Wow, time flies. It's been a full decade since the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, 21-17.
The Patriots were seeking revenge for their upset loss to the Giants four years earlier in SB 42, but once again, late-game heroics by Eli Manning and a strong defensive effort by the Giants in stifling Tom Brady and the Patriots led to a win.
On paper, this seemed like a real mismatch between the Patriots offense and the Giants defense. The Patriots came in to the game with the #2 offense, having scored a whopping 513 points, while QB Tom Brady had thrown for over 5,000 yards for the first time in his career. The Giants, on the other hand, had given up 400 points during the season, making them the #25 defense that year.
But, as in SB 42, the Giants were able to stymie the Patriots, holding them to just 17 points.
This was a game of swings. The Giants scored the first 9 points, aided by an intentional grounding penalty by Brady in his own end zone that resulted in a Safety. But from the second quarter through the mid-point of the third quarter, the Patriots scored the next 17 points to take an 8-point lead, highlighted by a TD run by David Woodhead and a TD pass from Brady to Aaron Hernandez (is it possible that just 10 years ago he played in a Super Bowl?).
However, trailing 17-15 late in the game, Manning and the Giants drove 88 yards for the winning TD, scoring with just 57 seconds left. This drive was marked by a beautiful 38 yard completion from Manning to Mario Manningham to get the Giants rolling on that drive.
The Patriots came in to the game as 3-point favorites, but once again Eli Manning out-dueled Tom Brady, winning the MVP award, as the Giants claimed their 8th NFL championship.
Happy 10th Anniversary, Giants.
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