The Greatest NFL Upset! (Giants vs. Patriots, Super Bowl 42)

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Prior to the playoffs, Eli in 2007 had: - 59 passing yards against the league worst Dolphins - 3 pick sixes vs the Vikings - 35 incompletions in a home game against Washington - 1 win against a team over .500 THAT guy beat Romo, Favre, and Brady in the playoffs

[@christopherkrueger]

That’s crazy

[@alextrevino7304]

Don’t forget the Jeff Garcia led buccaneers 😂😂

[@Ryan-zt2xw]

You’re really comparing Romo to a 3 time MVP and 07 Brady?

[@blacker5826]

any given sunday

[@jrad410]

Got swept by the cowboys in the regular season as well

[@thanos2588]

The Giants saved the world from eternal arrogance that day

[@chrisuncleahmad666]

Junior Seau deserved that SB ring a hell of a lot more than Strahan did

[@jimnfl7134]

and the Patriots never became Arrogant again?? LOL!

[@tahirflint75]

That's deep bro😂

[@donsolos]

@@jimnfl7134 he is talking about the insufferable patriot/brady fanboys

[@tomstreet2859]

@@chrisuncleahmad666 And Amani Toomer deserved that ring a hell of a lot more than Moss...and Giants fans for sure deserved that ring than arrogant Patriots fans. Also Strahan stayed loyal to the Giants through thick and thin. But yeah he deserves it less than a guy who ring chased...whatever.

[@hotwax9376]

Can we just take a moment to appreciate just how many times the Giants nearly lost the game on that last drive? The fact that they successfully fought through all of that AND scored the game-winning touchdown in literally the last minute of regulation is really impressive, especially because it denied the Patriots the perfect season they were aiming for.

[@tahirflint75]

Eli Manning best NYG QB ever, he showed up 2x🏆🏈

[@antangelone]

It's crazy the amount of plays the pats defense blew on the last drive. Had so many oppurtunities to pick the ball away

[@TWS-pd5dc]

@@antangelone That "pick" opportunity? 1. It was a very high throw, not easy. 2. It went off his fingertips, not through his hands. 3. If he did manage to hang on to it there's a big likelihood he would have been out of bounds. I've watched it a million times, he would have had to pull a Manningham play with his feet. Giants outplayed the Pats this game, period. Would have been a crime if they had lost. Pats all season averaged about 30 points. This day they got a whopping 14.

[@antangelone]

@@TWS-pd5dc 99 out of 100 times that pats team would beat the giants. Just wasn’t their day

[@gambleaway8252]

@@TWS-pd5dc it went directly through his hands.

[@manjiherrera96]

Patriots: I'm gonna be the second undefeated super bowl champion. Giants: Hell No

[@packersauburneric3625]

More like the crazy ending of my life

[@youreokayboah2128]

Unfunny

[@edruggiero1648]

Giants: “The F you are”

[@samuelward1188]

Bucs fan here but The only two nfl franchises to never lose a superbowl were the baltimore ravens and the Tampa Bay buccaneers

[@jackcarraway4707]

Fun fact: the Giants are undefeated in Super Bowls when Belichick in involved in some capacity.

[@acornsucks2111]

Fo fo fo.

[@NinaDasher212]

As a dolphin fan thank you giants you saved not only the perfect season but the world from patriot fans bringing this victory up

[@mshat18]

I remember the undefeated Dolphins being gigantic douchbags that year. Specifically Shula.

[@vinceniederman]

@@mshat18 Why Do U Think Miami Was Like That For?

[@ozziequinones584]

@@mshat18 you must be from NE.

[@marzzgli1278]

Yes!!! I remember I was so scared that NE would kill the NYG. I celebrated like my Phins won lol

[@ozziequinones584]

I was a Dolphins fan back then (14 years old) before becoming a diehard Giants fan and I remember that year very well. The last thing I wanted was to see NE take away Miami legacy of being the only undefeated team. Yes, I still like the Dolphins.

[@ST0NE_206]

watching everyone doubt the Giants, then watching the Giants prove EVERYBODY wrong was truly satisfying 👍🏻

[@KiloMafia9]

Wasn’t “everybody”. I won $600 on this game. Dummy

[@ChiefBlue4298]

It was indeed, the rest of the NFL loved watching the Patriots lose that day

[@LeFraudLosesFinalsEveryDayB]

The Giants Oline got away with a bunch of holding on that fluke helmet catch play🤷‍♂️

[@greyk610]

Zip it, bandwagon Kraken fan.

[@ST0NE_206]

@@greyk610supporting my home team, nowhere near a bandwagon

[@PipeGuy64Bit]

Most iconic game winning drive in Superbowl history

[@matthewfreeman33]

Giants get their due...but that last drive was messy as hell with the exception of the last pass.

[@joesakic91]

@@matthewfreeman33 The third-down conversion pass to Steve Smith before Eli Manning to Plaxico Burress on the Sluggo route for the touchdown was another key play.

[@iKnowAllo]

nah theres better drives fs

[@jaceking5938]

​@@iKnowAllonope

[@iKnowAllo]

yes cry to a wall idc @@jaceking5938

[@griffinholahan123]

Absolutely the greatest upset in NFL history!! As a lifelong Giants fan over here.

[@AutoArtemAuto]

The night that the New York Giants became the eternal heroes of the citizens of Miami.

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

I remember no one gave the giants a chance to win this game everyone said patriots win in a blowout in the Super Bowl

[@demikatechis8788]

If memory serves me right this the third? Time the Giants spoiled a perfect season,,I remember it happened against Denver week 10??

[@mariosnum1fan]

@@demikatechis8788 I can remember three. Broncos twice: once in 1998 week 15, and another in 2005 week 8. And of course, this game

[@deanakennedy3878]

Yep.

[@davemr6193]

The celebration was a little delayed, but Don Shula & the old timers were able to eventually pop the corks

[@davidmurray7617]

Of all the Super Bowls I have watched so far, this is my most memorable Super Bowl match I’ve ever seen. I was 10 years old at the time. My mother is a Giants fan. We watched it downstairs at our house in Latham, NY. I was cheering for her the whole time, but after watching that anticipated game, that was definitely the day I became the Giants fan. Never forget you great memories. 🏈

[@chrisballard5743]

That Giant's pass rush that year was NASTY.

[@deathboy126]

As a lifelong Dolphins fan, I just wanna say thank you Eli and David Tyree for helping making us the only perfect team and STILL the only perfect team 50 years later 🐬🐬

[@ReneParada]

Thanks Asante Samuel as well. That missed open INT should have ended the game.

[@stevenvicijan4338]

Maka would appreciate it too even with all the outside hate.

[@s-mart-rholly-s]

A perfect record, no a perfect team.

[@kfraney94]

I was 13 when this happened. Lifelong Giants fan. My most vivid memory is the final touchdown. I watch Eli throw the ball, look and see Burress open, and I scream "OH MY GOD!!!" just before he catches it and we all went crazy. What a treat to watch my team go on that run

[@sports3117]

This is what made this Super Bowl very special. The Giants were able to beat the patriots at their own game, and Eli Manning played about as great of a game as he will ever play

[@breesybird9207]

They didn’t beat the Pats at their own game. The 2007 Pats were one of the best offenses ever and were used to scoring 30-40 most games, The Giants beating the Pats at their own game would mean that they beat them in a shoot out. The Pats played the game the Giants wanted to play, which was a lower scoring defensive game.

[@joncokejones9318]

@@breesybird9207 Na ELi got that Brady luck and was able to win

[@breesybird9207]

@@joncokejones9318 Brady didn’t win cause of luck

[@khalilray2755]

@Breesybird9 nah he definately did story of his career

[@danmcintee9037]

@@joncokejones9318 Good thing the Super Bowl doesn't recognize "luck". There's a winner and a loser.

[@redvany]

As a Pats fan, this game still hurts me. Darn it. we were so close...so close. at the end of day, freaking Eli did it. I give him all the credit for that.

[@joncokejones9318]

Y’all have too many rings already 😂

[@sickboy8914]

​@@joncokejones9318 This one was the most important of all of them in my opinion, an undefeated season and they had quite a few players that year who deserved a Ring.

[@finchborat]

@@sickboy8914 And had 19-0 happened, Seau would've stayed retired after 2007 and 2010 would've been Moss' final season. Moss would've gone to Canton at the same time as Favre and maybe just maybe Seau would've avoided killing himself knowing he was a yr away from going to Canton in his 1st yr of eligibility. Then again, the effects of CTE are still a factor.

[@brickweathertop7907]

Tom has enough rings but I really wanted Moss to get a ring :( best receiver ever

[@brickweathertop7907]

Tom has enough rings but I really wanted Moss to get a ring :( best receiver ever

[@johnny__topside]

Not kicking a 49 yard field goal in the 3rd quarter was the most impactful decision that cost the Patriots this Super Bowl. Still no idea why they went for it

[@eugenesatele9434]

The greatest upset in Super Bowl history.

[@jayyabhdjdjdjd1063]

U must have forgotten pats beat rams as 14 point underdogs

[@BCarr2007]

@@jayyabhdjdjdjd1063the Giants were double digit underdogs and the Rams weren’t undefeated. Big upset but it’s not beating an 18-0 team upset

[@jayyabhdjdjdjd1063]

@@BCarr2007 the giants were not double digit underdogs. The line was 3 so no

[@BCarr2007]

@@jayyabhdjdjdjd1063 actually the line was 12. The line wasn’t 3 you fool lmao. You can even look it up on this little search engine called google. You really know your sports and information 😂😂🤡🤡

[@BCarr2007]

@@jayyabhdjdjdjd1063 the Giants were 12 point underdogs. WTF are you talking about. Stop commenting if you know nothing about football. You’re still salty going 18-1 all these years later you’re still trying your best to create excuses and cope 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡

[@joshct9426]

As a GIANTS fan I said after the game that I'd be okay if NYG didn't win another ring for 20 years. This championship just means so much to all NYG fans and is one of the best titles in all of sports history.

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

20 years? nah bro you gotta try 50! i don't see the giants progressing even further for a very long time, it's that very bad! as for the patriots? i have no idea how long they'll be struggling but i'm still here being patient with their rebuild! at least they're not a hot mess organization wise like the giants are! give us 3 to 5 years to build the team into a championship contenders!

[@geordiejones5618]

As a Patriots fan, nothing but respect for Eli and the Giants. All four of your titles are great stories with amazing players and clutch moments.

[@joesakic91]

@@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057 The Giants did win at least one Super Bowl for four straight decades. You may never know if Big Blue has a fifth consecutive decade with a title in the 2020s. BTW, the Jets are more of a fluke than the Giants.

[@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057]

@@joesakic91 nope, i don't see it happening for the giants in this decade. the streak stops here. if they can't get their act straight for 13 seasons since their last super bowl win. what makes you think they're going to make anything positive of what's remaining in the 2020s. fat chance.

[@joesakic91]

@@halamadridpatriotsnationgo1057 Who knows? The Giants won it all in 1986 and 1990 and had to wait 17 years for 2007 and 2011. The pattern staying the same?!

[@rjpsuh06]

You won’t be hearing the announcers of Super Bowl XLII, Joe Buck and Troy Aikman, this Super Bowl Sunday on Fox. You’ll get Kevin Burkhardt and Greg Olsen. Their first Super Bowl broadcast. It will be a very interesting weekend.

[@QwertyCaesar]

Tyree couldn't catch a cold the practice before the game and then comes up with one of the most improbable catches in sports history.

[@4736dmr]

His catch, and the Clarence Davis catch, back in '74, in the Dolphins/ Raiders playoff game, Sea of Hands, goes to show how players with the worst hands on the team, can come up with improbable catches, in the clutch.

[@rangersfanfromjersey2436]

Still remember watching this game. I remember my mother being so happy when the Giants won, and I was too.

[@bostonceltics556]

This super bowl was the only thing good that happened to me during my middle school days. 2006-2008. Bullied at school and bullied on my sports teams, not having any friends, cousin went to my school and allowed his friends to beat me and bully me, my mom was dating my stepdad at the time and he moved in with us. This was the first super bowl I ever watched. I was 12 at the time.

[@brunopavesi8159]

As a Pats fan, this hurts me to this day. Every single time I remember this game it hurts just like it did when it happened. Still, the Giants were definitely worth of the crown.

[@Mlopez856]

Hurts because we were 18-0, because this is one of brady best years so many records , Randy moss gets a ring , they tore any real patriots fan heart out this day smh … I would take this superbowl as a win over the rams Super Bowl 2019

[@freaknature823]

18-1*

[@betl5982]

As a Giants fan, all respect to the entire Pats team that season. They were magnificent the entire season including in the Super Bowl. I am not being sarcastic. Eli just had that fire in his eyes in the Super Bowl. Honestly I did not think Giants would win at the end but would give a good fight. But as the game progressed in the first half, the Eli’s eyes lit a fire across the entire team.

[@splashnskillz37]

Your team caused deeper traumas to other teams so...

[@Kari.Productions]

with all due respect that’s what happens when you get caught cheating..

[@Heie_]

That giants defensive line gotta be top 5 of all time they literary can line up anywhere switching with each other 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@kman215]

Kinda like the Eagles line this year

[@DiabloOutdoors]

I'm thinking the same.

[@moralesxavier777]

@@kman215 not really cuz they lost

[@Zarab923]

The chiefs are the ones with the same dc… their defense is the new giants and they’re also a dynasty like the patriots lol

[@EBA_10]

​​@@Zarab923 the Chiefs defense is and was NOTHING like the 07 & 2011 pass rush of the Giants. They literally called their package " NASCAR ". You will never see a 4-Man (Tuck, Strahan, Osi, JPP, Mathias) collection of Height, Power and Speed from a D-line ever again like you witnessed from those Giants

[@808mitch]

Imo, 2008 was a great year for me for a lot of reasons…this game was one of them

[@finchborat]

2008 sucked. $5 gas and the Recession.

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

@@finchborat it was more like a bootleg version of 2020

[@finchborat]

@@Frankieefootballmundial More like a mini 2020. It was the worst year of my life until 2020. However, unlike 2008, I wasn't dealing with a bunch of personal problems in 2020.

[@packersauburneric3625]

Same graduated from high school

[@AndrewJames91]

I loved 2008..very nostalgic for that time 08-09 but cant return! Must make the future great!! Wish you guys all the best

[@Blackphillipsupporter]

So many opportunities to end the game. Harrison and Asante both dropping picks, Wilfork slipping on the 4th down conversion, etc. Hats off to the Giants front 4 for dominating the line of scrimmage all game. Also, that second to last pass by Brady was so close to being caught by Moss.

[@laurinnn]

that pass is also perfect to show Brady's arm strength, like it went almost 70 yards deep and from the space between right hash/numbers to the left sides numbers

[@KevinT7274]

Football Gods were definitely involved in that game.😄

[@lincolnlatosky7126]

This was literally one of the greatest games of all time in any sport, to this day this is insane that this even happened like there is no way possible anybody thought this would happen it is awesome this game was absolutely fire

[@ManiacClear]

It had a couple of all time moments but I feel like the story line is what makes the game so great. The giants from a wildcard seed team upsetting the undefeated patriots. As far as super bowls standing alone with no story, this one wasn’t really all that crazy.

[@profo4544]

@@ManiacClear Nah i disagree, this game had the clutchest catch of probably the entire season in it that led to a game winning td. That helmet catch was the most clutch catch of the entire playoffs, no question and probably the entire season. And it led to a game winning td, idk thats a pretty crazy ending.

[@jaceking5938]

​@@profo4544combined with Eli escaping what looked to be like 3 sure sacks, that's the greatest football play of all time

[@armstrongQB1]

Back when SB logos were a lot cooler and memorable each year

[@mike91mdk45]

Right. An underrated feature every yr, the different designs. Then they went basic

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

@@mike91mdk45 now the logos look like if they were made at a cheap print shop

[@adamplace1414]

I remember going into this game thinking I'll never be able to love sports the same way after it was over, that something inside would've broken had the hated Pats gone undefeated. Boy was I wrong. As a Bills fan this is easily my favorite super bowl.

[@MNSportsJunkie101]

To this day I still consider this the greatest game in NFL history.

[@InfinityDaniel2001]

0:00 - Start 1:03 - Patriots stop Giants on 3rd down to force FG attempt 2:20 - Patriots' Laurence Maroney scores on 1-yard rush TD 3:07 - Eli Manning is intercepted by Elli Hobbs in the Red Zone 3:42 - Tom Brady is Sacked by Justin Tuck on 3rd Down 4:12 - Adalius Thomas Sacks Eli Manning and sends the Giants out of field goal range 6:04 - Justin Tuck strip sacks Tom Brady to end the first half 7:57 - Patriots Challenge Last Play of Giants Having 12 Men on the Field 8:47 - Michael Strahan's last career sack 9:02 - Patriots fail to convert on 4th down 11:23 - Eli Manning throws 5-yard TD pass to David Tyree 13:54 - Tom Brady slings 6-yard TD pass to Randy Moss 14:23 - Giants begin their game winning drive 16:07 - The Helmet Catch 17:51 - Eli Manning throws game winning touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress 18:29 - Patriots final drive begins 19:06 - Final Play of the Game 19:18 - 18-1 (As a patriots fan, 🥺)

[@tomknapp6194]

There was a lot not mentioned between 14:23 and 16:07. Eli tried to give the ball away on almost every single play, but the Patriots just did not accept.

[@NYGForever]

We were so spoiled with that 07 team. The offensive lines and defensive lines were amazing! Eli clutch. Strahan going out on top. Best game in Giants history

[@4736dmr]

But the road playoff win against Romo, and the 13-3 Cowboys was special,

[@albertowen1025]

I remember this game vividly. Gave the Giants -2 at $100 a bet. My bet played through, forget the Immaculate Reception or Super Bowl XIII (Steelers 35, Cowboys 31),...this game netted me $6,800 and to me, this was the GREATEST Super Bowl ever. So happy to see the Patriots collapse on their butts...finallty!

[@kennford]

lmfao 20:12 you can see Tom Coughlin lock in once he sees the cameras

[@AD-ur1fk]

18:55 I know it’s an incomplete but what a throw by Brady and people say he never had a big arm

[@TommyC503]

The ball probably didn’t have the right amount of air in it.

[@sandiegodahalloffame4331]

Tuck, omenyiora, straham, Paul-Pierce was awesome in that two Victories above Patriots in super bowl.

[@user-au2296]

I was only 6 when this happened but remember it fondly. It was the game that kind of made me a giants fan. I knew about them, but didn’t really appreciate them as a team until this game. I didn’t even know they were the underdogs, I was just rooting for them because it’s my city lol. Turns out, we ended up witnessing the biggest upset in the history of sports. And ever since, I own at least 20 Giants related merch in my house LOL. And Super Bowl 46 was JUST as good.

[@Fireyninjadog]

The 07 pats faced 6 playoff teams and still had a point differential of +315, best in league history

[@TommyC503]

Who cares? They lost when it counted. And the bigger question…..did they cheat that year?

[@redpillfreedom6692]

And ultimately it meant jack shit.

[@rece5232]

@@redpillfreedom6692lol all he did was state a decent, what are you so bitter for weirdo

[@rgman2858]

This game for me was the best Giants game ever. I had just moved to New England from PA about an hour south west of NYC and all of my coworkers in Maine were huge Patriots fans. The day before the SB our manager told us we could wear out jerseys to work that day and I was the only person we saw all day with a Giants jersey on. I kept hearing "you honestly don't think they stand a chance do you"? In which I always replied there's always a chance. The morning after the SB my manager walks into our personnel room and I'm not visible to him where I'm standing and he yells out to " I can see you smiling right now" 😀 None of my coworkers really talked to me that day.

[@nbl95]

Giants defensive line went beastmode on this one

[@jump6098]

Brady’s deep ball to moss in the final seconds is probably the greatest incompletion of all time

[@livinginhoustontexas18]

Actually Patrick mahomes falling throw in the Super Bowl is by far the greatest incompletion of all time.

[@jump6098]

@@livinginhoustontexas18 mahomes threw it when his receiver never had a chance. If Moss wasn’t tired he would’ve jumped for that and caught it with his body.

[@livinginhoustontexas18]

@@jump6098 bro he hit his receiver on the face mask 🤦🏾‍♂️. He just didn’t catch it.

[@giovannygarica275]

​@@livinginhoustontexas18 that one would have had no effect on that superbowl. They would have lost anyways. Meanwhile if moss caught this one, there would have at least been OT and maybe the pats go undefeated.

[@livinginhoustontexas18]

@@giovannygarica275 damn I stand corrected lol. Makes plenty of sense!

[@bostonsportsfan5346]

18:52 imagine if that was completed 😭

[@Mikek88]

Brady wasn’t himself this game but that was an absolute dot. I’m not convinced the giants DBs wouldn’t have tackled Randy either. Jets fan here who was rooting for the giants but man they caught some breaks

[@Edixim]

Pats did too. Brady played awful​@@Mikek88

[@packersauburneric3625]

​@@Mikek88so damn nostalgic lol and historical

[@packersauburneric3625]

Besides 1998 NFC championship ironically the most confident I ever been in a game as a fan even though I'm Packers fan through and through I was still butthurt they weren't in super bowl and the giants were but I think giants were more built to beat them looking back

[@ia4687]

The giants won 10 road games in 2007. Nfl record... that's wild

[@blakebrown84]

We witnessed one of the biggest upsets in the history of professional football. The Giants beat them 17-14. This is one of the best Super Bowl games I’ve seen in my lifetime.

[@Keldow]

I remember watching this live in the UK it was like 3am and so worth it!

[@andresgirardo8481]

Eli was 99% sacked and Tyree's catch was 99% incomplete. Unbelievable play!!

[@ReneParada]

Should have been holding on the Giants Olinemen, take your pick. But it is what it is. Asante Samuel should have intercepted that ball the play before this miracle catch.

[@tomknapp6194]

@@ReneParada There were other plays on that drive in which Eli tried to give the ball away, not just that one.

[@adamjackman8855]

Thank you for finally making a highlight tape of this game 🙏🙏

[@colinhawkins4656]

I still think this is the greatest super bowl ever played

[@jimnfl7134]

Not, when it is 7-3 after three quarters=BORING!!

[@NYGForever]

@@jimnfl7134 The suspense of the final 3 minutes will NEVER be matched. Plus ever heard of appreciating good defense?

[@jimnfl7134]

@@NYGForever When fan remember Greatest Games, they usually mean most of the Game not a few Minutes!

[@NYGForever]

@@jimnfl7134 Sometimes the game needs to go that way as a build up to make the ending great like a movie 🤷‍♂️

[@boris2997]

It was, for me anyway

[@MightySportsFan2000]

16:07 this is the Legendary unforgettable play we all remember and came for to watch this Super Bowl throwback

[@drewmorrison]

18:58 is so insanely close to being caught by Moss. Great play by Webster for saving the game right there. There's a chance Moss would have got in the endzone or at least would have tied the game with a FG.

[@jaycob1830]

13:54 one of my favorite touchdown calls of all time

[@joshabdullah4098]

As a kid I called it.... He fd up by doin the taunt afterwards... Should've stayed locked in.... #GMen

[@millennialfootball9499]

bradys throw to moss on 3rd and 20 very underrated.

[@jump6098]

Corners was like 20 yards back and moss still had a step on them.😂😂😂 if only Brady had a lil more arm strength

[@packisbetter90]

He threw those last 2 passes like 75 yards to Miss. Still today one of the most impressive throws based on arm strength I've seen completed or not

[@Zarab923]

Usually that’s how it goes when they don’t catch it lol

[@jacobwatson1406]

The greatest Super Bowl of all time 💯

[@classicgalactica5879]

It was one of the greatest, but Super Bowl 25 gets my vote.

[@jacobwatson1406]

@@classicgalactica5879 Fair enough although I have to give it to this one 💯

[@andrewgammer1236]

Superbowl 44 in my opinion is way better.

[@auroraviation]

Thank you Giants! Thank you Eli Manning, David Tyree, and Asante Samuel for saving the day! - A Dolphins fan

[@4736dmr]

It must have been the happiest day in Mercury Morris' life, in the last forty years, watching this ending

[@DocNinini]

I love how the game was so much more physical back then

[@aaronlessard4754]

Looking back at this game, it really is incredible how the patriots totally shot themselves in the foot. Notice how the short passing game has total success? 5-10 gains on almost all the positive highlights, and their two touchdowns came on slow methodical drives, which of course killed the Giants suffocating pass rush. You can tell a little ego crept into this game, and Brady just wanted a big 50 yard play. Very frustrating to look back on if you're a pats fan.

[@jturner2577]

Indeed. The Giants defense played very well don't get me wrong, but New England really did shoot themselves in the foot by not running the ISO Scheme and trying to go for the Long Ball, instead of short intermediate passes and the occasional play actions.

[@user-cz1ss6iy1b]

I would agree but they had no running game the giants were not gonna respect PA . Maybe the league really is rigged?

[@ow_oso]

Steve Spagnuolo coached the defense that stopped the 07’ Patriots… it all makes sense now😭

[@finnburke2709]

I remember this game like it was yesterday as a Pats fan. Most devastating sports loss ever! The biggest play no one talks about in my opinion is 8:49 on the 3rd and 7 from the Giants 26 yard line, that sack took them out of field goal range and forced the Patriots to go for it on 4 and 13 from the Giants 32. "There's a lot of people that know what it's like to lose a Super Bowl, there's 53 men and 1 coaching staff that knows what it's like to lose a Super Bowl when you are on the verge of 19-0" -Heath Evans (fullback for the Patriots 2005-2008)

[@nccamsc]

You are saying the Pats kicker can’t make a 50-yard field goal?

[@ReneParada]

That Asante Samuel missed INT is the biggest play no one talks about.

[@packersauburneric3625]

​@@ReneParadaya still had plenty chances to win though

[@franthevan65]

I truly believe what really helped the giants in this game was the week 17 matchup they had against New England

[@tybrown2889]

Everyone always talks on how Eli won this game, but that defensive front harassed Brady all game long, and kept that offense from ever getting started. I think without Strahan, the Giants lose this game

[@4736dmr]

I'd always felt that Strahan and Justin Tuck, should have been named co-mvp''s in this game

[@tomknapp6194]

@@4736dmr Without a doubt. I ask Eli fans what he did to win this game outside of "That one pass!" and all I get is deflection. If it really was Eli, it should be easy to defend him.

[@eduardomorales5185]

This was the very first Super Bowl I ever watched in my life. I was 9 years old, kept hearing about this game known as the Super Bowl and decided to watch it. I thought I’d get bored but surprisingly I ended up watching the entire game. And since then, I’ve been hooked into the NFL even more and my love for the game had grown year after year.

[@donsolos]

Everybody forgets, the giants almost beat the patriots at the end of the regular season, eagles almost did as well. Patriots were not as invincible as them seemed

[@philly_sports1558]

I was a little kid when this game happened but I remember it vividly. I also remembered my older family members wanting both teams to lose lol

[@boris2997]

This was not only biggest upset in NFL history but sports history as well, the 2007 Patriots were the greatest NFL team put together, they had soo many HOF players on that roster

[@kevingreen4952]

Super Bowl XLII is certainly up there in sports history. If we’re looking at all sports (particularly USA sports), I’d voted for the Miracle on Ice. Team USA, led by a driven and inspired coach, took down the greatest hockey empire in the world with a bunch of scrappy, talented and well-conditioned college kids. On top of that, Team USA got demolished by the Soviets 10-3 in an exhibition at Madison Square Garden just a few weeks before the 1980 Olympics. The Soviets had won gold in five of the previous six Olympic Games. They were an unbeatable powerhouse. Making 1980 even more impressive is the fact that the Soviets took home gold in the proceeding Olympics in 1984 and 1988. The Soviet Union also won an absurd 22 IIHF World Championships between 1954 and 1990. So, in other words, they went back to owning the world in hockey until the USSR officially collapsed. The Russian Men’s National Team has had success on the world stage, but not nearly to the degree of the old Soviet empire. Their only gold medal up to this point in 2018 came when they competed as “Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR).”

[@davemr6193]

Probably right, but the Jets were 18 1/2 point dogs to a great Colts team

[@heyheyhey33351]

The sound of the crowd at 17:58 is incredible. There were WAY to many times that drive could have ended in a turnover. I don't think anyone was expecting it to end in a touchdown until after Burress made the catch. This was the first time it seemed possible the Giants could win, and it was with only 35 seconds left in the 4th 😂 EDIT: And it really wasn't until that perfect sack at 18:38 that people started to realize the Pats might not get their own miracle drive. God, this really was the perfect game.

[@williamclapp3074]

Out of the giant's 4 super bowl wins, this is no doubt the greatest.

[@themig71]

Bills in 91 was a great one. It’s close.

[@allengreene9954]

13:58: This is Tom’s Greatest Game Winning Drive that Never Was 😮😮😮😮😮

[@hyenas196987]

The only Patriot I felt bad for was JUNIOR SEAU. He deserved a ring, yet he never got one. In 2 SUPER BOWL APPERANCES HE WAS 0-2. Tragically he died a few years later from CTE.

[@michaelsloane9955]

As a lifelong Arizonan, I LOVE the logo for this Super Bowl.

[@jrad410]

Pain as a pats fan. Losses in SB 56 and 52 were expected by me. But I thought that they’d prevail here. Beyond the helmet catch so many plays Pats missed. Not going for the Fg, missed fumble recovery, THREE missed chances at a pick on the final drive and narrow 4th down conversion. But Giants earned it no doubt.

[@TommyC503]

Stained rings for the Pats

[@drilladelphia7560]

you weren’t in sb 56

[@Rickman897]

@@drilladelphia7560I think they meant SB 46.

[@w7lves]

6:50 I miss this era when we didn’t kneel before the half and teams played to fucking win

[@philly1919]

Agreed, kneeling just makes the game even MORE boring

[@monotonesarcasm]

I'm still puzzled as to what Ellis Hobbs was thinking that last play. How are you on 10 yards off Plaxico and still get burnt? The OG burnt toast.

[@joanbardee5135]

whenever the giants play now I come back and watch this to soothe me

[@bigmoneybarron00]

One of my favorite Super Bowl iykyk 16 16:10

[@stephennixon9609]

As a Yankee fan I had to live with the heartbreak of losing a 3-0 series lead to the Red Sox in 2004 as they broke the curse of the Bambino and became World Champions. This game was revenge for that. 18-1 forever.

[@PhilJHaast7695]

That was a clutch 4th and 1 run by Jacobs on the final drive.

[@ishaanrlzdalowkey7568]

“Manning Lobs It Burress Alone Touchdown New York!” Goated Joe Buck Moment & Made Every Patriots Fan Back In The Late 2000’s Have Nightmares About This Moment 😭😭😭😭

[@joesakic91]

Joe Buck kinda made amends for the David Tyree helmet catch with the Eli to Plaxico Burress touchdown call.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

11:34...David Tyree holding that ball in a little bit of foreshadowing...

[@keithrosenthal4757]

As Giants Fan that was the greatest day in Football !!!!

[@brucelau2023]

this is when Playoff Eli made his mark against the NFL's Unbeaten team that year, that was IMPRESSIVE. what a helluva year that was in 2007

[@MisterBourgolini]

The whole world: Patriots are perfect. 1972 Miami Dolphins after Super Bowl XLII: We are grateful to the New York Giants.

[@davemr6193]

Coach Shula should have invited Eli & Tyree, to their annual toast , after the game down there.

[@bobafett8768]

As a Pats fan, this one obviously hurt the most. Given how many the Pats & Brady won...2011 and 2017 are eh. But I'd trade 2014, 2016 & 2018 to have won 2007

[@Invictus-Solaris]

Ahhh, yes. A day that still haunts me. I’m happy that the Pats’ comeback over the Falcons somewhat offsets this in my mind.

[@EvanRothfeld-f6u]

this is still the greatest team probably since the 85 Bears. Although this Eagles team is very nasty.

[@packersauburneric3625]

Real patriots fans if they are 30 or older remember the drew bledsoe and Ben Coates teams

[@TheatreJG25]

My Favorite Super Bowl to Date and I'm not even a Giants fan.

[@lord_beethoven1169]

Twice the giants silenced all the doubters. TWICE.

[@ciaoamerica71]

That floater to Burress, OMG . . . . . . .I remember it so well, it was unreal.

[@kaminator515]

Not a fan of either team, however this is beyond a shadow of a doubt the best Super Bowl all time. From start to finish every play had you on the edge of your seat.

[@KevinT7274]

Last few minutes were great, but the rest of the game no. Bills-Giants was a better game.

[@rubenenrique3854]

Waaaao Wes Walker even catch bullets....what a hands!!.

[@rojeezee]

It’s amazing that I know how this all ends and I’m still enraged with missed tackles or dumb penalties and I still hold my breath when they got Manning dead to rights before he chucks it up for an impossible completion.

[@MegaAlexcena]

First Super Bowl I ever watched. Can't believe it's been 15 years since this game was played

[@GamerKru1996]

Eli Manning is a Hall Of Famer. 👍

[@laurinnn]

he shouldn't be close to the HOF though unless he is visiting

[@honkeyKong618]

​@@laurinnn you still mad !?? 😅😂😅😂😅😂

[@user-de1of7fe9d]

No doubt. He stamped it with all his game winning clutch drives when it counted in the playoffs and SB.

[@what4321ify]

The complete awe Eli is in after the final touchdown. He was 100% in the zone.

[@solidsnake2k7]

I'm not a fan of the Giants, but I was that night.

[@marktrevino8451]

0:00 Couldn’t have said it better myself

[@diontaedaughtry974]

This is the most perfect Super bowl game it's just like a comedy movie where the most feared team vs the most underrated team. The Giants defense didn't allow the mighty Patriots offense to manhandle them, they dominated the majority of the game. And I can't imagine being a Giants fan during the last drive not only during the Tyree helmet catch but also the 4th&1 and 3rd&11 plays you guys must've been blue in the face.😨

[@mikeheyburn9716]

I'll never forget that last drive and David Tyree's 'helmet catch.' Apparently he was dropping everything in practice. Boy was there some hollering in my living room at 4 am that day.

[@jordan12118]

Best Super Bowl logo of all time too

[@Frankieefootballmundial]

I like the logo for Super Bowl 40

[@mjjohnson5904]

I REMEMBER THIS............I WAS SHOCKED.............

[@robertpetillo3232]

regular season payton + post season eli= greatest qb of all time