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The Helmet Catch was an American football play involving New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning and wide receiver David Tyree in the final two minutes of Super Bowl XLII on February 3, 2008. It featured Manning escaping from the grasp of three New England Patriots defensive players and throwing a forward pass , followed by Tyree making a ...
Super Bowl XLII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2007 season.
Incidentally, the Giants and Patriots had also faced each other in New York during the regular season prior to Super Bowl XLII with the Patriots winning that regular season matchup and the Giants going on to win that Super Bowl. Super Bowl XLVI marked the 13th Super Bowl that was a rematch of a regular season game.
Tyree signed a one-day contract with the Giants to announce his retirement from the NFL as a Giant on July 29, 2010. [13] On February 5, 2012, he watched from the Giants sideline as his former team beat the Patriots again in Super Bowl XLVI. [14] On July 22, 2014, he was named Director of Player Development for the Giants. [15]
The Giants defeated the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card Round, 24–14, the Cowboys in the Divisional Round, 21–17, and the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship Game, 23–20 in overtime, setting up a Super Bowl rematch. The Giants won Super Bowl XLII, 17–14, denying the Patriots their perfect season and leaving the 1972 Dolphins ...
He was an All-American college football player at the University of Michigan, and was selected by the New York Giants in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft. Manningham won Super Bowl XLVI with the Giants, defeating the New England Patriots, and catching a crucial 38-yard pass in the final
Super Bowl XLV: Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Green Bay Packers ("Leader of the Pack") Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots ("The Forgotten 4th Quarter") Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers ("The Blackout Bowl") Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks ("Legacy") Super Bowl LI: New England ...
2011-2012: In Indianapolis, the Giants once again edge the Patriots with a Super Bowl XLVI victory. The Patriots lose 21-17, and Manning gets his second career Super Bowl MVP title.