The New York Giants will represent the NFC and travel to Indianapolis for Super Bowl XLVI against the New England Patriots on Sunday, Feb. 5 at 6:25 EST (NBC). It will be a rematch of Super Bowl XLII four years ago, where the Giants took down the then-undefeated Patriots in an instant classic. This season, the two teams faced each other in Week Nine, with the Giants winning a 24-20 thriller in Foxborough.
Here's an early look at the Giants vs. Patriots Super Bowl matchup:
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| New England Patriots | New York Giants |
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Record: |
13-3, 1st in AFC East |
9-7, 5-3 away (1st in NFC East) |
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Postseason: |
BYE, DEN (W 45-10), BAL (W) |
ATL (W 24-2 WILD), @GB (W37-20 DIV), @SF (W) |
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PTS/G: |
32.1 (3rd) |
24.6 (9th) |
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OPP PTS/G |
21.4 (15th) |
25.0 (25th) |
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PASSING: |
Tom Brady 401/611, 5235 YDS, 39 TD, 12 INT |
Eli Manning 359/589, 4933 YDS, 29 TD, 16 INT |
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RECEIVING: |
Wes Welker 122 REC, 1569 YDS, 9 TD Rob Gronkowski 90 REC, 1327 YDS, 17 TD |
Victor Cruz 82 REC, 1536 YDS, 9TD Hakeem Nicks 76 REC, 1192 YDS, 7 TD |
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RUSHING: |
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 181 ATT, 667 YDS, 11 TD Stevan Ridley 87 ATT, 441 YDS, 1 TD |
Ahmad Bradshaw 171 ATT, 659 YDS, 9 TD Brandon Jacobs 152 ATT, 571 YDS, 7 TD |
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DEFENSE: |
LB Jerod Mayo 95 TOT, 2 INT, 1.0 SCK, 1 FF DE Andre Carter 10.0 SCK, 52 TOT, 2 FF CB Kyle Arrington 7 INT, 13 PD, 88 TOT |
S Antrel Rolle 96 TOT, 2 INT, 1 FF DE Jason Pierre-Paul 16.5 SCK, 86 TOT, 2 FF CB Corey Webster 51 TOT, 6 INT |
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PRO BOWL: |
(8) WB Tom Brady, DE Andre Carter, TE Rob Gronkowski, G Logan Mankins, Matthew Slater, special-teamer, G Brian Waters, WR Wes Welker, DT Vince Wilfork |
(2) QB Eli Manning and DE Jason Pierre-Paul |
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COMMON OPPONENTS: |
@MIA (W 38-24), MIA (W 27-24) @BUF (L 34-31), BUF (W 49-21) NYJ (W 30-21), @NYJ (W 37-16) DAL (20-16) @PHI (W 38-20) @ WAS (W 34-27) |
MIA (W 20-17) BUF (W 27-24) @NYJ (W 29-14) @DAL (W 37-34), DAL (W 31-14) @PHI (W 29-16), PHI (L 17-10) @WAS (L 28-14), WAS (L 23-10) |
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