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Jason Pierre-Paul: Tom Brady rattled by phantom Giants pass rush 02.02.12 at 1:16 pm ET
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Jason Pierre-Paul (AP)

Defensive lineman Jason Pierre-Paul suggested that he and his Giants teammates got into the head of Patriots quarterback Tom Brady during the regular season matchup between the two teams when New York beat New England, 24-20, at Gillette Stadium.

“If you look at Week 9 when we played them, it’s like he felt us,” Pierre-Paul told reporters. “We went back on the film, we watched the film and we didn’t really rush as we can as a defense. … He was throwing balls on the ground and stuff.”

Brady was sacked just twice while completing 28 of 49 passes (57 percent) for two touchdowns and two interceptions. Pierre-Paul, who had 16 1/2 sacks during the regular season, was asked if Brady was responding to phantom pressure in that contest.

“He was,” said Pierre-Paul. “Yeah, he was reacting to pressure that didn’t exist and he was just throwing the ball places that there wasn’t a receiver there. So imagine us just getting there even faster and we’re actually doing out jobs and getting there and getting hits on him.”

On Wednesday, Pierre-Paul described Brady as “a great quarterback, but at the end of the day he is just a quarterback. It’s not like he is God.”

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  • Anonymous

    Yeah, he was so rattled he took the team right down the field for what should have been a game winning TD. 

  • nysteve

    more chirping from the GMEN. They are obviously reading their press clippings. Yesterday they promise parades today Brady is rattled. Good! Just the way we like it

  • spygate

    you mean like the winning TD the Ravens dropped? Or do you mean Manning taking his team right down the field for the winning score?

  • NYSux

    I mean like your team getting a lucky call on what should have been a fumble and having a young player fumble the ball twice for you inside field goal range… 

  • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_C7XWO5SBX4QWWGGJSOXCYI7OG4 Jordan K

     Gtfo of here troll. I can smell something, and it’s jealousy. Go troll your own boards.

  • Spygate

    I apologize for all the things I have said. 

    The Pats really do have a great team and are coached by the greatest coach of all time.

    Hopefully, you see this with the sincerity with which it is written.

  • Grogan

    Dildo

  • Spygate

    do you mean spygate or Spygate?   lol

  • James

    They only won that game because a few flags they probably shgouldn’t have been called. Uncatchable balls. No Spikes, No Chung on that last drive…Their pass rush wasn’t that good that day.

  • Bhdyer20

    Dropped or knocked away?  In the game I watched a Patriot player was there, put his hand on the ball, and pushed it out.  Don’t know why people discount that.

  • Waaaahwaaaah

    did u mean “CMEN”

  • Tony

    His eye sight is as good as his fathers!

  • Ty

    Thank you for pointing this out. Funny how people forget how clutch he is all of a sudden, now that Eli is playing at a very high level.

  • Babywipe

    jpp is going to spend most of the game on his back looking up at Bradys asz(0)

  • Bhdyer20

    There are no rules regarding a pass being uncatchable anymore.  The NFL did away with it becuase it was too hard to call.

  • Ahern Michael

    really “Spygate” ???? Get a life….

  • Anonymous

    Brady does get somewhat rattled with heavy pressure (What QB doesn’t?) but it doesn’t last the whole game. He usually finds a way to settle down after the coach’s have figured things out. Sunday, Brady knows he has to be alot better than he was vs. Baltimore, the game plan vs. the Giants will allow for Tom to stay settled and make good throws. There will be pressure but if he can stay away from throwing a pick or two, the offense will get it done. Pats 27-23

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