Furthermore, the contest is not skill-on-paper or skill-over-a-season, the contest is skill-right-now. The NE Patriots won 18 straight American football games (

Furthermore, the contest is not skill-on-paper or skill-over-a-season, the contest is skill-right-now. The NE Patriots won 18 straight American football games (the only team to have an undefeated 16-game regular season), yet they still had to try to win the Super Bowl. They came within a couple of minutes of doing so until an improbable catch gave the Giants the chance to win the game. As ESPN's Chris Berman once said, 'that's why they play the game.'