Giant Upset!

Despite giving the New England Patriots perhaps their toughest test of the regular season during week 17, heading into Super Bowl XLII, the New York Giants were given little-to-no chance to beat the mighty Pats, who entered the game sporting a perfect 18-0 record, which included two postseason wins. But the Giants used the confidence they gained in that earlier contest as a springboard to an unlikely run through the NFC playoffs, and capped it off with what may have been the biggest upset in Super Bowl history, beating the Patriots 17-14.

As a wild-card team and just the No. 5 seed in the NFC, New York produced the formula that each of the Patriots’ previous opponents had been searching for; consistent pressure on quarterback Tom Brady, a ball-control offense to keep the game close heading to the fourth quarter, and a big play here and there come crunch time. Read more...

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