Super Bowl XLII is between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots at the University of Phoenix Stadium. Big Blue can win the Lombardi Trophy tonight by pulling off the second largest upset in NFL history by beating the Patriots. They would become Super Bowl Champions. Are you ready for this Die Hard Giants Fans? Let’s Go Giants!
Star Spangle Banner performed by Jordin Sparks
1st Quarter
The Giants won the coin toss (Jeff Feagles called tails) and elected to receive.
The Patriots Kicked Off, and Hixon caught the ball 2 yards deep in the end zone and returned it to the 23 yardline.
On 1st and 10, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran up the middle for 3 yards. On 2nd and 7, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran up the gut for a yard. On 3rd and 6, Manning from shotgun fired it to Burress over the middle for a gain of 15 yards. On 1st and 10, Manning off play action gunned it to Boss on the left side for 3 yards. On 2nd and 7, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran to the right for a yard. On 3rd and 6, Manning from shotgun connected with Smith on the left side for 8 yards (Rodney Harrison and Randall Gay went down to the ground). On 1st and 10, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran to the left for a 7 yard gain. On 2nd and 3, Manning handed it off to Bradshaw who ran up the middle for 2 yards. On 3rd and Inches, Manning handed it off to Bradshaw who ran to the right for a gain of 7. On 1st and 10, Manning dropped back and threw it to Boss on the left side, but Boss dropped the pass. On 2nd and 10, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran to the right for 3 yards. On 3rd and 7, Manning from shotgun scrambled to the right and gunned it to Smith over the middle for an 8 yard completion. On 1st and 10, Manning from shotgun threw it to Burress in the middle of the end zone, but Hobbs knocked it away. On 2nd and 10, Manning from shotgun handed it off to Jacobs who ran to the left side for no gain. On 3rd and 10, Manning from shotgun completed a short pass to Smith on the left side for 2 yards. On 4th and 10, Lawrence Tynes attempted a 32 yard Field Goal Attempt, and it was good. Giants 3 - Patriots 0. The Giants Kicked Off, and Maroney caught the ball at the 1 yardline and returned it to the 44 yardline.
With 4:52 remaining in the 1st Quarter, Brady attempted a reverse but Cofield was chasing him down which forced Brady to throw a short pass incomplete. On 2nd and 10, Brady handed it off to Maroney who ran up the middle for 8 yards. On 3rd and 2, Brady handed it off to Maroney who ran it to the left for 5 yards. On 1st and 10, Brady dropped back and threw it to nobody in the middle of the field. On 2nd and 10, Brady from shotgun fired it to Stallworth over the middle for a 7 yard gain. On 3rd and 3, Brady from shotgun floated it to Welker on the left side for a gain of 8. On 1st and 10, Brady handed it off to Evans who ran up the gut for 2 yards. On 2nd and 8, Brady from shotgun threw it sideways to Faulk on the right side, and Faulk picked up 8 yards. On 1st and 10, Brady from shotgun overthrew Watson along the right sideline. On 2nd and 10, Brady from shotgun threw it to Faulk near the right hash marks, but the ball went through the hands of Faulk. On 3rd and 10, Brady from shotgun threw it to Watson in the back of the end zone, but Pierce knocked the ball away and got his hands on the face of Watson. The Giants were called for a Pass Interference penalty which advanced the Patriots to the 1 yardline and an automatic first down. On 1st and Goal, Brady handed it off to Maroney who ran it to the left and got stopped inches short of the goalline.
2nd Quarter
On 2nd and Goal, Tom Brady handed it off to Laurence Maroney who ran it to the right for a 1-yard Touch Down run. The Extra Point attempt was good. Giants 3 - Patriots 7. The Patriots Kicked Off, and the ball went out of bounds so the flag was throw and the ball was spotted at the 40 yardline.
With 14:57 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran up the gut for 3 yards. On 2nd and 7, Manning dropped back and fired it to Burress over the middle, but the ball came loss when he hit the ground. On 3rd and 7, Manning from shotgun aired it out to Toomer along the left sideline for 38 yards. On 1st and 10, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran up the middle for a gain of 4. On 2nd and 6, the Giants were called for a Delay of Game penalty which backed them up 5 yards. On 2nd and 11, Manning from shotgun fired it to Tyree near the right hash marks for a 6 yard gain. On 3rd and 5, Eli Manning from shotgun threw it to Bradshaw near the left hash marks, but it bounced out of the hands of Smith and into the hands of Ellis Hobbs at the 10 yardline, and Hobbs returned it to the 33 yardline.
With 11:53 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Brady dropped back and threw a screen to Maroney on the left side for a gain of 8 yards. On 2nd and 2, Brady handed it off to Maroney who ran to the left and got pushed out of bounds after picking up a yard. On 3rd and 1, Brady handed it off to Maroney and got tackled in the backfield by Umenyiora for a loss of 3 yards. On 4th and 4, the Patriots Punted, and McQuarters caught the ball at the 20 yardline and returned it to the 36 yardline.
With 9:51 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Eli Manning dropped back and got sacked by Jarvis Green and Le Kevin Smith for a loss of 3 yards. On 2nd and 13, Manning from shotgun handed it off to Bradshaw who dropped it immediately and Woods fell on the football but Bradshaw came out of the pile with the ball at the 34 yardline. On 3rd and 16, Manning from shotgun rolled to the right side and threw it away. On 4th and 16, the Giants Punted, and Welker caught the ball at the 15 yardline and returned it to the 29 yardline.
With 8:35 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Brady handed it off to Maroney who ran up the middle for a yard. On 2nd and 9, Tom Brady from shotgun dropped back and got sacked by Kawika Mitchell and Michael Strahan for a loss of 8 yards. On 3rd and 17, Tom Brady from shotgun got sacked by Justin Tuck who came straight up the middle for a loss of 7 yards. On 4th and 24, the Patriots Punted, and McQuarters caught the ball at the 42 yardline and ran to the right sideline for no return.
With 6:45 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran up the middle for 2 yards. On 2nd and 8, Manning handed it off to Bradshaw who broke loose on the right side for 13 yards. On 1st and 10, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran up the gut for 4 yards. On 2nd and 6, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran up the middle for 7 yards. On 1st and 10, Manning dropped back and hit Bradshaw near the left hash marks for a 3 yard gain. On 2nd and 7, Manning handed it off to Bradshaw who ran it to the right for 3 yards. On 3rd and 4, Manning from shotgun started to roll right and had the ball batted out of hands by Thomas, but the ball bounced towards the sideline and Bradshaw batted it downfield up to the 20 yardline and Steve Smith fell on it for a 5 yard gain, but the Giants were called for an Illegal Bat penalty which backed them up 10 yards. On 3rd and 18, Manning from shotgun threw it through the hands of Gay. This brought it to the 2:00 Warning. On 4th and 18, The Giants Punted, and Faulk called for a fair catch at the 11 yardline.
With 1:47 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Brady from shotgun aired it out incomplete downfield as Wilson was chasing him down. On 2nd and 10, Brady handed it off to Maroney who ran it to the right side and got tackled by Tuck in the backfield for a loss of 3 yards. The Giants called their first Time Out. On 3rd and 13, Brady from shotgun faked the handoff and threw it to Stallworth near the left hash marks, and Stallworth ran it up for a 17 yard gain. On 1st and 10, Brady from shotgun aired it out, but out of bounds along the right sideline. On 2nd and 10, Brady from shotgun handed it off to Faulk who ran up the middle for 16 yards, but the Patriots were called for a Holding penalty which backed them up 10 yards. On 2nd and 12, the Patriots called their first Time Out. On 2nd and 12, Brady from shotgun threw it low to Welker on the left side, and Welker picked up 8 yards. On 3rd and 4, Brady from shotgun fired it to Faulk along the left hash marks for a 5 yard gain. On 1st and 10, the Patriots called their second Time Out. On 1st and 10, Brady from shotgun fired it to Moss on the right side and he was pushed out of bounds by Dockery at the 44 yardline. On 1st and 10, Tom Brady from shotgun dropped back even further and had the ball knocked out of his hands by Justin Tuck and Osi Umenyiora fell on the football at the Patriots’ 49 yardline.
With 0:10 remaining in the 2nd Quarter, Manning from shotgun fired it incomplete to Smith in the middle of the field. On 2nd and 10, the Patriots called their third Time Out. On 2nd and 10, Manning from shotgun rolled right and threw an incomplete hail mary into the end zone.
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3rd Quarter
The Giants Kicked Off, and Maroney caught the ball at the 4 yardline and returned it to the 21 yardline.
On 1st and 10, Brady from shotgun fired it to Welker over the middle for 15 yards. On 1st and 10, Brady handed it off to Maroney who ran up the middle for 7 yards. On 2nd and 3, Brady turned to the right and threw it to the right to Faulk, but Strahan knocked it down. On 3rd and 3, Brady from shotgun hit Faulk out of the backfield for 6 yards. On 1st and 10, Brady handed it off to Maroney who got tackled in the backfield by Umenyiora for a loss of 2 yards. On 2nd and 12, Brady from shotgun connected with Welker over the middle for a 7 yard gain. On 3rd and 5, Brady from shotgun quickly threw it to Faulk on the left side for a 3 yard gain. On 4th and 2, the Patriots Punted, and McQuarters caught the ball at the 12 yardline and ran out of bounds at the 13 yardline. Bill Belichick challenged the ruling on the field that the Giants had 12 men on the field during the punt, and the ruling on the field was overturned. On 1st and 10, Brady off play action threw a screen to Maroney on the right side for a gain of 4. On 2nd and 6, the Patriots were called for a False Start penalty which backed them up 5 yards. On 2nd and 11, Brady from shotgun turned right and fired it to Welker on the right side, but Webster tackled Welker in the backfield for a loss of a yard. On 3rd and 13, Brady from shotgun connected with Faulk on the right side for a gain of 15 yards. On 1st and 10, Brady handed it off to Maroney who got tackled at the line of scrimmage by Torbor. On 2nd and 10, Brady dropped back and hit Brady on the left side for 3 yards. On 3rd and 7, Brady was in shotgun, and Michael Strahan came flying around the corner from the right side and sacked Tom Brady for a loss of 6 yards. On 4th and 7, Brady from shotgun overthrew Gaffney in the left side of the end zone. The Patriots turned it over on downs at the 31 yardline.
With 6:43 remaining in the 3rd Quarter, Manning handed it off to Bradshaw who ran up the middle for a gain of 4. On 2nd and 6, Manning fired it to Toomer near the right sideline for a 10 yard gain. On 1st and 10, Manning handed it off to Bradshaw who ran up the gut for 2 yards. On 2nd and 8, Manning from shotgun threw a bullet to Toomer on the near the right sideline for an 8 yard gain. On 1st and 10, Manning off play action aired it out to the end zone where Burress was with three defenders, but it was incomplete. On 2nd and 10, Manning handed it off to Bradshaw who ran up the middle for 42 yards. On 3rd and 6, Manning from shotgun threw it to Burress near the left hash marks, but Gay knocked it down. On 4th and 6, the Giants Punted the ball out of bounds and it was marked at the 10 yardline.
With 3:04 remaining in the 3rd Quarter, the Patriots were called for a False Start penalty which backed them up half the distance to the goal. On 1st and 15, Brady from shotgun threw it away as Mitchell was coming with a blitz. On 2nd and 15, Brady dropped back and hit Welker over the middle for a gain of 16 yards. On 1st and 10, Brady handed it off to Maroney who ran to the right for 9 yards. On 2nd and 1, Brady handed it off to Maroney who ran to the left for a yard. On 1st and 10, Brady from shotgun connected with Welker over the middle for 19 yards. On 1st and 10, Brady from shotgun turned right and fired the ball out of bounds. On 2nd and 10, the Patriots were called for a False Start penalty which backed them up 5 yards. On 2nd and 15, Brady off play action aired it out down the right sideline, but it was well short of Moss. On 3rd and 15, Brady from shotgun threw it to Stallworth on the left side for a 9 yard gain.
4th Quarter
On 4th and 6, the Patriots Punted into the end zone for a touch back.
With 14:52 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Manning dropped back and fired it over the middle to Boss for a 45 yard gain. On 1st and 10, Manning handed it off to Bradshaw who ran to the right for 3 yards. On 2nd and 7, Manning handed it off to Bradshaw who ran up the middle for 3 yards. On 3rd and 4, Manning from shotgun slinged it to Smith along the right hash marks for a gain of 17 yards. On 1st and 10, Manning from shotgun handed it off to Bradshaw who ran up the gut for 7 yards. On 2nd and 3, Eli Manning off play action fired a 5-yard Touch Down pass to David Tyree in the middle of the end zone. The Extra Point attempt was good. Giants 10 - New England 7. The Giants Kicked Off, and Maroney caught the ball at the 3 yardline and returned it to the 33 yardline, but the Patriots were called for a Holding penalty which backed them up 10 yards (the ball was spotted at the 11 yardline).
With 10:59 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Brady off play action fired it to Moss over the middle for a 17 yard gain. On 1st and 10, Brady from shotgun turned left and zipped it to Welker who ran upfield for a 3 yard gain. On 2nd and 7, Brady from shotgun overthrew a wide open Moss near the left sideline. On 3rd and 7, Brady from shotgun threw it incomplete to Welker near the left hashmarks. On 4th and 7, the Patriots Punted, and McQuarters caught the ball at the yardline and 20 returned it to the 29 yardline.
With 9:20 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran up the gut for a yard. On 2nd and 9, Manning dropped back, avoided a sack, scrambled to the left side and overthrew a floater to Burress near the left sideline. On 3rd and 9, Manning from shotgun hit Toomer over the middle for a gain of 8 yards. On 4th and 1, the Giants Punted, and Welker called for a fair catch at the 19 yardline.
With 7:54 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Brady from shotgun completed a low pass to Welker on the right side for 5 yards. On 2nd and 5, Brady from shotgun fired it to Moss near the right hash marks for a 10 yard gain. On 1st and 10, Brady handed it off to Maroney who ran out of bounds after picking up 9. On 2nd and 1, Brady dropped back and hit Welker over the middle for 13 yards. On 1st and 10, Brady from shotgun threw it to Faulk at the left sideline for 4 yards. On 2nd and 6, Brady from shotgun hit Welker on the left side, and Welker ran across field for 10 yards. On 1st and 10, Brady from shotgun threw the pass to low to Stallworth on the right side. On 2nd and 10, Brady off play action fired it to Moss near the right hash marks for an 11 yard gain. On 1st and 10, Brady from shotgun connected with Faulk over the middle for 12 yards (Fred Robbins went down on the play). On 1st and Goal (at the 7 yardline), Brady faked right, turned left, and threw it too far to the left of Moss in the end zone. On 2nd and Goal, Brady from shotgun threw it incomplete to Welker in the middle around the 2 yardline (James Butler went down on the play). On 3rd and Goal, Tom Brady from shotgun threw a bullet to a wide open Randy Moss on the right side of the end zone for a 7-yard Touch Down. The Extra Point attempt was good. Giants 10 - Patriots 14. The Patriots Kicked Off, and Hixon caught the ball at the 2 yardline and returned it to the 17 yardline.
With 2:39 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Manning from shotgun fired it to Toomer on the right side for an 11 yard gain. On 1st and 10, Manning from shotgun overthrew Burress in the middle. On 2nd and 10, Manning from shotgun lobbed the pass incomplete to Burress along the left sideline. On 3rd and 10, Manning from shotgun completed the pass to Toomer on the left side for 9 yards. On 4th and 1, Manning handed it off to Jacobs who ran up the gut for a yard. On 1st and 10, Manning from shotgun scrambled to the right side for 5 yards. The Giants called their first Time Out. On 2nd and 5, Manning from shotgun heaved it out of bounds along the right sideline. On 3rd and 5, Manning from shotgun escaped two sacks, moved backwords to set up for a pass, and aired it out downfield to Tyree who outjumped two defenders and pressed the ball against his helmet to get control for a gain of 33 yards. The Giants called their second Time Out. On 1st and 10, Manning from shotgun scrambled to the right side and lost a yard. The Giants called their third Time Out. On 2nd and 11, Manning from shotgun lobbed a pass incomplete to Tyree on the left side. On 3rd and 11, Manning from shotgun drilled it to Smith along the right sideline for 11 yards. On 1st and 10, Eli Manning from shotgun lobbed the pass to a wide open Plaxico Burress in the left corner of the end zone for a 19-yard Touch Down. The Extra Point attempt was good. Giants 17 - Patriots 14. The Giants Kicked Off, and Maroney caught the ball at the 13 yardline and returned it to the 26 yardline.
With 0:29 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Brady from shotgun aired it out incomplete to Gaffney in the middle of the field. On 2nd and 10, Tom Brady from shotgun dropped back and had Jay Alford come right up the middle for the sack that pinned the Patriots 10 yards back. On 3rd and 20, Brady from shotgun aired it out to Moss down the left side, but Webster batted the pass down. The Patriots took a Time Out. On 4th and 20, Brady from shotgun aired it out to Moss down the left sideline, but Wilson knocked it down. The Patriots turned it over on downs at the 12 yardline.
With 0:01 remaining in the 4th Quarter, Manning took a victory kneel.
Final Score: New York Giants 17 - New England Patriots 14. The NFL.com Post Game is attached.
Eli Manning was named the MVP of Super Bowl XLII.
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There are a whole bunch of rumors out there. The Giants and the Jaguars are interested in QB Cleo Lemon who started in Miami in 2007 after Trent Green got injured. Jerry Reese is in Tennessee to receive an award so he won’t be making any deals today. Not only are the Eagles interested in Asante Samuel, but Samuel is expected to walk out of Philly with a big fat contract. Bill Parcells is wheeling and dealing with everybody today. There are rumor on top of what they have done already, but The Tuna has been very busy. Parcells is also looking to add former Cowboys to the Dolphins like Julius Jones and Jason Fabini. The Saints want Shockey. They called up Jerry Reese to make a trade, and he declined.
Hopefully you guys are keeping up with all of this Free Agent stuff around the NFL. Teams are dumping players to get ready for Free Agency which begins at midnight as well as the Draft which is in April. We aren’t going to cover every team, but there is some intersting things taking place. I will let you know about the NFC East to an extent, and I will let you know about former Giants. First, the Eagles supposedly cut Jevon ‘The Freak’ Kearse because he suffered a knee injury in 2006 and didn’t get many minutes in 2007. Maybe Brian Dawkins will retire soon too… We’ve heard the rumors that the Dolphins are interested in Reggie Torbor. Bill Parcells is steering that ship, and may be able to sign Torbor as soon as tomorrow. The Tuna always has something funny to say, and he was quoted as saying that he doesn’t want any “thugs and hoodlums” on his team. Can he say that?
Last night, I watched Super Bowl XLII for like the 20th time, and then I turned on the NFC Championship game for like the 20th time. I fell asleep around halftime or the beginning of the 3rd Quarter. I have watched the Cowboys, Packers, and Patriots games so many times since there is nothing else on television right now. I am fortunate enough to have DVR through my cable company so I saved all of the Playoff games permantly. I was wondering if any of you have done the same thing through DVR or TIVO. I can’t get enough of those Road Warriors… I just tried to track down some Giants pictures by looking for ‘Road Warrios’ and check out what I got…The original Road Warriors. Hawk and Animal baby. Google rocks!
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The rumors have surfaced…The Giants and Tom Coughlin are close to finalizing a contract extension. We all knew that that was coming. It was just a matter of how long and how much, but that hasn’t been fully disclosed yet. Below, Bob Glauber included some guestimates that sources provided him. The rumors are a 4-year deal equal to or greater than $20 million. One of the things that bothers me most about Coach Coughlin is the way is always jumping and screaming on the sidelines. My problem with that is more out of concern than anything. He looks like he is going to have a heart attack on every down. I don’t want to turn on the TV one Sunday and see T.C. drop to the ground. So I have every right to be concerned, and somebody should tell him to retire, reside on a tropical island, and relax.
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.
Phessional already put Plaxico on blast in the last post. It is well derserved. Tom Coughlin, Jerry Reese, John Mara, and Steve Tisch are very disappointed in Plax. I also wish he said nothing. However, none of his teamates said anything to him. He was also over 30 minutes late to the media session today. Burress had a monster game against the Packers so Belichick already was going to make sure that he doesn’t repeat that type of an outing. Now Burress just added fuel to the fire, and Belichick is just going to eliminate him. In my sarcastic tone, maybe every offensive player should guarantee victory so Belichick cannot eliminate all of them. This is the first time this season that Plaxico behaved like years past.