Ohmigosh! They did it! All that skepticism and doubt – poof! The New York Giants have won Super Bowl XLII! Congratulations G-Men! Here’s the 5 keys to the game that I think did it for you:
1. Eli Manning: Wow! I am a believer now. I seriously had him written off as a viable starting QB. As I have said before, I stand corrected. That 3rd and 5 play where he avoided the sack and threw that pass…wow!
2. David Tyree: Circus catches and focus! Did you see that catch? He got bent every which way and still held on to the ball in that important 4th quarter scoring drive.
3. Amani Toomer and Plaxico Burress: Toomer’s 38 yard catch with the acute awareness of his position was great! Buress scored the winning TD and you could just see the overwhelming feeling of gratitude hit him.
4. Michael Strahan and the D: This unit managed to do five times what was only done 21 times the entire season – sack Tom Brady. In fact, they made him look a lot more ordinary!
5. Bill Belichick: He spent nearly the entire quarter adjusting the defense while his offense was on the field. Maybe he should have paid more attention to this unit – did I mention that Brady was sacked and sacked again, and again, and again…
