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| Eli Manning led his New York Giants to a surprise 17-14 win over the undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII |
Eli Manning is a Super Bowl MVP.
Let me take a moment to let that all sink in…
Eli Manning—the same “little brother of Peyton,” the same guy who led the league in interceptions with 20 in the regular season, the same guy who was called out by his own teammate for his lack of leadership ability, the same guy whose best accomplishment of last season was posing for a candid drunk photo with some girl—is the Super Bowl MVP.
A year ago, let alone a few weeks ago, there was no one on the planet who could’ve foreseen Eli leading the Giants to a Super Bowl win.
The Giants had to come back from a 14-0 deficit to the Buffalo Bills just to make it to the playoffs. And once they got there, all the Giants had to do was beat the Buccaneers in Tampa, beat the Cowboys in Dallas, and beat the Packers on the frozen tundra in Green Bay just to make it to the Super Bowl.
Defying all odds, the Giants won these games against the three best teams in the NFC and somehow managed to dismantle the perfect New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XLII in one of the biggest Super Bowl upsets of all time.
A movie director couldn’t script the story any better:
The Giants lose one of their best players of all time to retirement. They start out 0-2, their starting running back gets hurt, and they barely make the playoffs.
But then they come together at the right time to win the Super Bowl.
The Giants’ victory signifies the unofficial culmination of the 2007 sports season.
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Ron Johnson about 1 year ago
Dude!!! That was a great trip down memory lane man. Just a quick FYI though: Navy is the Midshipmen; Air Force is the Falcons. But in any event, you hit them all on the head. Great Job
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Byron Harrison about 1 year ago
Dude...he might have been drunk, but I'll bet he hit that.
Seriously, though...nice read. Thanks for the season recap.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
I don't understand how (DEC 16th) Wake Forest (#2) beats Ohio Stat (#5) for the National Title in Men's Soccer, is considered an "upset?" Wake had been ranked (#1) for most of the season, finishing 20-2-2, IIRC.
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David Williams about 1 year ago
Thanks for catching that Ron. At first I had Air Force and then remembered it was Navy but forgot to change Falcons. As for the Wake-OSU game, the Buckeyes weren't favored in that game, the basketball game, or the LSU game. I just wanted to point out the major storyline of them losing in championship games, as much as it pains me to say. Thanks for reading
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Boise State are the Broncos, not the Mustangs.
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