Team Report
Coach: Tom Coughlin
Record: 14-6, Super Bowl champion
Last result: 17-14 win vs. New England, Super Bowl XLII
Notes: The Giants improved to 3-1 all-time in Super Bowls
courtesy of their 17-14 upset of the New England Patriots in
Super Bowl XLII. It was their first championship since
defeating the Buffalo Bills, 20-19, in Super Bowl XXV following
the 1990 season. ... The Giants became the second team in NFL
history to win the Super Bowl despite trailing in the final
minute of the game. They joined the San Francisco 49ers, who
won Super Bowl XXIII on John Taylor's game-winning TD catch with
34 seconds remaining. ... The Giants are the first team to win
a Super Bowl after trailing at halftime since the Dallas Cowboys
achieved the feat against the Bills in Super Bowl XXVIII. In
Super Bowl history, teams trailing at halftime are just 8-32.
... New York is just the third team in NFL history to win the
Super Bowl following an 0-2 start, joining the 1993 Cowboys and
the 2001 Patriots. ... The Giants' point total of 17 is the
lowest for a Super Bowl-winning team since the Pittsburgh
Steelers won Super Bowl IX, 16-6. ... QB Eli Manning became the
27th different quarterback to win a Super Bowl. He is the sixth
quarterback drafted first overall to win the Super Bowl, joining
brother Peyton Manning, Troy Aikman, John Elway, Jim Plunkett
and Terry Bradshaw. ... Eli Manning became just the second
quarterback in Super Bowl history to throw two fourth-quarter
touchdown passes in a victory, joining Joe Montana. ... P Jeff
Feagles became the oldest player to participate in a Super Bowl
at 41 years, 333 days old.