David Slays Goliath -- The New York Giants stun the New England Patriots in Superbowl XLII
The football cognoscenti have all but coronated the 18-0 Patriots as the greatest team of all time.
Twelve point underdog New York trails 14-10 with only 1:15 minutes remaining in the fourth quarter. The G-men are pinned down on their own 44 yard line. It's 3rd and 5, do or die.
Quarterback Eli Manning hikes the ball from the shotgun.
Immediately, the pocket collapses. Everyone has a hand on Manning, but he manages to squirm free from the pocket and launch the ball into traffic downfield:
Unheralded wide receiver David Tyree miraculously hauls down Manning's pass to set up the winning play.
Manning connects with Burress in the end zone, and Spagnuolo's defensive line stuffs the Patriot's vaunted offense one last time.
David slays Goliath, The emperor Bill Belichick and golden boy Tom Brady have no clothes, and Manning goes from chump to champ.
I leap and scream in ecstasy.
Final score of Superbowl XLII: New York Giants 17, New England Patriots 14.
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