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The Giants won the coin toss and started the game with the longest drive in Super Bowl history, [82] a 16-play, 63-yard march that consumed 9 minutes, 59 seconds, breaking their own record of 9 minutes, 29 seconds set in Super Bowl XXV, and featured four third-down conversions, the most ever on a Super Bowl opening drive.
The New York Giants played the New England Patriots at the end of the pre-season, regular season and post-season (Super Bowl XLII) during the 2007 season. This marks the third time that the Giants played a team that they would later face in the Super Bowl.
Minnesota Vikings (2) (VIII and IX) – They also lost Super Bowl XI, and were knocked out of the 1975–76 playoffs by the eventual Super Bowl X losers, the Dallas Cowboys, for three losses in four seasons.
The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will battle it out in Super Bowl LIX. In honor of the big game, take a look at the history of the championship.
2007 Super Bowl (41): Indianapolis Colts 29, Chicago Bears 17 2008 Super Bowl (42): New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14 2009 Super Bowl (43): Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23
The Giants, the NFC's #5 seed, became just the second NFC wild card team ever to win a conference championship (the 1975 Dallas Cowboys being the other) and the third team ever (and first NFC team) to reach the Super Bowl with three road playoff wins (joining the 1985 New England Patriots and the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers.
The 2007 NFL season was the 88th regular season of the National Football League (NFL).. Regular-season play was held from September 6 to December 30. The campaign kicked off with the defending Super Bowl XLI champion Indianapolis Colts defeating the New Orleans Saints in the NFL Kickoff Game.
Led by the team’s famous quarterback Jim Kelly, the Bills drove down to the Giants’ 29-yard line, setting up a 47-yard field goal to clinch the franchise’s first ever Super Bowl title.