The Vince Lombardi Trophy, also known simply as the Lombardi Trophy or just the Lombardi, is the trophy awarded each year to the winning team of the National Football League's championship game, the Super Bowl. The trophy is named in honor of NFL coach Vince Lombardi, who led the Green Bay Packers to victories in the first two Super Bowl games. [1] The New York Giants' recent woes have made it somewhat difficult for many to remember just how fantastic the franchise did to win four Super Bowl rings in five trips, starting with the 1986 NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell presents the Lombardi Trophy to the New York Giants after their 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots. Incidentally, the Giants and Patriots had also faced each other in New York during the regular season prior to Super Bowl XLII with the Patriots winning that regular season matchup and the Giants going on to win that Super Bowl. Super Bowl XLVI marked the 13th Super Bowl that was a rematch of a regular season game. Super Bowl XXXV: Baltimore Ravens 34, New York Giants 7 MVP: Ray Lewis | Location: Raymond James Stadium, Tampa | Date: Jan. 28, 2001 Super Bowl XXXIV: St. Louis Rams 23, Tennessee Titans 16 New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, left, holds the Halas Trophy, while New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, center, holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy as New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, right, waves to the crowd during a ticker-tape parade celebrating the team's NFL football Super Bowl XLVI championship, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012, in New York. New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates with the Vince Lombardi Trophy alongside Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, right, and Terry Bradshaw after the Giants defeated the New England Patriots 17-14 in the Super Bowl XLII football game Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008 in Glendale, Ariz. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara) Super Bowl 42: QB Eli Manning, New York Giants. Super Bowl 43: WR Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers. Super Bowl 44: QB Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints. Super Bowl 45: QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay 10. Phil Simms (1979-93) Simms was under center for the bulk of New York's golden age in the Super Bowl era. For starters, in the 1986 season, Simms set the Super Bowl record for passer rating The New York Giants are one of the oldest teams in the NFL. They have been enjoying Championship success since 1927. The Giants have won four Super Bowls to date. Super Bowl 42, XLII New York Giants. Buy the world's finest Super Bowl Lombardi trophy replica. USA based manufacturer COPYTROPHY. New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates with the trophy alongside New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, right, and Terry Bradshaw after the Giants defeated the Patriots 17-14 in the New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, center right, holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy, while riding on a float with defensive end Justin Tuck, left, and New York Gov., Andrew Cuomo, center left, and and quarterback Eli Manning, right, during the team's NFL football Super Bowl parade in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. The team has one of the longest odds to hoist the Lombardi Trophy at Super Bowl 60 with plenty of cause for concern. New York Giants Super Bowl Odds. New York Giants: +20000. It’s safe to say John Lopez hasn’t had a fun football season. A die-hard Giants fan since he can remember, the 31-year-old New Yorker watched each week as his beloved team stumbled to a 3-14 New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin, center right, holds the Vince Lombardi Trophy, while riding on a float with defensive end Justin Tuck, left, and New York Gov., Andrew Cuomo, center left, and and quarterback Eli Manning, right, during the team's NFL football Super Bowl parade in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2012. It’s safe to say John Lopez hasn’t had a fun football season. A die-hard Giants fan since he can remember, the 31-year-old New Yorker watched each week as his beloved team stumbled to a 3-14 Super Bowl 42: QB Eli Manning, New York Giants. Super Bowl 43: WR Santonio Holmes, Pittsburgh Steelers. Super Bowl 44: QB Drew Brees, New Orleans Saints. Super Bowl 45: QB Aaron Rodgers, Green Bay FILE - In this Jan. 25, 1987, file photo, New York Giants quarterback Phil Simms (11) reacts after throwing a touchdown pass to Mark Bavaro to put the Giants ahead 15-10 in third quarter of Super Bowl XXI game against the Denver Broncos in Pasadena, Calif. Simms was about as close to perfect as a QB can be, going 22 of 25 for 268 yards, three TD passes and zero interceptions in the 1987 Super INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 5: Raymond Berry carries the Vince Lombardi Trophy to the podium as he is surrounded by New York Giants players after the Super Bowl XLVI game between the New York Giants against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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