The New York Giants won the Super Bowl with a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots. This marked the second time this season that the Giants defeated the New England Patriots. This is also the second time that the Giants defeated the Patriots in the Super Bowl. The Giants are the first team in NFL history to win the Super Bowl after losing four consecutive regular season games.
Eli Manning led the Giants with 296 yards passing and one touchdown. Manning was 30 of 40 passing and had an NFL rating of 103.8. The New York Giants had 26 first downs and 396 total yards on the game. The Giants controlled the game and had the ball for 37 minutes.
Tom Brady also had a strong performance and threw for 276 yards and 2 touchdowns. Brady was 27 of 41 passing and had an NFL rating of 91.1. The Patriots led the Super Bowl at halftime with a score of 10-9.
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Jim Sutliff