Congratulations to the NFL...

...for the best officiated game of the post-instant-replay era. Genious New England Patriots Coach Bill Belichick opted to take the cheap route toward securing a Super Bowl birth after a 21-3 halftime lead. Knowing how the impossibly awesome Peyton Manning can change a game, Belichick chose to instruct his team to take every cheap shot possible, and they did. "Tough" hitting comes when the ball is in play, cheap hitting is diving on pile-ups after the ball is dead. The Patriots did the latter for the entire half and got called on a bullshit roughing the passer violation. It was bullshit, but more deserved than any other call all game.

...also thank you for one of the greatest playoffs games ever.