Eli Manning hooked up with Mario Manningham for an enormous 38-yard completion on the sidelines. The catch began a Super Bowl winning drive by the New York Giants.
On December 5th, the Giants were 6-6. The outlook was bleak. The situation? Dire. Mired in the throes for a four game losing streak, the Giants were all but written off. But just two and a half months and one psychedelic whirlwind of touchdown passes and Jason Pierre-Paul sacks later, the Giants are in Super Bowl XLVI...
From 0-1, to 6-2, to 7-7, to Super Bowl XLVI. It's been a heck of a roller-coaster ride, and one that's worth a look heading into the big day. There's a time and a place to talk about the game itself - it's next week right here on 1045theteam.com - but for now, let's just look at how in God's name we got here.