SuperBowl Winner, Match Facts and Highlights
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- Date: Feb 4,2008
New York Giants are the winners of the SuperBowl 2008. They defeated New England Patriots by 17 - 14.
Eli Manning threw a 13-yard, go-ahead touchdown to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds remaining in the game, completing a 12-play, 83-yard drive in which the Giants converted three third downs. The Patriots had one-last gasp, but Tom Brady’s desperation pass on fourth down fell incomplete.
Baby boy Eli is coming home with hardware all his own — a Super Bowl ring and an MVP trophy to place alongside the ones his big brother brought back only a year ago.
“I never thought about them even playing college ball, much less pro football, much less winning Super Bowls or MVPs,” Archie Manning said. “It wasn’t in the plan. We tried to raise kids just like other parents raised their kids. I can’t explain it.”
The Giants pressured Brady all game, never letting him get into a rhythm. Led by defensive end Justin Tuck (two sacks, six tackles, one forced fumble), the Giants sacked Brady five times.
SuperBowl Scoring Summary
1st Quarter
Giants FG Lawrence Tynes, 32 yd field goal , 5:01. Drive: 16 plays, 63 yards in 9:59
2nd Quarter
Patriots TD Laurence Maroney, 1 yd run (Stephen Gostkowski kick is good), 14:57. Drive: 12 plays, 56 yards in 5:04
3rd Quarter
none
4th Quarter
Giants TD David Tyree, 5 yd pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick is good), 11:05. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards in 3:47
Patriots TD Randy Moss, 6 yd pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick is good), 2:42. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards in 5:12
Giants TD Plaxico Burress, 13 yd pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes kick is good), 0:35. Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards in 2:07
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