Intentional Upset: Perfect No More

Jayhawk Fan posted 2/4/2008 from www.intentionalfoul.com [flag]

19-0? No sir. Not this year . The New York Giants, led by an incredible defensive performance and an Eli Manning that came of age, defied the odds and beat the until-then, unbeaten New England Patriots in a Super Bowl for the ages. Final score: New York - 17 New England - 14 After both teams scored on their opening drive, the scoreboard remained blank until the 4th quarter... [link]

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Kharma's a ... Well, The Patriots Know What It Is

kgoon1590 posted 2/4/2008 from kgooncp.blogspot.com

The Patriots seemed invincible when they marched into the Super Bowl, but they were killed by pride, hypocrisy, cosmic justice and Eli Manning. The irony is inescapable. We may be witnessing the downfall of a franchise.

Super Bowl XLII Post Game Interview Quotes

Dave Rouleau posted 2/4/2008 from bizoffootball.com

The following are post game interview quotes from Super Bowl XLII GIANTS QB ELI MANNING (on the win) "The guys on this team and the run we've made, it's hard to believe—it really is. We had a great fight and the defense played outstanding. The drive at the end there were so many clutch plays by so many guys. It is an unbelievable game and an unbelievable feeling. ...

Sweet Justice

Doberman On The Diamond posted 2/4/2008 from www.endzonebuzz.com

Karma. Poetic justice. Whichever descriptive cliche you want to use, it applies. When Bill Belichick was sprinting off the field as the loser of Super Bowl XLII, it just felt ... right.

Patriots Have NFL’s Biggest Choke Job Ever

iggle36 posted 2/4/2008 from insidetheiggles.com

The New England Patriots perfect season was shockingly broken by the New York Giants. Eli Manning orchestrated an amazing last minute game winning drive to win 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII. That drive was capped off with a 13 yard touch down to wide receiver Plaxico Burress. Burress boldly guaranteed a Giants win before the game, and while he did not have a great game...

Giants are “Running Down a Dream”: 10 things I learned from the Super Bowl

PHUT! posted 2/4/2008 from mvn.com

10 things that Samuel Lam from MVN's Mining the Gold Rush learned from the Super Bowl. Giants, Patriots, Eli Manning, Tom Brady, Plaxico Burress, David Tyree

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Peter King: Giants front seven keys the upset
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