Here's the only shred of good news for the Patriots, following their stunning loss to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII last night: the team didn't put on the worst performances of the evening.

That dishonor would fall to American Idol judge Paula Abdul.

The washed up singer lip synched her way through "Dance Like There No Tomorrow," as fellow judge Randy Jackson blasted away on bass in the background.

All of a sudden, Britney Spears at the MTV Video Music Awards can hold her head up a little higher...