[More Cowbell]

One other thing. I saw some pro-Coughlin arguments that tried to bring "sportsmanship" into the discussion. These people were arguing that by taking a knee, the Giants were trying to "not run the score up" and that it would have been a breach of etiquette to try to score again. Sorry, but that doesn't apply here.

First and foremost, the Giants taking a knee was not an act of sportsmanship. Taking a knee on the 1 yard line at the end of the game when you're already up 3 TD's, that's showing good sportsmanship by not running up the score. The Giants were not in that situation, though. They were simply trying to close out a game that was not decided yet, with the safest play possible: the kneel-down.

Sure, they could have tried to score again, and if they can, more power to them. But I'm sure Tampa would have loved it if they had run another regular play, more of a chance of a fumble or interception that could give the Bucs another chance to win. The kneel-down is actually a smart football play in the Giants' situation, very little chance of a turnover. But don't confuse a smart football play with a gesture of sportsmanship.