This is the first thread I could bring myself to read since yesterday's disappointment, so I apologize if this point has been made elsewhere, but I did read this entire thread to make sure it wasn't mentioned here.
Anyway, maybe we were actually better off that he missed the field goal. It caused us to go for it on 4th. That failure pinned the Giants deep. They go 3 and out (I believe), punt, we get great field position and score quick TD. That's a +1 point improvement in a relatively short period of time. If he makes the kick, who knows what would have happened from that point forward. Your thought process in this matter is linear, when in reality, the chain of events was much more dynamic and dependent on what actually happened along the way. If we get the 2nd field goal, do the Giants go 3 and out from their 20? If so and the punt do we get the ball inside the 50? I could go on and on? Every event unleashes it's own, unique chain of events.