So many Giants contributed to that win last night so Die Hard Giants Fan would like to give props to the entire team and coaching staff. That was one of the most memorable Super Bowls ever witnessed. They G-MEN took down the machine. The Big Blue Wrecking Crew jacked up Brady for 4 quarters. They brought the Lombardi Trophy to New York. They played like old school smashmouth football last night. I thought it would be a low scoring game, but I thought the score would be similar to the Giants - Packers game…low 20’s not in the teens.
Plaxico Burress backed up his mouth. Do you remember when the Giants came off the plane in Phoenix dressed in black? At the time, the Giants said they did that because they were on a ‘buiseness trip’. Later on in the week, rumors began circling and it was said that the Giants were going to the ‘Patriots funeral’. Who knows what their real intentions were, but the Giants gave the Pats their funeral.
This is a great day for Giants fans…It doesn’t happen often so enjoy it. It’s been 17 years since they were crowned. The Giants won their 3rd Super Bowl since the Super Bowl era. It is their 7th NFL Championship since the inception of the NFL. They remain in 3rd place all time in titles behind Green Bay and Chicago.
Transcript: QB Eli Manning - Eli Manning answers questions about winning Super Bowl XLII and being named MVP.
Transcript: Coach Tom Coughlin - Tom Coughlin answers questions about winning Super Bowl XLII.
News, Notes, and Statistics - Michael Eisen compiled some fun stats, and here is a few of them.
The Giants won their sixth title game and seventh championship overall. They won NFL championship games in 1934, 1938 and 1956, plus the two Super Bowls. The Giants also won the NFL in 1927, before championship games were played.
The No. 5 Giants are the lowest-seeded NFC team to win the Super Bowl since the NFL began seeding teams in 1990. The previous low was a second-seeded team. In the AFC, sixth-seeded Pittsburgh won the Super Bowl two years.
The Giants are just the third team to win the Super Bowl after starting the season 0-2. The others were the 1993 Dallas Cowboys and the 2001 Patriots.
The Giants have 11 rookies on their active roster, a record for a Super Bowl winner. Several of those first-year players - including Aaron Ross, Steve Smith, Kevin Boss, Ahmad Bradshaw, Jay Alford and Zak DeOssie – made key contributions in the game.
The Giants’ defense was superb, holding the Patriots far below their season averages in several categories, including points (the Patriots averaged almost 37 a game in the regular season, but scored 14 in the Super Bowl); yards (New England averaged 411.3 yards a game, but totaled only 274 in the Super Bowl); rushing yards (the Pats averaged 115.6 in the regular season and 147 in their first two postseason games, but settled for only 45 against the Giants and did not have a run longer than nine yards). Tom Brady, who was sacked 24 times in 18 previous games (1.3 a game) was sacked five times in the Super Bowl.
Tom Coughlin became the 26th different head coach to win a Super Bowl, and the second to win one with the Giants (Bill Parcells won two). At 1-0, Coughlin is the 17th coach with an unblemished Super Bowl record.
Manning was named the game’s Most Valuable Player after completing 19 of 34 for 255 yards, two touchdowns and an interception that caromed off Steve Smith’s hands. It was the 22nd time in Super Bowl history a quarterback was named MVP. Peyton Manning was last year’s Super Bowl MVP after throwing for 247 yards and one touchdown.
Zak DeOssie and his father Steve DeOssie, a linebacker/long snapper who started for the Giants in their victory over Buffalo in Super Bowl XXXV, became the first father/son combination to win Super Bowls with the same team. The DeOssies are the 10th father-son tandem to reach the Super Bowl, and the first to play for the same team.
Giants are World Champions! - Michael Eisen tells you all about the Giants winning Super Bowl XLII.
Newsday:
Giants stun Patriots to win Super Bowl
Bleary-eyed Eli still reliving upset
Magical Giants can’t be stopped
Giants’ win ranks among NY’s best - Jim Baumbach goes through the list and raises questions about them.
Giants-Patriots most-watched Super Bowl ever
MVP Eli outduels Golden Boy Brady - Johnette Howard included this quote from Plaxico Burress, “They’re definitely better than us, but on any given day, on any given Sunday, anything can happen. Any team can beat anybody. So why not us?”
How the Giants shocked the Patriots - Bob Glauber broke down how the Jints won Super Bowl XLII.
Vindicated Eli wins Super Bowl MVP - I have something to say here. I was the most excited person ever when Ernie Accorsi traded Philip Rivers for Eli Manning. At that point in time, I said that if the Eli is half as good as Peyton, the Giants could win a Super Bowl because of all the talent around him. Eli has played great the first 8 games of each season, but bad the last 8 games of each season. I disowned him after the Buffalo loss in Week 16. I knew that he had to play a big game if they were going to stop the Patriots from going 16-0. The Giants lost 38-35, but Eli played great. He played good in Tampa Bay. He played good in Dallas. He played great in Green Bay…and most importantly, he played great in the Super Bowl. He won the Super Bowl for the New York Giants and he was named MVP. And I rocked my dirty, stinky Manning jersey since Week 17. So, I’m sorry Eli. This is how a player that isn’t the best at their position can help their team win in the Playoffs, which is very unlike Alex Rodriguez. I brought that up because I remember a lot of people saying that Eli Manning as the quarterback of the New York Giants was as big as A-Rod, and I couldn’t believe it because A-Rod is supposedly the best player in baseball and Eli Manning was not at the beginning of the season. Imagine what winning the Super Bowl and being named MVP will do between that popularity contest now. Eli Manning is now untouchable. He doesn’t have to play well anymore. He earned it.
Super Bowl ads show off offers you can’t refuse
Giants’ Tyree makes catch of a lifetime - That play was the greatest play that I’ve ever seen in a Super Bowl. From Eli Manning escaping two sacks and airing it out to David Tyree who made the catch where he had to bring the ball down to his helmet to get control. Tyree had two defenders hanging on him. The down was 3rd and 5, and 1:15 remaining in the game. Jim Baumbach did a great job describing the play and included a number of quotes about the play from Coaches to players.
Notes: Iraq vet Gadson inspires Giants - Lt. Col. Greg Gadson has been an inspiration for the Giants all season long. He was nominated as one of the Honory Captains for the NFC Championship game. His story is a horrible, and God bless him!
‘Wow!’ for Fox’s booth, too - Neil Best wrote about how FOX was reacting during the game, and the most commonly used term by various commentators at various moments was ‘Wow!’.
Patriots’ defense lets it slip away - What wins championships? That’s right, defense? Bill Belichick was able to win 3 championships in 4 years because they had great defenses. This year, the Patriots had the best offense which wasn’t enough to win a championship. The Giants had the best defense and it resembled when the Patriots won their first championship against the heavily favored Rams.
Giants victory parade planned for Tuesday - Justin Rocket Silverman and Jamshid Mousavinezhad were able to get the details of the victory parade, and here they are “Police Commissioner Ray Kelly said that the parade would begin at Battery Park at 11 a.m. From there it will proceed northbound in the Financial District–along the traditional ‘Canyon of Heroes’ route–to Chambers Street.”.
Patriots’ line can’t protect Brady - It seemed like the D-Line wanted to see who can get to Brady the fastest on every single gown. 5 sacks and all of them were hanging on Brady the entire game. From Tuck, to Strahan, to Umenyiora, to Alford, to Cofield. The D-line manhandled the Pats O-Line. The Giants knocked Brady down 19 times on top of the 5 sacks.
Most Giants fans have no problem wearing Tiki jersey - Jim Baumbach included quotes from Giants fans about why they wore a Tiki jersey, and here’s a quote from the article: “There’s one simple reason why I’m wearing this jersey, the only reason the Giants are in the Super Bowl right now is because Tiki Barber left the team.”. I agree that the reason the G-MEN won the Super Bowl is because Tiki retired, but I’m still not wearing his jersey.
Giants fan rediscovers how to “always believe”
For fans, it’s screams and tears - Bart Jones and Brandon Bain tell you how the Giants fans reacted at the Brickhouse Brewery in Patchogue.
New York Daily News:
Eli Manning, David Tyree show why Giants are Super this night - That was on the game winning drive, but don’t forget about Kevin Boss catching that 40-yard pass which set up a go ahead TD.
Giants stun Patriots to win Super Bowl
Giants win over Patriots most-watched Super Bowl
When the heat was on, Eli Manning kept Giants, self cool - That’s why they call him ‘Easy’.
Plaxico Burress puts money where mouth is with winning TD
Super brothers Eli, Peyton Manning in league of their own - Just imagine what Archie Manning was thinking after Eli was named Super Bowl MVP one year after Peyton was named Super Bowl MVP. It’s really amazing if you think about it.
It’s an early exit for Bill Belichick - Bill Belichick didn’t even wait until the clock struck 0:00.
Giants pass rush too much for Tom Brady, Patriots to handle - That sums it up in a sentence.
Big rush to endorse cheating - Bob Raissman put together a good piece here.
David Tyree catches on in Super way - David Tyree made one of the best catches in sports history. Gotta tip my cap to him.
Giants coaches outclass the masters - Do you think Bill Belichick was wishing Charlie Weiss and Romeo Crennel were there? I’m just saying.
Patriots are ’shocked, heartbroken’ - I don’t care about the Patriots either.
Wait for ring is finally over for Michael Strahan, Amani Toomer - I’m very happy for Amani Toomer because he’s a classy guy, but I could care less for Michael Strahan because he belongs in jail rather than on a football field. Toomer reflects what the Giants organization is all about, and Strhan reflects what the Bengals organization is all about. I’m still waiting for Strahan to retire.
Tom Brady all bunched up
Joe Buck, Troy Aikman make right calls - Buck and Aikman actually weren’t bad last night. They even pointed out the obvious on the final drive about Manning having success in the 2:00 drill when they use the no-huddle offense.
It’ll be Jags-Cowboys in Super Bowl XLIII - Gary Meyers is quick to make his Super Bowl XLIII predictions.
‘72 Dolphins still alone in perfection
Sen. Specter to call Roger Goodell about latest SpyGate report - God came through in this game because he righted the SpyGate situation just like he righted the pinetar situation when the Cardinals beat the Tigers in the World Series. In both instances, the respective league did not handle the situation properly but higher powers made it all right.
Ellis Hobbs is a paper tiger - Rich Cimini pointed out how Ellis Hobbs talked smack all week and then got burned on the final play by Plaxico Burress who was the other one talking smack all week.
For Giants fans, a perfect night!
Giants Super Bowl XLII win over Patriots is one for the ages
Boston taverns packed, but full of losers
Greg Gadson inspires Giants to title
Happy mob swarms through Times Square as faithful surf on cars
Spagnuolo’s scheme outdoes Belichick - Just like Bill Belichick out coached Marv Levy in Super Bowl XXV. This was the greatest upset that I’ve ever witnessed, but I’m not old enough to have watched the Jets upset the Colts. So Steve Spanuolo now has a Super Bowl on his resume, and it is extremely likely that he will take a Head Coach position next year. It will probably be with the Redskins. I want to thank him for his efforts in getting the defense to gel to the point that they became World Champions. The problem is that the defense was the biggest reason that the Giants won the Super Bowl, and it is unlikely that the Jints will have similar success in future years without him. If he goes to the Redskins, then the Giants, Redskins, and Eagles will be using the same defense which is strange.
Plaxico Burress eyes relaxation time
Tom Coughlin focuses on positive
New York Post:
GIANT PIECE OF HISTORY
JEREMY SHOCKEY ON SIDELINES AT SUPE - I don’t know what the Giants should do with Jeremy Shockey. I do know that the Giants have to get Shockey to buy into the team concept, and the Giants need to get Shockey to practice in New York. He needs to bow down to Eli in the huddle.
TERRIFIC TYREE HELPS JINTS CATCH SUPER DREAM
PLAX COMES UP BIG WHEN IT COUNTS - Plaxico Burress is another one that I used to bash prior to the 2007 season because he wouldn’t play until the whistle blew. In years past, I was correct in my assessment about him but he was a new man in 2007. He played hurt every game, he barely practiced this years, and I heard him mention that having a child made him change his perspective in life. So hopefully we won’t see Burress revert to the old Plax.
ELI DELIVERS A PERFECT ENDING
UN-’D'-LIEVABLE
TUCKS, SPAGS, ENJOY PLENTY OF SACK-NESS - Justin Tuck also had an outstanding game. In Week 17, the O-Line of the Patriots had a lot of success against the bookends Michael Strahan and Osi Umenyiora, but Justin Tuck kept coming up the middle and knocking Brady around. In Super Bowl XLII, The Patriots O-Line wasn’t able to stop the pass rush from any angle. The Giants D-Line manhandled the Pats O-Line, and Tuck had another great game against the Patriots. Good thing the Giants already locked him up or 5 years.
AMAZING MARCH - Mike Vaccaro takes you through Eli Manning’s game winning drive in Super Bowl XLII.
HISTORIC FOOTNOTE - Mark Cannizzaro wants to know what 18-0 means now? I’m still saying who cares about the Patriots.
BELL TOLLS AT LAST FOR BELICHICK
NOT ENOUGH TOM - Jay Greenberg pointed out that Tom Brady fell short in the biggest game of his career.
STUD & DUD - Mark Cannizzaro and Paul Schwartz describe the performance of Eli Manning and Bill Belichick.
ELI HEAPS PRAISE ON COUGHLIN
STRAHAN, TOOMER FINALLY GET THEIR RINGS
O-NO, BRADY’S SACK & BLUE
HOBBS NOT A SUPERHERO
NO SUPER ENDING FOR PATRIOTS’ MOSS
WELKER SHINES IN LOSS - Wes Welker was one of the only Patriots that shined. He had 11 receptions which tied an NFL record, and tying an NFL record in the Super Bowl should earn you the MVP award. But, I’m a Giants fan so I’m biased and happy that Eli won it.
PATS’ VET: PERFECT LETDOWN - Jay Greenberg is referring to Richard Seymour.
SMITH’S BIG DAY - Rookie Steve Smith stepped up big time also. The Giants had so many players step up.
COUGHLIN STIRS TEAM IN PEP TALK - Paul Schwartz recalls the Tom Coughlin speech on the eve of Super Bowl XLII.
SHAME GAME - George Willis says that SpyGate may leave the NFL in a dark place.
FOX GETS IT RIGHT ON SUPER NIGHT
BOSS’ BIG PLAY GETS JOB DONE - Finally an article about one of the biggest contributors of the game…rookie Kevin Boss.
GIANTS WIN ONE FOR ‘72 DOLPHINS - Even though the Dolphins were 1-15 in 2007, they should give the Giants their #1 Draft Pick for allowing the Fins to remain undefeated.
GIANT PARTY!
New York Times:
As the Giants’ Defense Holds Tough, the Patriots’ Crumbles
Change of Teams Changes Everything for Hixon
The Stubborn Voice of a Troubadour
Specter Appears on TV and Plans Follow-Up
‘Everybody’s a Giants Fan Tonight’
The Star-Ledger:
N.Y. Giants Steve Spagnuolo noncommittal on Washington Redskins interview - Spags stated that he wanted to wait until the party is over before deciding to interview for a Head Coach job.
Giants Stadium to host Super Bowl celebration in N.J. after NYC parade - According to Mark Mueller, the celebration will continue after the NYC party because Giants Stadium will host the NJ version at 4:00 pm.
PATH, NJ Transit add trains for NY Giants’ victory parade
Patriots’ perfect book yanked despite surge in orders
President Bush calls NY Giants to offer Super Bowl congratulations
Historic final drive leads NY Giants to Super Bowl XLII victory
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During the 2007 season, what was Big Blue #1 in all year long? Sacks or getting to the Quarterback. Since the NFL is a copy cat league, Pat Yasinskas of ESPN.com believes that other NFL teams will be looking to add speedy pass rushers to their rosters. Yasinskas explained all of the details about how the Giants made it work, and that is why he doesn’t think it will be so easy for other teams to implement it.
Super Bowl Weekend is creeping up on us. It reality, these two weeks have seemed like forever and it isn’t even over yet. I’d rather the NFL went back to playing one week after the Conference Championship game. So much of nothing has occured.
The Patriots arrived first, and then the Giants second. The Patriots already concluded their portion of media day, and the Giants are still going through it. Below, you will see a bunch of articles relating to the interviews that took place. 
It’s the quote of the year from our dear friend T.O.. Who would have thought the Giants would be in the Superbowl? Can it be a Manning back to back combo since Peyton Manning won last year? Better believe it can.