I saw this article, and it was pretty cool. It always seems, the year after the Giants have won the Super Bowl, that I look for an excuse to make the Giants championship seem relevant and alive, even though they have not been officially replaced by the Ravens. Interesting to note that three of the four times the G-Men reached the pinnacle, they were replaced by a team from the Washington-Baltimore area. Not sure why that is, but it is. The other year that they won it, it was the Steelers who wound up replacing the Giants as champions.
The Ravens, by winning this most recent Super Bowl, did some interesting things, as well. They won their second ever Super Bowl title, which places them among the dozen teams who have won the big game more than once. Next season, they will aim for a third title, something that only eight teams have managed to do. Five teams have won it at least four times, and three have won it five or more.
Also, the Ravens became the first team that defeated the 49ers in a Super Bowl. They are also the only team to have beaten the Giants in the big game. And in a way, they bested the Giants again by replacing them as the newly crowned champions.
Now, back to the Giants in a more positive light: they have played in quite a few memorable Super Bowl matches. In each of them, there were catches by receivers that could be immortalized by the highlight reels. Two of them are mentioned below. But in Super Bowl XXI, Phil Simms threw a very hard ball to Bavaro in the end zone, which actually bounced off of his chest, and which a heads up Phil McConkey dove for and caught, for what was more or less the dagger in the heart touchdown against the Broncos. Also, in Super Bowl XXV, Hostetler, facing and third and fourteen, completed a pass to wide receiver Mark Ingram, who shook defenders and wrestled out of their grasp, in one of the most spectacular, breathtaking plays in Super Bowl history. Such incredible effort!
Now, Here is the article that I found on Yahoo! Sports. I think that the order is in chronological order, which makes sense. The Tyree helmet catch was probably the most famous play in Super Bowl history, I would imagine. But who could forget the wide right by Norwood that secured a victory for Big Blue in 1991?
Anyway, here is the article in full, with a link below:
The Ravens, by winning this most recent Super Bowl, did some interesting things, as well. They won their second ever Super Bowl title, which places them among the dozen teams who have won the big game more than once. Next season, they will aim for a third title, something that only eight teams have managed to do. Five teams have won it at least four times, and three have won it five or more.
Also, the Ravens became the first team that defeated the 49ers in a Super Bowl. They are also the only team to have beaten the Giants in the big game. And in a way, they bested the Giants again by replacing them as the newly crowned champions.
Now, back to the Giants in a more positive light: they have played in quite a few memorable Super Bowl matches. In each of them, there were catches by receivers that could be immortalized by the highlight reels. Two of them are mentioned below. But in Super Bowl XXI, Phil Simms threw a very hard ball to Bavaro in the end zone, which actually bounced off of his chest, and which a heads up Phil McConkey dove for and caught, for what was more or less the dagger in the heart touchdown against the Broncos. Also, in Super Bowl XXV, Hostetler, facing and third and fourteen, completed a pass to wide receiver Mark Ingram, who shook defenders and wrestled out of their grasp, in one of the most spectacular, breathtaking plays in Super Bowl history. Such incredible effort!
Now, Here is the article that I found on Yahoo! Sports. I think that the order is in chronological order, which makes sense. The Tyree helmet catch was probably the most famous play in Super Bowl history, I would imagine. But who could forget the wide right by Norwood that secured a victory for Big Blue in 1991?
Anyway, here is the article in full, with a link below:
How Super Bowl History was Altered by Three Plays Involving the New York Giants
By Adam Martini | Yahoo! Contributor Network - Thu, Jan 31, 2013 10:46 PM EST
With four Lombardi Trophies to their credit, the New York Giants are one of the most successful teams in the National Football League. But Big Blue's trophy case might be less crowded if not for three fortunate and unforgettable Super Bowls plays. Those three moments altered the history of the Giants and changed the way we look at the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots, too. Here's a look back at three Super Bowl plays involving the Giants and how they altered NFL history.
Wide Right (Super Bowl XXV) -- The Giants upset the Buffalo Bills, 20-19, when Scott Norwood famously missed a 47-yard field goal in the final seconds of Super Bowl XXV. The G-Men captured their second Lombardi Trophy. The star-crossed Bills went on to lose the next three Super Bowls. But how would history remember both teams had Norwood's kick sailed through the uprights? It would have been a heart-breaking loss for the Giants, but they weren't expected to win the game. The Bills, on the other hand, would have won at least one championship in the '90s and avoided an ignominious record. Only the Minnesota Vikings have lost as many Super Bowls (four) without winning at least one.
The Helmet Catch (Super Bowl XLII) -- The Giants trailed the New England Patriots, 14-10, and faced a 3rd-and-5 from their own 44-yard line late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLII. One play changed everthing. New England's pass-rush nearly swallowed Eli Manning, but the Giants' quarterback broke free and chucked the ball deep for David Tyree, who made the catch by pinning the ball to his helmet. A few plays later, Plaxico Burress was in the end zone with the game-winning touchdown catch to spoil New England's perfect season. Had Tyree dropped the ball, there's a good chance the Patriots would have won the game and become the first team to go undefeated since the 1972 Miami Dolphins.
Manning to Manningham (Super Bowl XLVI) -- Manning's sideline throw to Mario Manningham late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLVI ignited New York's game-winning drive, as the Giants defeated the Patriots, 21-17. It cemented Manning's legacy as a clutch, big-game quarterback -- he won his second Super Bowl MVP -- and prevented New England from winning its fourth Super Bowl. Moreover, a Pats' victory would have given Tom Brady his fourth ring, tying him with Joe Montana and Terry Bradshaw for the most ever by a quarterback. Instead, the G-Men captured their fourth Lombardi Trophy, moving them into a tie with the Green Bay Packers for the third-most Super Bowl wins in NFL history.
Adam Martini is a freelance sports writer with more than 15 years of experience covering amateur and professional sports for several print and online media outlets. He tracked the New York Giants for Yahoo! Contributor Network during the team's Super Bowl run in 2011-12. Adam can be found on Twitter @Pegcitysports. Sources Pro-Football-Reference.com . The Official Site of the New York Giants .
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/super-bowl-history-altered-three-plays-involving-york-034600864--nfl.html
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