"This is the greatest feeling in professional sports. For us to come out and win a world championship tonight--nobody gave us a shot."
-Giants WR Plaxico Burress

Super Bowl XLII

February 3, 2008 - University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, AZ

New York
Giants
(13-6)
Super Bowl XLII Logo New England
Patriots
(18-0)
Giants Logo Lombardi 'vs.' Patriots Logo
NFC Logo New York -17
New England -14
AFC Logo

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Super Bowl XLII Quick Stats
Date:February 3, 2008
Location:University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, AZ
Surface:Indoors on grass (Retractable Roof Closed)
Game Weather:Cloudy
Conditions:Temp: 70 F, Humidity: 44% Wind 0mph
Attendance:71,101
Kickoff Time:4:30 P.M. Mountain
Commentary:Joe Buck and Troy Aikman (FOX)
Officials:Referee: Mike Carey (94), Umpire: Tony Michalek (115), Head Linesman: Gary Slaughter (30), Line Judge: Carl Johnson (101), Side Judge: Larry Rose (128), Field Judge: Boris Cheek (41), Back Judge: Scott Helverson (93), Replay Official: Ken Baker, Video Operator: Jim Grant
Pre-Game Show:Alicia Keys
National Anthem:Jordin Sparks
Signed: A Dreamer
Coin Toss:Ronnie Lott, Jerry Rice, Steve Young, Craig and Elizabeth Walsh
Halftime Show: "The Bridgestone Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show"
Ftr: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Producer: White Cherry Entertainment and Don Mischer Productions
Winner Share:$78,000
Loser Share:$40,000
Ticket Price:$700 or $900, depending on seat location (varying ticket colors depending on level)
Favorite:New England by 12 pts.
TV Rating:43.3, 65 share (FOX)
Most Valuable Player:Giants QB Eli Manning (/38, 247 yds, 1 TD, 1 INT; 1 for 0 yds)

* Denotes Division Champion | † Denotes Overtime
2007 NFL Playoffs
AFC WildcardAFC DivisionalAFC Conference NFC ConferenceNFC DivisionalNFC Wildcard
5. Jacksonville (11-5) at
4. Pittsburgh* (10-6)
31
29
5. Jacksonville (12-5) at
1. New England* (16-0)
20
31
3. San Diego (13-5) at
1. New England (17-0)
12
21
5. N.Y. Giants (12-6) at
2. Green Bay (14-3)
23
20†
3. Seattle (11-6) at
2. Green Bay* (13-3)
20
42
6. Washington (9-7) at
3. Seattle* (10-6)
14
35
6. Tennessee (10-6) at
3. San Diego* (11-5)
6
17
3. San Diego (12-5) at
2. Indianapolis* (13-3)
28
24
5. N.Y. Giants (11-6) at
1. Dallas* (13-3)
21
17
5. N.Y. Giants (10-6) at
4. Tampa Bay* (9-7)
24
14

*-Denotes Wildcard Team | Tiebreakers: Pittsburgh finished ahead of Cleveland based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). Oakland finished ahead of Kansas City based on better conference record (4-8 to 3-9). Tennessee was the sixth seed over Cleveland due to better record against common opponents (4-1 to Browns' 3-2). Dallas was top seed over Green Bay due to head-to-head victory (1-0). Detroit finished ahead of Chicago based on head-to-head sweep (2-0). Carolina finished ahead of New Orleans based on better conference record (7-5 to Panthers' 6-6).
2007 NFL Standings
American Football Conference
Eastern DivisionNorthern DivisionSouthern DivisionWestern Division
New England Patriots
Buffalo Bills
New York Jets
Miami Dolphins
16-0-0
7-9-0
4-12-0
1-15-0
1.000
0.438
0.250
0.063
Pittsburgh Steelers
Cleveland Browns
Cincinnati Bengals
Baltimore Ravens
10-6-0
10-6-0
7-9-0
5-11-0
0.625
0.625
0.438
0.313
Indianapolis Colts
Jacksonville Jaguars*
Tennessee Titans*
Houston Texans
13-3-0
11-5-0
10-6-0
8-8-0
0.813
0.688
0.625
0.500
San Diego Chargers
Denver Broncos
Oakland Raiders
Kansas City Chiefs
11-5-0
7-9-0
4-12-0
4-12-0
0.688
0.438
0.250
0.250
National Football Conference
Eastern DivisionNorthern DivisionSouthern DivisionWestern Division
Dallas Cowboys
New York Giants*
Washington Redskins*
Philadelphia Eagles
13-3-0
10-6-0
9-7-0
8-8-0
0.813
0.625
0.563
0.500
Green Bay Packers
Minnesota Vikings
Detroit Lions
Chicago Bears
13-3-0
8-8-0
7-9-0
7-9-0
0.813
0.500
0.438
0.438
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Carolina Panthers
New Orleans Saints
Atlanta Falcons
9-7-0
7-9-0
7-9-0
4-12-0
0.563
0.438
0.438
0.250
Seattle Seahawks
Arizona Cardinals
San Francisco 49ers
St. Louis Rams
10-6-0
8-8-0
5-11-0
3-13-0
0.625
0.500
0.313
0.188
* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime | [L] Played in London, England
New York 2007 Schedule
DateOpponentScore
Regular Season (10-6)
Sun*9/9at DallasL35-45
Sun9/16Green BayL13-35
Sun9/23at WashingtonW24-17
Sun*9/30PhiladelphiaW16-3
Sun10/7N.Y. JetsW35-24
Mon*10/15at AtlantaW31-10
Sun10/21San FranciscoW33-15
Sun10/28at Miami [L]W13-10
Sun11/4BYE
Sun11/11DallasL20-31
Sun11/18at DetroitW16-10
Sun11/25MinnesotaL17-41
Sun12/2at ChicagoW21-16
Sun12/9at PhiladelphiaW16-13
Sun*12/16WashingtonL10-22
Sun12/23at BuffaloW38-21
Sat*12/29New EnglandL35-38
Post Season
Sun1/6at Tampa BayW24-14
Sun1/13at DallasW21-17
Sun*1/20at Green BayW23-20†
* Denotes night game | † Denotes Overtime
New England 2007 Schedule
DateOpponentScore
Regular Season (16-0)
Sun9/9at N.Y. JetsW38-14
Sun*9/16San DiegoW38-14
Sun9/23BuffaloW38-7
Mon*10/1at CincinnatiW34-13
Sun10/7ClevelandW34-17
Sun10/14at DallasW48-27
Sun10/21at MiamiW49-28
Sun10/28WashingtonW52-7
Sun11/4at IndianapolisW24-20
Sun11/11BYE
Sun*11/18at BuffaloW56-10
Sun*11/25PhiladelphiaW31-28
Mon*12/3at BaltimoreW27-24
Sun12/9PittsburghW34-13
Sun12/16N.Y. JetsW20-10
Sun12/23MiamiW28-7
Sat*12/29at N.Y. GiantsW38-35
Post Season
Sat*1/12JacksonvilleW31-20
Sun1/20San DiegoW21-12
Starting Lineups
NEW YORKNEW ENGLAND
OFFENSEDEFENSEOFFENSEDEFENSE
P.BurressWRM.StrahanLEW.WelkerWRT.WarrenLE
D.DiehlLTB.CofieldDTK.BradyTEV.WilforkNT
R.SeubertLGF.RobbinsDTM.LightLTR.SeymourRE
S.O'HaraCO.UmenyioraREL.MankinsLGM.VrabelOLB
C.SneeRGR.TorborSLBD.KoppenCT.BruschiMLB
K.McKenzieRTA.PierceMLBS.NealRGA.ThomasOLB
K.BossTEK.MitchellWLBN.KaczurRTA.SamuelLCB
A.ToomerWRA.RossLCBB.WatsonTEE.HobbsRCB
E.ManningQBC.WebsterRCBR.MossWRR.HarrisonSS
J.MatthewsTEJa.ButlerSST.BradyQBJ.SandersFS
B.JacobsRBG.WilsonFSL.MaroneyRBB.MeriweatherDB

Substitutions
NEW YORKNEW ENGLAND
OFFENSEDEFENSEOFFENSEDEFENSE
S.Smith (WR)R.McQuarters (CB)J.Gaffney (WR)R.Gay (CB)
R.Droughns (RB)S.Madison (CB)K.Washington (WR)W.Andrews (DB)
M.Hedgecock (FB)K.Dockery (CB)D.Stallworth (WR)E.Wilson (DB)
A.Bradshaw (RB)M.Johnson (S)K.Faulk (RB)R.Ventrone (DB)
G.Ruegamer (G)Z.DeOssie (LB)K.Eckel (FB)E.Alexander (LB)
K.Boothe (G)T.Daniels (LB)H.Evans (RB)L.Izzo (LB)
G.Whimper (T)C.Blackburn (LB)L.Paxton (LS)J.Seau (LB)
D.Tyree (WR)G.Wilkinson (LB)R.O'Callaghan (T)P.Woods (LB)
D.Hixon (WR)D.Tollefson (DE)R.Hochstein (G/C)L.Smith (DL)
J.Tuck (DE)R.Moore (DL)
J.Alford (DT)J.Green (DL)
KICKERSKICKERS
L.Tynes (K)J.Feagles (P)S.Gostkowski (K)C.Hanson (P)
DID NOT PLAYDID NOT PLAY
A.Wright (QB)M.Cassel (QB)

Team Statistics
NYGNE
FIRST DOWNS-Total
Rushing
Passing
Penalty
17
4
13
0
22
3
17
2
3rd DOWN EFF.8/16-50%7/14-50%
4th DOWN EFF.1/1-100%0/2-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS
Total Offensive Plays
Average Gain
338
63
5.4
274
69
4.0
NET RUSH YARDS
Rushing Plays
Average Gain
Tackes for Loss-No. and Yards
91
26
3.5
1-1
45
16
2.8
3-7
NET PASS YARDS
Pass Att-Comp-INT
Tackled-Yds Lost
Gross Yards Passing
Avg. Gain
247
34-19-1
3-8
255
6.7
229
48-29-0
5-37
266
4.3
KICKOFFS-No.-Endzone-TBs 4-0-0 3-1-0
PUNTS-Yards
Average Dist.
Blocked
4-156
39.0
0
4-175
43.8
0
RETURN YARDS-Total
Punt Returns
Kickoff Returns
Interception Returns
64
3-25
2-39
0-0
132
1-15
4-94
1-23
PENALTIES-yards 4-365-35
TOTAL TURNOVERS
Fumbles-Lost
Had Intercepted
1
2-0
1
1
1-1
0
TOUCHDOWNS-Total
Rushing
Passing
Returns
2
0
2
0
2
1
1
0
EXTRA POINTS-Made
Kicking-Made/Att
Blocked
2-Point-Made/Att
2
2/2
0
0/0
2
2/2
0
0/0
FIELD GOALS-Made/Att
Blocked
1/1
0
0/0
0
Red Zone EFF.2/5-40%2/2-100%
Goal to Go EFF.0/0-0%2/2-100%
SAFETIES 00
TOTAL POINTS 1714
T.O.P.30:2729:33
Scoring Summary
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
NEW YORK3001417
NEW ENGLAND070714

1st Quarter
  • NYG - L.Tynes, 32 yard FG. 16-63, TOP 9:59 (9:59)
2nd Quarter
  • N.E. - L.Maroney, 1 yard rush. S.Gostkowski kick. 12-56, TOP 5:04 (0:03)
4th Quarter
  • NYG - D.Tyree, 5 yard pass from E.Manning. L.Tynes. 6-80, TOP 3:47 (3:55)
  • N.E. - R.Moss, 6 yard pass from T.Brady. S.Gostkowski kick. 12-80, TOP 5:12 (12:18)
  • NYG - P.Burress, 13 yard pass from E.Manning. L.Tynes kick. 12-83, TOP 2:07 (14:25)

New York vs. New England / Lombardi Trophy (AP/NFL)

Individual Statistics
NEW YORK GIANTSNEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
PASSING
ATCMPPCTYDSLGTDINTYDS/CMPSK/YDRT
E.Manning341955.9255452113.43/887.3
PASSING
ATCMPPCTYDSLGTDINTYDS/CMPSK/YDRT
T.Brady482960.426619109.25/3782.5
RUSHING
ATTYDSAVGLGTD
A.Bradshaw9455.0130
B.Jacobs14423.070
E.Manning341.350
TOTAL26913.5130
RUSHING
ATTYDSAVGLGTD
L.Maroney14362.691
K.Faulk177.070
H.Evans122.020
TOTAL16452.891
RECEIVING
NOYDSAVGLGTD
A.Toomer68414.0380
S.Smith55010.0170
D.Tyree34314.3321
P.Burress22713.5141
K.Boss14545.0450
M.Hedgecock133.030
A.Bradshaw133.030
TOTAL1925513.4452
RECEIVING
NOYDSAVGLGTD
W.Welker111039.4190
K.Faulk7527.4140
R.Moss56212.4181
D.Stallworth33411.3180
L.Maroney2126.080
K.Brady133.030
TOTAL292669.2191
PUNTING
NOYDSAVGTBIN20LG
J.Feagles415639.00255
PUNTING
NOYDSAVGTBIN20LG
C.Hanson417543.81049
PUNT RETURNS
NOYDSAVGFCLGTD
R.McQuarters3258.30160
[Touchback]100.0000
TOTAL3258.30160
PUNT RETURNS
NOYDSAVGFCLGTD
W.Welker11515.01150
K.Faulk000.0100
[Out of Bounds]100.0000
TOTAL11515.02150
KICKOFF RETURNS
NOYDSAVGFCLGTD
D.Hixon23919.50250
[Out of Bounds]100.0000
TOTAL23919.50250
KICKOFF RETURNS
NOYDSAVGFCLGTD
L.Maroney49423.50430
INTERCEPTIONS BY
NOYDSAVGLGTD
TOTAL000.000
INTERCEPTIONS BY
NOYDSAVGLGTD
E.Hobbs12323.0230
FUMBLES
NEW YORKFUMLOSTOWN-RECYDSTDFRCD OPP-RECYDSTDOOB
E.Manning 200-3000000
A.Bradshaw 0010000000
S.Smith 0010000000
J.Tuck 0000010000
O.Umenyiora0000001000
TOTAL 202-3011000
NEW ENGLANDFUMLOSTOWN-RECYDSTDFRCD OPP-RECYDSTDOOB
T.Brady 1100000000
A.Thomas0000010000
TOTAL 1100010000

Defensive Statistics
NEW YORK GIANTSREGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYSSPECIAL TEAMSMISC

TKLASTCOMSCK/YDSQHINTPDFFFRTKLASTFFFRBLTKLASTFFFR
Ja.Butler 91100.00.000000100000000
A.Pierce 73100.00.000000100000000
K.Mitchell 3581.07.010000000000000
J.Tuck 5162.014.020010000000000
G.Wilson 3250.00.010100000000000
O.Umenyiora 3140.00.010001000000000
K.Dockery 3030.00.000000100000000
F.Robbins 3030.00.000000000000000
M.Strahan 2131.06.020100000000000
J.Alford 2021.010.010000000000000
S.Madison 2020.00.000100000000000
R.Torbor 2020.00.000000000000000
C.Webster 1120.00.000100000000000
A.Ross 1120.00.000000000000000
B.Cofield 1010.00.010000000000000
M.Johnson 1010.00.000000010000000
C.Blackburn 0000.00.000000110000000
Z.DeOssie 0000.00.000000100000000
G.Wilkinson 0000.00.000000010000000
A.Bradshaw 0000.00.000000000001001
S.Smith 0000.00.000000000000001
TOTAL 4816645.037.090411530001002
TKL = Tackle | AST = Assist | COM = Combined | SCK/YDS = Sack/Yards | TFL = Tackled For Loss | QH = QB Hit
INT = Interception | PD = Pass Defense | FF = Forced Fumble | FR = Fumble Recovery | BL = Blocked
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTSREGULAR DEFENSIVE PLAYSSPECIAL TEAMSMISC

TKLASTCOMSCK/YDSQHINTPDFFFRTKLASTFFFRBLTKLASTFFFR
R.Harrison111120.00.000000000000000
T.Bruschi 5380.00.000000000000000
R.Seymour 3470.00.000000000000000
T.Warren 4260.00.000000000000000
A.Thomas 5052.05.020010000000000
V.Wilfork 4150.00.000000000000000
J.Sanders 3140.00.000000000000000
B.Meriweather3030.00.000100000000000
J.Seau 2020.00.000000000000000
A.Samuel 1120.00.000100000000000
M.Vrabel 1120.00.000000000000000
J.Green 1011.03.010000000000000
P.Woods 1010.00.000000200000000
E.Hobbs 0110.00.001300000000000
E.Wilson 0000.00.010000000000000
R.Moore 0000.00.010000000000000
R.Gay 0000.00.000200000000000
E.Alexander0000.00.000000110000000
L.Izzo 0000.00.000000100000000
R.Ventrone 0000.00.000000100000000
D.Koppen 0000.00.000000000001000
TOTAL 4415593.08.051710510001000

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