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The Giants won Super Bowl XLII, 17–14, denying the Patriots their perfect season and leaving the 1972 Dolphins as the only team to play an undefeated regular season and postseason. As of 2023 , the 2007 Patriots remain the only team to post a 16–0 regular season record.
The Patriots and Giants had played against each other in the last week of the regular season. Technically, the game had little significance, since both teams had already clinched their respective spots in the playoffs. But due to the Patriots' quest for an undefeated season, this game was one of the most heavily watched games in league history.
The officials cleared the field, and restarted the clock. Manning took a knee, allowing the clock to expire, and consequently won Super Bowl XLII for the Giants, while also ending the Patriots’ prospects of a 19–0 season as their overall record dropped to 18–1. With the loss, the Patriots’ Super Bowl record dropped to 3–3.
After missing the playoffs the previous two seasons, the Giants lost wild card games to Carolina and Philadelphia in 2005 and 2006 and then beat the undefeated Patriots 17-14 in the Super Bowl to ...
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.
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The play gained 32 yards for the Giants and gave them a first down with 58 seconds left. After the play, the Giants called timeout. Four plays later, Plaxico Burress scored the touchdown that won the game for the Giants, 17–14. It was the Patriots' only loss of the season, preventing them from finishing with a perfect 19–0 record.
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