Mixed feelings.

That’s what I have after watching the New York Giants rally for two fourth-quarter touchdowns to upset the heavily favored New England Patriots, 17-14, in Sunday’s Super Bowl in Glendale, Ariz.

On one hand, I’m happy for the Giants, who not many football fans picked to win. But the G-men earned it, and proved that an underdog can have a bite, and win despite the odds.

In professional sports, underdogs don’t often prevail as a rule, especially in a game as big as the Super Bowl.

The biggest Super Bowl upset still has to be the one in 1969 when Joe Namath quarterbacked the New York Jets to victory over the Baltimore Colts. Nobody but nobody gave the Jets any chance of winning.

This is not to take anything away from the Giants, because they are a worthy champion.

But you know, on the other hand, I feel kind of sad for the New England Patriots.