This year’s Superbowl was filled with a myriad of story lines. It was a “David versus Goliath” battle between the prestigious New England Patriots and the lowly New York Giants. The Patriots were 18-0 and seemed destined to be the first team in NFL history to go 19-0, and the task seemed simplified considering the fact that they were facing the fifth seed in the NFC
The Giants were more or less the underdog throughout their entire playoff run (only against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were they favored). But who’s to blame the surveys? The giants had to go on the road throughout the entire playoffs. Not only that, they had to play the top two teams in the NFC (Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers) and the top seed in the AFC, and quite possibly the NFL, the New England Patriots. On top of all this, the Giants had lost one of their key offensive players and emotional leaders, Jeremy Shockey late in the season.
So surprise, surprise when the Giants made it to the Superbowl against the same team they took down to the wire in the final game of the season (only to lose 38-35). So even though the Giants were pretty much written off in the Superbowl, they rallied around two players who had played in the Giants last Superbowl – Michael Strahan and Amani Toomer. These two made sure that the Giants weren’t satisfied until they won the game. So with the taste of defeat still in their mouths from the last game of the season, they prepared for the game that they “weren’t suppose” to play in.
The game was really close throughout, but the final drive summed up not only the game but their entire season. The giants were down 14-10, and it was late in the drive 3rd down and 5 yards to go. The Patriots brought the blitz and the Giant’s pocket crumbled on Eli Manning, who was nearly sacked, but he somehow broke away and threw the ball down field up for grabs. David Tyree jumped up with a Patriots defender and caught the ball literally behind his head. The Giants soon scored to put them ahead 17-14, which turned out to be the final score.
The Giant’s season, just like the game, started out really slowly, but in the end, they prevailed. Through all the adversities (the 0-2 start, the loss of various key players throughout the year, and questioning of leadership in the Giant locker-room), the Giants had come out on top and upset the top dog in the NFL, the New England Patriots.
The Giants were more or less the underdog throughout their entire playoff run (only against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were they favored). But who’s to blame the surveys? The giants had to go on the road throughout the entire playoffs. Not only that, they had to play the top two teams in the NFC (Dallas Cowboys and Green Bay Packers) and the top seed in the AFC, and quite possibly the NFL, the New England Patriots. On top of all this, the Giants had lost one of their key offensive players and emotional leaders, Jeremy Shockey late in the season.
So surprise, surprise when the Giants made it to the Superbowl against the same team they took down to the wire in the final game of the season (only to lose 38-35). So even though the Giants were pretty much written off in the Superbowl, they rallied around two players who had played in the Giants last Superbowl – Michael Strahan and Amani Toomer. These two made sure that the Giants weren’t satisfied until they won the game. So with the taste of defeat still in their mouths from the last game of the season, they prepared for the game that they “weren’t suppose” to play in.
The game was really close throughout, but the final drive summed up not only the game but their entire season. The giants were down 14-10, and it was late in the drive 3rd down and 5 yards to go. The Patriots brought the blitz and the Giant’s pocket crumbled on Eli Manning, who was nearly sacked, but he somehow broke away and threw the ball down field up for grabs. David Tyree jumped up with a Patriots defender and caught the ball literally behind his head. The Giants soon scored to put them ahead 17-14, which turned out to be the final score.
The Giant’s season, just like the game, started out really slowly, but in the end, they prevailed. Through all the adversities (the 0-2 start, the loss of various key players throughout the year, and questioning of leadership in the Giant locker-room), the Giants had come out on top and upset the top dog in the NFL, the New England Patriots.
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