New York Giants Win the Super Bowl!

Eli Manning and the Giants one-upped Tom Brady and the Patriots again, coming back with a last-minute touchdown to beat New England 21-17 Sunday night for New York’s fourth Super Bowl title.

Just as Manning did four years ago when the Giants ruined New England’s perfect season, he guided them 88 yards to the decisive touchdown, which the Patriots didn’t contest as Ahmad Bradshaw ran 6 yards with 57 seconds left.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick reasoned the Giants would run the clock down and kick a short field goal, so he gambled by allowing the six points.

The gamble failed.

And now Manning not only has stamped himself as the elite quarterback he claimed to be when the season began – in the same class as Brady – he’s beaten the Patriots in two thrilling Super Bowls. The Giants (13-7), who stood 7-7 in mid-December, now own the football world, and Manning owns two Super Bowl MVP awards, the same number as Brady.

“It’s been a wild game, a wild season,” Manning said.

Manning led six comeback victories during the season and set an NFL record with 15 fourth-quarter touchdown passes. He showed that brilliance in the clutch on the winning drive. He completed five passes, including a sensational 38-yard sideline catch by Mario Manningham to open the drive.

On second down at the Patriots 6 and with only one timeout remaining, Belichick had his defense stand up as Bradshaw took the handoff. Bradshaw thought about stopping short of the end zone, then tumbled in untouched.

Brady couldn’t answer in the final 57 seconds, although his desperation pass into the end zone on the final play fell just beyond the grasp of All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski. New England (15-4), winner of 10 straight since a loss to the Giants in November, was done.

Brady headed off with his head bowed, holding his helmet, while around him was the wild celebration by the Giants, NFL champions for the eighth – and perhaps most unlikely – time.

18 Comments

  • yaackob 2

    what exactly does this have to do with chabad or crown heights, just because many in crown heights watched it does it become kosher??? especially when during half time they had some Kol Aisha singing???

  • Thank You For Posting

    Thank you for posting this. Your first few commentors are too self righteous. This is a NYC event and Crown Heights, last I checked, is still in NYC. It’s good to know why our neighbors are celebrating tonight, and a good idea to take extra caution and be careful for drunken people tonight.

  • CHT

    If I would not see this I would think Moshiach came because I was outside and heard naughty screams all over in all the places I went.

  • credit

    because chabad was there to be mekareve people there, so we have to have our own watching this event, and then they need the mekareve also. we don’t remember where we came from? We need this so much?

  • Chaim Tovim

    The juxtaposition of this story next to Rebbe in 1972: Constantly Strive for Spiritual Beauty is beyond words…

  • 65

    if you were putting pictures of bochurim putting on teffilin outside it would be a nice articular but…

  • To # 2

    “Who cares?”
    The Giants are almost like mishpukhe!

    Jews that have played for the Giants over the years, including Benny Friedman, an NFL Hall of Fame tailback (1929-31); Harry Newman, tailback (1933-35); Herb Rich, defensive back (1954-56); Mike Rosenthal, offensive lineman (1999-2002); and Gary Wood, backup quarterback (1964-69). Allie Sherman coached the Giants from 1961 to ’68, leading them to title games .Sage Rosenfels, was the backup quarterback for the Giants.

  • Esty B.

    I think it’s nice to know this news. It doesn’t do any harm to be told what happened. I don’t follow football or watch the Super Bowl, but a lot of neighbors in this city care about it. It’s good news for them, and like #5 says, it’s good to know when people might be out late celebrating so you can be careful. It’s a small thing…a short article. Don’t read it of you don’t want to know!