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It was supposed to be a procession, as the 16-0 Patriots, aiming to become the first team to go a whole season undefeated since the 1972 Miami Dolphins, took on the 10-6 New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII, but Eli Manning and company had obviously not read the script.
The Giants' ferocious pass rush got to Brady with regularity, limiting New England's explosive offense to just 14 points heading into the final two minutes. Manning, with the ball back in his hands, was then tasked with leading his team on a game-winning drive and pulled off the unthinkable.
The drive's most memorable play, and arguably the greatest of all time in Super Bowl history, saw Manning somehow escape pressure from the Patriots pass rush and launch the ball downfield on a prayer to David Tyree, who pulled off that catch - a stunning, one-handed grab on the side of his helmet - for a crucial 32-yard pickup on third-and-five.
A few plays later, with just 35 seconds left on the clock, Manning then picked out Plaxico Burress in the endzone for the game-winning score.