Wes Welker led NFL with 122 catches but dropped a pass, slightly offtarget, with about four minutes left in Super Bowl that would have put Patriots at about the Giants 20 with 1715 lead. Defense was problem all season, with injuries and frequent shuffling of players that led to Patriots allowing second most yards in NFL. They had just 32 sacks with Mark Anderson, now with Buffalo, and Andre Carter, now a free agent, leading with 10 each..A couple runs to weak side. That's it. They don't really count on the run game as a weapon, as much as a methodical approach. The 49ers have .

The Vikings finally made it across midfield again on the next possession, but on fourthand3 at the 38, Matthews took down Webb for another sack, forced the ball out and recovered it. After a Packers punt, Webb scrambled for a first down at the Green Bay 46. But on the next play, his long pass was intercepted by Sam Shields at the 8..The reconstruction from Sandy is a great place to start road testin