He ought to know. He’s a player in the NFL who knows its history.
He’s another Manning, maybe you’ve heard of—Peyton—and that was his summary of Super Bowl XLII last Sunday night in Glendale, Arizona:
“One of the greatest games of all time.”
In the game, his brother, New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, engineered one of the most memorable late-game-winning drives in Super Bowl history for a 17-14 victory over the New England Patriots at University of Phoenix Stadium. That drive included what many are calling the greatest play in Super Bowl history.
The game seemed to have it all—the stars everyone in America recognizes…the role players who became stars…surprising plays…game-swings…drama…and a boffo ending.
The memorable story lines abounded...
GIANTS STEPS
A team has never done what the Giants did. Although the Super Bowl is a neutral site, Sunday was New York’s 11th win in a row this season away from home. The Giants set the NFL season record with 10 consecutive road wins (including in London, England in October). The streak included playoff victories in Tampa Bay, Dallas and Green Bay before landing in Arizona.
That kind of mettle served them well in the fourth quarter Sunday. Trailing 14-10 with 2:39 left and on their 17-yard line, Manning constructed a drive that convinced brother Peyton to categorize the game as “one of the greatest.”
At third-and-five at the Giants’ 44, Manning eluded a swarm of Patriots that had its hands all over him and fired a 32-yard pass to David Tyree, who somehow clutched the ball with both hands on top of his helmet as Rodney Harrison fought to take it away. First down on New England’s 24-yard line.
Two plays later, with 39 seconds left in the game, Manning lofted a 13-yard pass to Plaxico Burress fading to the left of the end zone for the winning score and the Giants’ first Super Bowl title since the 1990 season.
That was the third—and final—lead change of the quarter, the most in the fourth quarter in Super Bowl history. The Giants became only the second team (San Francisco, XXIII) to win a Super Bowl after trailing in the final minute of the game. And Eli Manning joined Joe Montana (SB XXIII) as the only quarterbacks in Super Bowl history to throw two fourth-quarter TD passes in a winning effort.
7 comments Last one added about 1 year ago — Leave a Comment
Darec Edwards about 1 year ago
cool?
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Joe Namath (not Montana) is the only other quarterback in Super Bowl history to throw two fourth-quarter TD passes in a winning effort.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
Namanth did not throw any TDs in the Super Bowl. Matt Snell ran for a td and the rest was field goals.
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
did u 4get that the pats cheated the rams of that super bowl (opps) did u get ur feelings hurt because your got stompped out by ny
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
haha nice. yeah shut your mouth cameron. superbowl xlii was insane.
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John Fennelly about 1 year ago
It was one of the best ever.
I'll tell you how I know....the more your blood pressure fluctuates, the better the game.
No one - Pats or Giants fan or a fan of neither- can say that their pressure did not shift at all in that game
I, personally, would have been hospitalized if they took a reading in the 4th qtr
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Anonymous about 1 year ago
giants kicked those cheatin patriots
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