2008 Woodie Awards
'Super' moments took place in XLII with the Giants winning
The New England Patriots were denied a perfect 19-0 season by the Underdog NFC champs.
Zach Anderson
Issue date: 2/6/08 Section: Sports
Super Bowl XLII was nothing short of spectacular: some good commercials, some bad and a good ending to an otherwise boring game.
With a 7-3 score until 11:05 remained in the fourth quarter was in the running for being the most boring Super Bowl I have ever watched. That was until Giants quarterback, Eli Manning, completed a five-yard touchdown pass to David Tyree, giving the Giants a 10-7 lead in the fourth quarter.
The Patriots had plans of their own; a Tom Brady six-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss with 2:42 remaining gave the Patriots the 14-10 lead. We've all seen this before; the Patriots score at the end of the game on the way to their 19-0 record and Super Bowl win.
This is when the unexpected happened. On third-and-five, Manning breaks away from Patriots' defensive end Jarvis Green and two other defenders to avoid the sack; then he proceeds to throw the ball 32 yards downfield, and David Tyree makes a spectacular catch, holding the ball tightly against his helmet as the Patriots' Rodney Harrison tries to pry it from his grasp.
Four plays later, Plaxico Burress is holding the game-winning touchdown pass that would defeat the Patriots. The 1972 Dolphins can continue to hold their heads high knowing they are the only team to go undefeated and win the Super Bowl.
18-1 just doesn't mean the same as 19-0. The Giants spoiled New England's perfect season and won 10 straight road games, including the Super Bowl, on their way to finishing 14-6.
It was the most-watched Super Bowl ever with 97.5 million viewers, beating the previous Super Bowl record of 94.08 million when Dallas defeated Pittsburgh in 1996.
My favorite commercial of the Super Bowl was the Bridgestone Tire ad, which featured a car heading straight for a helpless squirrel who was just eating some lunch in the middle of the road. All of a sudden, the squirrel opened his mouth and screamed, and the commercial proceeded to show a whole bunch of forest animals all screaming.
With a 7-3 score until 11:05 remained in the fourth quarter was in the running for being the most boring Super Bowl I have ever watched. That was until Giants quarterback, Eli Manning, completed a five-yard touchdown pass to David Tyree, giving the Giants a 10-7 lead in the fourth quarter.
The Patriots had plans of their own; a Tom Brady six-yard touchdown pass to Randy Moss with 2:42 remaining gave the Patriots the 14-10 lead. We've all seen this before; the Patriots score at the end of the game on the way to their 19-0 record and Super Bowl win.
This is when the unexpected happened. On third-and-five, Manning breaks away from Patriots' defensive end Jarvis Green and two other defenders to avoid the sack; then he proceeds to throw the ball 32 yards downfield, and David Tyree makes a spectacular catch, holding the ball tightly against his helmet as the Patriots' Rodney Harrison tries to pry it from his grasp.
Four plays later, Plaxico Burress is holding the game-winning touchdown pass that would defeat the Patriots. The 1972 Dolphins can continue to hold their heads high knowing they are the only team to go undefeated and win the Super Bowl.
18-1 just doesn't mean the same as 19-0. The Giants spoiled New England's perfect season and won 10 straight road games, including the Super Bowl, on their way to finishing 14-6.
It was the most-watched Super Bowl ever with 97.5 million viewers, beating the previous Super Bowl record of 94.08 million when Dallas defeated Pittsburgh in 1996.
My favorite commercial of the Super Bowl was the Bridgestone Tire ad, which featured a car heading straight for a helpless squirrel who was just eating some lunch in the middle of the road. All of a sudden, the squirrel opened his mouth and screamed, and the commercial proceeded to show a whole bunch of forest animals all screaming.
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