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Giants Stun Patriots to Win Super Bowl

Daily News Sports Writer

Ralph Vacchiano

Tuesday, February 5, 2008

GLENDALE, Ariz. - The imperfect Giants pulled off the perfect upset on Sunday night. In what will go down as one of the biggest shockers in the history of the NFL, the surprising Giants ended their wildest season ever by stopping the New England Patriots' quest for perfection. They stunned the previously undefeated Pats, 17-14, in Super Bowl XLII to win their third Super Bowl championship and first in 17 years.

And they did it in typical heart-stopping fashion, as Eli Manning, the Super Bowl MVP, twice led them back from fourth-quarter deficits. Even after he threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds remaining, the Giants' defense had to withstand one last assault by the Patriots' record-setting offense. When they did, the Patriots (18-1) had fallen from the ranks of the unbeaten, setting off a celebration that will stretch from Miami, home of the '72 Dolphins - still the lone unbeaten team in NFL history - right up the Canyon of Heroes tomorrow.

"We were trying not to make this another feel-good story or another Patriots dynasty story," defensive end Michael Strahan said. "We were trying to start our own dynasty. A New York Giants dynasty." "We shocked the world," added linebacker Antonio Pierce. "But not ourselves."

In what co-owner John Mara called "the greatest victory in the history of this franchise, without question," the Giants (14-6) won their 11th straight game away from Giants Stadium. In doing so, they backed up a week of tough talk and guarantees with a dominating defense that spent much of the night pounding Tom Brady into the turf. They hit him nine times and recorded five sacks, including two by defensive end Justin Tuck. That pressure on Brady created just enough room for Manning to punctuate his breakout season with his sixth fourth-quarter comeback of the year and the 10th of his career.

The final drive was remarkable, including a play that might just be the Super Bowl highlight of all time as well the signature of Manning's early career. On third-and-5 from the Giants' 44 with just 1:15 remaining, he fought his way out of what looked like a sure sack, hands stretching his jersey along the way, and fired a rainbow pass down the field to David Tyree. Tyree out-jumped Patriots safety Rodney Harrison, pinned the ball against his helmet, and held on for a 32-yard catch he called "supernatural."

Four plays later, Manning found Burress slipping behind cornerback Ellis Hobbs in the end zone for a 13-yard touchdown pass that put away the Super Bowl.

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