Your Shocking Super Bowl Champion New York Giants [Super Bowl XLII]

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Super Bowl: Goliath slain
Published 2/4/2008 by gap at In The Fray
... They constantly creamed Brady (29 of 48 for 266 yards, 1 TD) and when he did have some time his receivers were covered like sleeping bags. With only 45 yards rushing, the Pats' run game was non-existent. Only when they started going to screen plays late in the game did they start moving the ball. The Pats were able to establish a lead late in the game, but their defense was tiring, and they didn't have the air of invincibility that they usually exude. On the Giants side, Eli Manning, the slouching New York QB, had two touchdown passes, and played gutty football on the ...

SuperSheed Emerges on Super Sunday
Published 2/4/2008 by Natalie at Need4Sheed.com
... wouldn't know from the looking at the score but this game was close until the fourth. How many times did the Pistons force Dallas into a shot clock violation? Whatever the answer is it's never too many. Chauncey put up a layup off the high glass over Nowitski that was Dumarsesque. I was shocked that they called that foul on Tayshaun a flagrant. He did go down hard, but it really didn't look like a flagrant. Eli Freaking Manning... WOW Herrmann drove the lane for a nice layup as soon as he got on court. That guy really does have ...

What a game
Published 2/4/2008 by Gilbert at Obscure Sports Quarterly
... That was one of the most exciting Super Bowls I’ve ever seen. I came into the game expecting a blowout by the Patriots. Instead, we had the Giants outplay the Patriots. That Giant defense was incredible. And Eli Manning has been fooling us all along, maybe he really is a great quarterback. I hope I never forget that play he made to David Tyree on the game-winning drive — a great job by Eli to avoid the sack, and an amazing catch as well. If this wasn’t the biggest Super Bowl upset of my lifetime, I don’t know what ...