What happened Sunday is why we watch sports. The Sopranos can’t match that kind of drama. Then there’s the upset. And the kid everyone has knocked around (Eli Manning) comes through in a big way.
Just when we begin to think we know it all, something like Sunday’s Super Bowl comes up. The Pats rolled in undefeated. So many overlooked the Giants, whose uncanny performances on the road were nearly as impressive as New England’s record. Can anyone argue that we truly saw the NFL’s top two teams Sunday?
The media and fans have ravaged Manning and compared him unfavorably to his superstar brother since he got to New York. You have to feel happy for the kid. He’s grown up. How he managed to escape a sack on third-and-5 and find David Tyree for a 32-yard pass, I’ll never know.
Were it not for Tyree’s catch, in which he pinned the ball to his helmet with Rodney Harrison all over him, I’m not sure the Giants win the thing. Amani Toomer said Tyree was dropping everything in Friday’s practice. Who knew?
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