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Super Bowl XLII: It can only be called "THE PLAY"

 
Article Source: NFL 2008: National Football League Player Scouting Combine and Draft Two weeks past the most memorable Super Bowl Game in NFL History it is almost time to turn the page on the 2007 National Football League season and start examining the NFL's 2008 Player Scouting Combine and NFL Draft. However, before moving on a few more chapters to add to this story book season. THE PLAY New York area television and radio stations gave thousands of fans the opportunity to submit a name for THE PLAY . And to be honest, quite a few good names were submitted for the best and most amazing play in Super Bowl history.   The best I could come up with -- Eli Mandini and the Tyreefic Trap.   "Mandini" for Eli Manning's Houdini-like escape from the clutches of the New England Patriots defense;   and, of course, David Tyree's amazing leap and then trapping the ball against his helmet for the catch. The difficult part of naming the play is that there are four amazing ... (link)

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