Giants coach Tom Coughlin holds up the Vince Lombardi Trophy next to Mayor Bloomberg and quarterback Eli Manning during their ticker tape Super Bowl victory parade through the Canyon of Heroes along Broadway. The Giants defeated the Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII.
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Giants quarterback and Super Bowl XLII MVP Eli Manning raises the Vince Lombardi NFL Championship trophy, flanked by Terry Bradhaw, left and Tom Coughlin.
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Eli Manning holds the Super Bowl trophy as coach Tom Coughlin looks on.
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Plaxico Burress celebrates and kisses his son after the Giants win the Super Bowl. Burress caught the game-winning touchdown in the fourth quarter, helping the Giants upset the previously unbeaten Patriots.
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Patriots quarterback Tom Brady leaves the field after losing to the Giants in Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona.
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Eli Manning, right, celebrates with Brandon Jacobs after a fourth quarter touchdown against the Patriots.
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Plaxico Burress makes the game-winning catch with under 40 seconds left in the game.
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Giants receiver Plaxico Burress reacts after catching a fourth quarter pass.
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Giants David Tyree celebrates his touchdown during the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLII.
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Eli Manning celebrates late in the fourth quarter.
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Eli Manning throws helped lead the Giants to victory during the fourth quarter.
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David Tyree holds onto an Eli Manning pass, using his helmet to secure the catch. Tyree’s catch has become the iconic play of the Giants 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII and arguably the greatest play in Super Bowl history.
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Patriots receiver Randy Moss, right, is defended by Corey Webster, left, and Gibril Wilson after he is overthrown in the final seconds of Super Bowl XLII.
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Patriots receiver Randy Moss makes a catch for a first down during the fourth quarter.
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Michael Strahan sacks Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in the third quarter. The Giants’ vaunted pass-rush, led by Strahan, pressured Brady all game.
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Giants receiver David Tyree, left, catches a pass against the Patriots in the fourth quarter.
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Tom Brady, right, is sacked by Giants Justin Tuck, center, and Osi Umenyiora.
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Tom Brady, center, passes the ball despite pressure from Osi Umenyiora, left, and Justin Tuck.
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Michael Strahan sacks Patriots Tom Brady for a loss of six yards in the third quarter.
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Laurence Maroney (39) and Matt Light (72) celebrate Maroney’s second quarter touchdown.
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Patriots Tom Brady fumbles the ball as he is sacked by Osi Umenyiora and Justin Tuck in the second quarter.
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