever when they named this all-important bone named after the Greek mythological figure, who held up the earth on his shoulders, weren’t they?

Here’s the lineup for my show today on TribLive Radio.

12:30 Former Penguins goaltender Ken Wregget.

1:05 Chris Hoke –retiring today from the Steelers

1:30  Darren Dreger TSN Hockey Insider