The New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots 21-17 to claim the NFL Championship in dramatic fashion. The Giants had a 9-0 lead in the first quarter, but Tom Brady led his team to a 10-9 lead at halftime. In the third quarter, the Patriots scored another touchdown and kept the Giants to two field goals and had a 17-15 advantage heading into the final quarter. In the 4th quarter, both teams traded punches but neither was able to score until there was less than two minutes left in the game. That’s when Eli Manning marched his offense down the field and set up a five-yard Ahmad Bradshaw touchdown run. With 57 seconds left, Tom Brady was unable to score a winning touchdown of his own and New York won.
You could not have a scripted a better ending to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis. Who would have thought that when the season began, or even when the playoffs began, Eli Manning would be the defender of his brother’s stadium against the hated New England Patriots? Who would have thought that the 9-7 Giants would win three times on the road against higher seeded teams in the playoffs? Who would have thought that they win the Super Bowl in nearly the same way they did four years ago against the same team?
Nobody thought any of that would happen, but it did, and that’s what makes the Giants victory so special. They are always considered the underdog, but they always find a way to win. Although it was not the result Hoosiers dreamed of before the season, it was pretty close because a quarterback with the last name “Manning” won.
Nobody thought any of that would happen, but it did, and that’s what makes the Giants victory so special. They are always considered the underdog, but they always find a way to win. Although it was not the result Hoosiers dreamed of before the season, it was pretty close because a quarterback with the last name “Manning” won.
Congrats Giants! Thank you for defeating the Patriots!
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