Super Bowl Hero Mark Ingram Cannot Elude Trouble Off The Field

The New York Giants trail the Buffalo Bills 12-10 in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXV. The Giants' strategy going into the game was to keep the potent Bills offense off the field as much as possible. On their first drive of the second-half, the Giants 11th play is a daunting third-and-13. The Bills have the momentum and poised to take control of the game. In one of Super Bowl history's most memorable plays, quarterback Jeff Hostetler drops back and finds wide receiver Mark Ingram over the middle for four yards. In a play that symbolized the Giants sheer determination to win the game, Ingram escapes from two tackles from Kirby Jackson and Darryl Talley, jukes away from Mark Kelso, and with JD Williams hanging onto his leg, Ingram hops on the other for one more yard. As the play develops, it seems to unfold agonizingly slow as the receiver eludes tackles and wills his way for a key first-down conversion at the 19-yard line. He ends the game with five catches for 74 yards, a performance ... (link)