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Show SMTS SUPER SECTION 2tutttHcrolti TJ MUNUAT, SPORTS EDITOR Lrrl r is rH , Darnell Dickson t, two rtDKUAIw ddicksonhefaldextra.com 344-255- 5 BOWL fly z. o ; jv..v y- - i fO : i4 1a . j mmmmmtmmmmmimmtimmm w r- - .V'-- . '1!!!!!!'' """" o -- f- " J r 'v - y ' 1 y siwsi ' M V trf J, MHP"'' " - I'lll'i""" ...,- "" . , m jwr 5 "mWWIll"'" gill i m V v ' t I mi J , .. DAVID KADLUBOWSKIThe Arizona Republic g New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress, left, grabs the TD pass as New England Patriots defender Ellis Hobbs trails the play in the end zone during late action in Super Bowl XL1I in Glendale, Ariz., on Sunday. The Giants beat the Patriots ending New England's chances at a 19-- 0 perfect season. game-winnin- fourth-quarte- r 17-1- comeback helps New York end New England's shot at history Eli-le- d Barry Wilner "There's something about this team," Manning said. "The way we win games, and performed in the With the GLENDALE, Ariz. playoffs in the stretch. We had total Super Bowl on the line, look who had confidence in ourselves. The players .he perfection thing down pat: Eli believed in each other." It was the most bitter anrung and the road-coof losses, too, because quering New York Giants. favorite New England And what a beauty their (18-1- ) 11th straight road victory was one play from was, a 4 Super Bowl winning and getting the ultimate revenge for bewin Sunday that shattered the New England Patriots' ing penalized for illegally unblemished season. mm taping opponents defen-yIn one of the biggest upsive signals in the season GIANTS sets in Super Bowl history, PATRIOTS 14 opener against the New xorKJets. Manning, New York's "I don't rank them," Patriots coach unlikely Mr. Cool, hit Plaxico Burress Bill Belichick said. "It's disappointfade with 35 seconds on a 1 left. It was the Giants' fourth consec- ing." The Giants had the perfect answer utive postseason away win and the first time the Patriots tasted defeat in See SUPER BOWL, D5 more than a year. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS n nt 17-1- -j Pei'lCC'l SCclSOIl CTRLs tlS Tale of the tape Player of the game Eu Manning, N.Y. Giants perfect QB not so perfect QB, led an improbable Eli PHOENIX comeback that should get him out was never any reason to Tom Brady wasn't going it again, no matter how much time he spent sprawled out Sunday studying the Arizona turf up close and personal No reason at all, because he had always done it There of his older brother Peyton's shadow. 4 Manning completed for a and 247 yards passes TQs, pair of fourth-quartr including the to Plaxico Burress. game-winne- il tL - i - 4 Tim Dahlberg Associated Press What It means The 72 Dolphins can ?. mas Mill iff before. Even with 29 seconds left you had to believe he would find a way. There was no way this perfect quarterback was going to let this perfect season end with such shocking and complete suddenness. He did it in his first two Super grew so well acquainted with, there Bowls. He did it every time he was nothing left to do than walk seemed to need to do it. slowly to the sidelines, helmet in When he couldn't do it this time and his final pass fell to the turf he See DAHLBERG, D5 er breathe a little easier now. But the Giants' ability to win a game most thought they would get blown out In says something. I A .i.rfJt |