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SUPER BOWL XLVI

INACTIVES

Giants: LB Mark Herzlich, WR Ramses Barden, RB Da'Rel Scott, OL Jim Cordle, DT Jimmy Kennedy, OL James Brewer, DE Justin Trattou.

Patriots: QB Ryan Mallet, RB Kevin Faulk, RB Shane Vereen, DL Ron Brace, LB Gary Guyton, OL Donald Thomas, OL Nick McDonald.

FIRST QUARTER

15:00 Game day captains are Chris Snee and Chris Canty along with the season captains of Eli Manning, Justin Tuck, and Zak DeOssie. Giants call tails, but Patriots win and defer. Giants get ball to start. Super Bowl XLVI referee is John Parry.

9:10 First drive of the Giants begins on their own 23. New York picks up three first downs, but Eli Manning is sacked twice. Steve Weatherford pins the Patriots back at the 6.

*9:00 Tom Brady called for Intentional Grounding in the endzone. SAFETY. Giants 2, Patriots 0.

4:23 Victor Cruz catches a five-yard pass from Manning and is stripped by Sterling Moore. Brandon Spikes recovers the fumble, but the Patriots are called for 12 men on the field. NO PLAY.

*3:29 Manning two-yard touchdown to Victor Cruz. Safety James Ihedigbo was the closest to Cruz. “Back in the New York Groove” plays on the speakers in Lucas Oil Stadium. Giants 9, Patriots 0.

0:25 On the last play of the opening quarter, Wes Welker picks up 10 yards on a handoff. He was met by Aaron Ross, who made a big open-field tackle.

END OF FIRST QUARTER: NEW YORK 9, NEW ENGLAND 0.
STAT OF THE QUARTER: Manning starts 9-for-9.

SECOND QUARTER

*13:52 After Jason Pierre-Paul bats a ball down to force a fourth down, Stephen Gostkowski kicks a 29 yard field goal. Giants 9, Patriots 3.

13:02 Incomplete pass, and tight end Travis Beckum was injured during the play.

2:00 Two-minute warning. Patriots are driving with the ball at the New England 39.

0:18 On third down at the NYG 4, Jason Pierre-Paul stuffs FB Danny Woodhead for a loss of one yard. Patriots call timeout.

0:15 Patriots go back to Woodhead on the next play. This time on a four-yard pass from Brady in the endzone. TOUCHDOWN. On the 24-play, 96-yard drive, Woodhead touched the ball seven times as Brady went 10-for-10. Patriots 10, Giants 9.

HALFTIME SCORE: NEW ENGLAND 10, NEW YORK 9.

HALFTIME STATS

Giants
Eli Manning 13/17, 120 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT
Ahmad Bradshaw 9 ATT, 44 YDS, long of 24
Hakeem Nicks 3 REC, 42 YDS
Victor Cruz 2 REC, 10 YDS, 1 TD
Michael Boley 7 TCKLS
Time of Possession: 19:45
Third-down Conversions: 2-5

Patriots
Tom Brady 15/18, 147 YDS, 1 TD, 0 INT
Danny Woodhead 5 ATT, 13 YDS; 3 REC, 23 YDS, 1 REC TD
Wes Welker 4 REC, 42 YDS
Jerod Mayo 8 TCKLS
Time of Possession: 10:15
Third-down Conversions: 3-5

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THIRD QUARTER

13:22 Brady completes his 14^th consecutive pass, surpassing Joe Montana’s previous record of 13 in Super Bowl XXIV.

*11:25 Brady pass short left to Aaron Hernandez for 12 yards, TOUCHDOWN.Patriots 17, Giants 9.

7:24 Patriots defense getting physical. Two plays after Patrick Chung put a lick on Hakeem Nicks down the sideline, Mario Manningham gets tackled hard by Moore for a five-yard pickup on third-and-10.

*6:47 Beginning on their own 35, the Giants put together a 10-play scoring drive, capped off by Lawrence Tynes’ 38-yarder. Patriots 17, Giants 12.

6:12 New York gets its first sack as Brady can’t escape Justin Tuck for a four-yard loss. Tuck has 4.5 career sacks in the postseason, including two in Super Bowl XLII against the Patriots.

5:01 Henry Hynoski saves a turnover. After a 17-yard catch, Nicks was spun around by Mayo as the ball came loose. Hynoski was luckily there to recover at the NE 33.

*0:40 Tynes makes a 33-yard field goal. Patriots 17, Giants 15.

END OF THIRD QUARTER: NEW ENGLAND 17, NEW YORK 15.

FOURTH QUARTER

15:00 Giants defense prayer circle at midfield near sideline.

14:31 On the second play of the final quarter, Chase Blackburn intercepts Brady on a deep pass down the left side at the NYG 8. Pierre-Paul hit Brady as he released the ball.

9:35 Giants take their second timeout of the half. One remaining. On third down, Manning throws an incomplete pass to Manningham, broken up by Moore. The New York sideline was looking for a passing interference penalty, but none was called. Giants were forced to punt.

4:06 Welker slips past the coverage and Brady finds him for a wide open pass. However, as he had to turn around back to the ball, Welker could not reel it in. The pass fell incomplete, and the Patriots punted two plays later.

3:46 Manning pass deep left to Manningham pushed out of bounds at the 50 for a 38-yard pickup. Bill Belichick challenged the ruling, and the play was upheld.

2:00 Two-minute warning. Giants have the ball on the Patriots 18 with a first down.

1:04 Ahmad Bradshaw up the middle for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN. Giants 21, Patriots 17.

0:57 Tom Brady and company begin with the ball on their own 20.

0:48 After two dropped passes, Tuck gets his second sack of Brady for a six-yard loss, setting up fourth-and-16.

0:05 On the NE 49, Tom Brady throws a Hail Mary into a crowd in the end zone. After a few bounces, the ball kicks out the back of the end zone incomplete.

GIANTS WIN SUPER BOWL XLVI, 21-17

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