Super Bowl XLII was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2007 season. The Cowboys won Super Bowl XXX the following year for three titles in four seasons, and thus were two wins away from four consecutive Super Bowl titles. The New England Patriots won Super Bowls XLIX , LI , and LIII for three titles in five seasons. New York Giants 17 vs. New England Patriots 14 on February 3rd, 2008 - Full team and player stats and box score. Game summary of the New York Giants vs. New England Patriots NFL game, final score 17-14, from February 3, 2008 on ESPN. Super Bowl XLII (or Super Bowl 42) was a Super Bowl game between the New York Giants and the New England Patriots in the National Football League (NFL) to decide who would be the NFL champion for the 2007 season. The Giants won against the Patriots 17–14. Eli Manning led the Giants to Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, Arizona, where they were heavy underdogs against Tom Brady and the Patriots. New England was looking to become only the second NFL team New England Patriots linebacker Junior Seau lies on the turf after New York Giants receiver Plaxico Burress scored a touchdown in the fourth quarter of the Super Bowl XLII football game at University of Phoenix Stadium on Sunday, Feb. 3, 2008, in Glendale, Ariz. The 2008 Super Bowl XLII was held at State Farm Stadium, then called University of Phoenix Stadium. The New England Patriots will play the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII in Glendale, AZ Super Bowls in Miami (11) SB 2: Green Bay 33, Oakland 14 (Orange Bowl) SB 3: New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7 (Orange Bowl) SB 5: Baltimore 16, Dallas 13 (Orange Bowl) Super Bowl XLII was the championship game of professional football for the 2007 season, played on February 3, 2008, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona. In one of the most significant upsets in Super Bowl history, the NFC champion New York Giants (13-6), defeated the AFC champion New England Patriots (18-0), by the score of 17-14. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers played a solo outing at the Super Bowl XLII Halftime Show on Feb. 3, 2008, at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. Petty’s halftime set included Today we have Super Bowl XLII, which was held on February 3, 2008, at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Arizona, between the undefeated, six-time AFC champion New England Patriots and the four-time NFC champion New York Giants. Super Bowl XLII was also the second Super Bowl played in a retractable-roof stadium (the first was played at Reliant Stadium in Houston for Super Bowl XXXVIII). During the regular season, the home team decides 90 minutes before kickoff whether the roof will be open or closed, and an open roof must remain open unless weather conditions get worse. Feb 3, 2008; Glendale, AZ, USA; New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree (85) pulls down a pass over New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison (37) in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLII at This Super Bowl would not only be the first time siblings won back-to-back championships but would also prove to be one of the biggest upsets in Super Bowl history. The Lead-Up to Super Bowl XLII. Going into Super Bowl XLII, the Patriots were already considered the greatest team in NFL history. They had completed a perfect 16-0 season and Super Bowl. Date. Result. XLI. Feb. 4, 2007. Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17. XLII. Feb. 3, 2008. New York Giants 17, New England 14. XLIII. Feb. 1, 2009. Pittsburgh 27 David Tyree, New York Giants, Super Bowl XLII. When you pull off a play that gets its own name, you’re without doubt a Super Bowl Guy. For the rest of his days, and for generations beyond, Tyree Download this stock image: Feb 01, 2008 - Glendale, Arizona, USA - NFL player SHANNON SHARPE talks with the media at a radio station booth at the Phoenix Convention Center Thursday January 31, 2008. Irvin was in town for Super Bowl XLII featuring the New England Patriots and the New York Giants to be played at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale. (Credit Image: - DJF7XW from Alamy's Feb 3, 2008; Glendale, AZ, USA; New York Giants wide receiver David Tyree (85) pulls down a pass over New England Patriots safety Rodney Harrison (37) in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLII at The upshot of all this defense—New England's unit also played solidly—was a brutal game in which, after the Patriots took a 7–3 lead on the first play of the second quarter, the two teams went 33 minutes, 52 seconds without scoring, a Super Bowl record.
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