At the end of the game, I was in the media workroom, for quicker access to postgame interviews. You don't want to be fighting through 70,000 people from the upper deck to be able to hear the Giants gloat at the end of the game, or to see the Patriots try to put a philosophical spin on the most heart-wrenching loss of their lives.
Anyway, when Burress caught the game-winning TD pass, a bunch of professional journalists cheered. Veyr unusual. There are strict "no cheering in the press box" rules and writers are very good about sticking to it. Of course there are always some less-than-professional people in press areas, including tech people, staff workers who don't know any better, and hangers-on. But at least three or 4 of the weaker cheers were from BOSTON writers! Very strange.
The Patriots have not endeared themselves with their home town media over the last few years -- Belichick being a particular unsympathetic character -- and a Pats loss seemed to be just fine with them.

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