| Eli Manning finally proved that he is more than just | | | | take the lead. Everyone in the world thought the |
| Peyton's little brother. He led his team to the | | | | game was over (whether they will admit it or |
| biggest upset in Super Bowl history. Sure, the | | | | not), except for the Giants. Who would have bet |
| spread was bigger when the Patriots upset the | | | | that the heavily criticized Manning would be able to |
| Rams in Super Bowl XXXVI, but the spread is | | | | out-duel the Super Bowl poster child? |
| just a number. This year's Pats were supposed to | | | | The Giants start their drive from their own 17. |
| be the first team since the '72 Dolphins to go | | | | They started moving down the field slowly but |
| undefeated. The Giants weren't supposed to | | | | surely - nothing too exciting if it wasn't the Super |
| make the playoffs. | | | | Bowl. Then it happened, the greatest play I have |
| Yet even after winning Super Bowl MVP honors, | | | | ever seen. Third and five from the Giants' 44 |
| Eli is still being overlooked. Everyone is still talking | | | | yard line. Eli drops back, he's under pressure, he's |
| about Tom Brady and the Patriots. Who says no | | | | completely surrounded by Patriots, Adalius |
| one remembers the loser? This may be the year | | | | Thomas grabs his jersey and... he somehow |
| that no one remembers the winner. | | | | escapes, throws it down field to David Tyree |
| If a quarterback is measured by how he | | | | who comes up with The Catch Part II. Four plays |
| performs in the playoffs and in the Super Bowl, | | | | later, Eli hits Plaxico Burress in the endzone with |
| then Eli was definitely the best quarterback this | | | | 35 seconds remaining. |
| season. Let's not forget that he also led his team | | | | Eli did it, he out-dueled Brady. He led his team |
| past Tampa Bay, Dallas, and Green Bay without | | | | down the field for a touchdown in 12 plays just |
| throwing a sing interception to get to the Super | | | | like Brady, but he went three yards further, with |
| Bowl. That's a feat in itself. Then after throwing | | | | less time on the clock, and most importantly for |
| his first pick in the playoffs against the Patriots, | | | | the win. Eli may never live up to the unrealistic |
| he showed what he is made of. Many | | | | expectations that come with being a Manning, but |
| quarterbacks in his position may have just folded, | | | | he did something that can never be taken away |
| but Eli led his team on a game winning drive in the | | | | from him - win a Super Bowl. And that's not an |
| biggest upset in Super Bowl history. | | | | easy thing to do. Just ask Jim Kelly, or Dan |
| His game winning drive was legendary. Calling it | | | | Marino, or Archie Manning. |
| anything less would be insulting. Brady had just led | | | | for football news and articles 24 hours a day, 7 |
| his team 80 yards down the field in 12 plays to | | | | days a week, 365 days a year. |