The New York Giants are Super Bowl champs for the 3rd time in franchise history. They shocked the football world by beating the undefeated New England Patriots 17-14 in Super Bowl XLII.
The amazing Giants defense kept the game close and gave Eli Manning and the New York Giants offense the opportunity to put an unbelievable drive together with seconds left in the 4th quarter. A 34 yard spectacular 3rd down pass from an escaping Eli Manning to David Tyree set up the winning touchdown to Plaxico Burress.
The defense was relentless, sacking Tom Brady 5 times and knocking him down 9 more. They were the key to victory..
American football as played in the National Football League has it's origin in
the early game of Rugby football. Walter Camp, who is considered the "Father of
American Football",introduced some major changes in the 19th century.He was
responsible for establishing the "line of scrimmage", how many downs it takes
to make a 1st down and the distance between the 1st down markers. Then, early
20th century, the forward pass was introdued and the ability to score quickly
was greatly enhanced.
Professional football began in this country in 1882 and
the National Football League was formed in 1920. The American Football League,
which began in 1960 became a rival league to the NFL. With prssure to combine
the two leagues they merged into the NFC (National Football Conference) and the
AFC (AmericanFootball Conference). This resulted in not just a season ending
Championship Game, but a "Super Bowl". The Super Bowl today is one of the most
watched television sporting events of the year.
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