SB 42: Giants derail Patriots' bid for perfection

Posted January 20, 2016 6:00 am

By The Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2008, file photo, New York Giants receiver David Tyree (85) catches a 32-yard pass in the clutches of New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison (37) during the fourth quarter of NFL football's Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz. The Giants won 17-14. (AP Photo/Gene Puskar, File) The Associated Press

Super Bowl 42

Feb. 4, 2008

At Glendale, Ariz._71,101

N.Y. Giants .3..0..0.14_17

New England .0..7..0..7_14

Perfect no more.

Eli Manning and the New York Giants shattered New England's unbeaten season when he threw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds left.

The win was the Giants' 11th straight on the road, and the first time the Patriots lost in more than a year. New England (18-1) was one play from winning, but its defense couldn't stop a 12-play, 83-yard drive that featured a spectacular leaping catch by David Tyree, who scored New York's first touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

After an exchange of punts and trailing 10-7, the Patriots took possession on their 20-yard line with 7:54 to play. Tom Brady completed 8 of 11 passes on the drive, which ended with a 6-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss with 2:42 to play.

With 1:15 left, Manning faced a third-and-5 at the Giants 44. The Patriots brought pressure, and Manning somehow shook loose from the grasps of Jarvis Green and Richard Seymour. Scrambling to his right, he made a desperate toss deep down the middle.

Tyree, the Giants' fourth receiver, jumped up, and with safety Rodney Harrison on his back, managed to get both hands on the ball. Harrison fought him the whole way, slapping at the ball and momentarily pinning it to Tyree's helmet. That gave Tyree a chance to get a better grip and as he fell backward, he had the presence to hold the ball aloft to show it was his.

Soon after, the Lombardi Trophy was the Giants'

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FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2008, file photo, New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, left, catches the game-winning touchdown pass in front of New England Patriots' Ellis Hobbs III during the final minute of NFL football's Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz. The Giants won 17-14. (David Kadlubowski/The Arizona Republic via AP, File) The Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2008, file photo, New England Patriots receiver Randy Moss reacts after a touchdown reception during the fourth quarter against the New York Giants in NFL football's Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Ariz. The Giants won 17-14. (AP Photo/David Duprey, File) The Associated Press

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