The Athletic's most memorable Super Bowl celebrations
The Giants have had some amazing moments across the franchise's four Super Bowl victories.
The Athletic's Jason Jones, Matt Barrows and Vic Tafur recently discussed some of the most memorable Super Bowl touchdown celebrations in NFL history, and among the 10 celebrations mentioned was Giants wide receiver Phil McConkey's after catching a touchdown in Super Bowl XXI.
"McConkey's Super Bowl effort against the Denver Broncos included a 25-yard punt return, a 44-yard catch on a flea flicker and, most importantly, a 6-yard touchdown catch on a pass that deflected off teammate Mark Bavaro," the article states. "The look on McConkey's face — joy, surprise, amazement — as he leaped into Bavaro's arms captured the improbability of the moment and will forever be etched in Giants fans' memories. McConkey and the Giants left the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, Calif., with a 39-20 win over the Broncos."
McConkey, an undrafted free agent who was with the Giants from 1984-85 and again from 1986-88 (with a stop in Green Bay in between), finished the game with two receptions for 50 yards and the touchdown along with the aforementioned 25-yard punt return.
All three of McConkey's key plays occurred in the second half, in which the Giants, who entered halftime down 10-9, outscored the Broncos 30-10 en route to their 39-20 victory. His three plays helped set up three straight scores for the Giants offense.
McConkey's punt return led to Raul Allegre's 21-yard field goal which brought the lead to nine points, while his 44-yard reception on a flea flicker from Phil Simms set up Joe Morris' 1-yard touchdown run to extend the lead to 26-10.
He then caught a six-yard touchdown from Simms, a pass that was originally intended for Mark Bavarro, to give the Giants a three-score lead. It was his celebration after this play that landed him on The Athletic's list.
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![No. 47 Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/rp1frllohk1f59i6pis8.jpg)
No. 47 Roman Wilson, WR, Michigan
![No. 49 Marshawn Kneeland, Edge, Western Michigan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/kxsc7tbuujcrcsjf9zhn.jpg)
No. 49 Marshawn Kneeland, Edge, Western Michigan
![No. 40 Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/d9oautj2ij9ysbjhmvii.jpg)
No. 40 Ricky Pearsall, WR, Florida
![No. 41 Payton Wilson, LB, N.C. State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/i97ubxh1ovshkubdco9d.jpg)
No. 41 Payton Wilson, LB, N.C. State
![No. 46 Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/abbdfbwugywdjjgi9rrk.jpg)
No. 46 Ja'Tavion Sanders, TE, Texas
![No. 38 Braden Fiske, DT, Florida State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/mlhapuxgvsc2thvyqztg.jpg)
No. 38 Braden Fiske, DT, Florida State
![No. 45 Malachi Corley, WR, Western Kentucky](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/dtqajwmxi7ipqfyggokm.jpg)
No. 45 Malachi Corley, WR, Western Kentucky
![No. 44 Junior Colson, LB, Michigan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/cnslsijgughg2b5n0vzy.jpg)
No. 44 Junior Colson, LB, Michigan
![No. 34 Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/wob35avcegttaulyflpv.jpg)
No. 34 Ladd McConkey, WR, Georgia
![No. 35 Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/xlkq9eeztqij3psoqylv.jpg)
No. 35 Xavier Worthy, WR, Texas
![No. 36 Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/zh87d6ek1wezaqz5gcqk.jpg)
No. 36 Kamari Lassiter, CB, Georgia
![No. 49 Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/yzfqcutltu1nlvm4j43d.jpg)
No. 49 Jordan Morgan, OT, Arizona
![No. 33 Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/lcck554wwtphhhp8pwmx.jpg)
No. 33 Michael Penix Jr., QB, Washington
![No. 42 Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/nhbpan6vazebmqfukgss.jpg)
No. 42 Troy Franklin, WR, Oregon
![No. 43 Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/sqj1ybkv1hqtiup106ev.jpg)
No. 43 Keon Coleman, WR, Florida State
![No. 36 Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/whvpb9dyaeavg3gsngi2.jpg)
No. 36 Kool-Aid McKinstry, CB, Alabama
![No. 24 Graham Barton, IOL, Duke](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ahd5c8fktbldcg0npojc.jpg)
No. 24 Graham Barton, IOL, Duke
![No. 27 Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/b4vgbid9pvt5wvue1mit.jpg)
No. 27 Adonai Mitchell, WR, Texas
![No. 37 Zach Frazier, IOL, West Virginia](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/j6ner5pjerogdwifh8am.jpg)
No. 37 Zach Frazier, IOL, West Virginia
![No. 25 Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/c5wlhwmtvspuprf29dj6.jpg)
No. 25 Cooper DeJean, CB, Iowa
![No. 38 Darius Robinson, Edge, Missouri](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/mv18otijwzi0ke8qey8i.jpg)
No. 38 Darius Robinson, Edge, Missouri
![No. 30 Jackson Powers-Johnson, IOL, Oregon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/yjbcqrbeldnsfuh3rpmx.jpg)
No. 30 Jackson Powers-Johnson, IOL, Oregon
![No. 32 Jer'Zhan Newton, DT, Illinois](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/blcgmfgq5lzdeyxtasqt.jpg)
No. 32 Jer'Zhan Newton, DT, Illinois
![No. 20 J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ax55cprpku7kodm5trx3.jpg)
No. 20 J.J. McCarthy, QB, Michigan
![No. 29 Bo Nix, QB, Oregon](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/zo3qt8p6ymctf6hp6nei.jpg)
No. 29 Bo Nix, QB, Oregon
![No. 31 Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/a4adbyu25yuh8bonzanj.jpg)
No. 31 Nate Wiggins, CB, Clemson
![No. 21 Chop Robinson, Edge, Penn State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/kmmuln6u7x1uhkyqhdhu.jpg)
No. 21 Chop Robinson, Edge, Penn State
![No. 28 Ennis Rakestraw Jr., CB, Missouri](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ygnirznmsmtheyhghtig.jpg)
No. 28 Ennis Rakestraw Jr., CB, Missouri
![No. 19 Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/waed5316b3pmw3qh8vyl.jpg)
No. 19 Byron Murphy II, DT, Texas
![No. 26 Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ybhb3704dy1bob6jswec.jpg)
No. 26 Edgerrin Cooper, LB, Texas A&M
![No. 16 Laiatu Latu, Edge, UCLA](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/jp9dzgxxjdomtsart5lo.jpg)
No. 16 Laiatu Latu, Edge, UCLA
![No. 22 Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/h9lre7o3remcfuiemwhp.jpg)
No. 22 Amarius Mims, OT, Georgia
![No. 23 Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/oz5r2bg6svxpayf1v0bm.jpg)
No. 23 Tyler Guyton, OT, Oklahoma
![No. 11 Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/dwhwdx8stleq8nx73tv5.jpg)
No. 11 Troy Fautanu, OT, Washington
![No. 17 Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/lrwlky53otrnt78pgyfs.jpg)
No. 17 Brian Thomas Jr., WR, LSU
![No. 13 Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/ttxztwattzeledevevou.jpg)
No. 13 Quinyon Mitchell, CB, Toledo
![No. 14 Jared Verse, Edge, Florida State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/qgsp6yobrqsenuhsyjgj.jpg)
No. 14 Jared Verse, Edge, Florida State
![No. 18 JC Latham, OT, Alabama](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/iwgqvgcgl05slkfuqf3o.jpg)
No. 18 JC Latham, OT, Alabama
![No. 15 Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/iktpc9otn5ati6s7evmw.jpg)
No. 15 Olumuyiwa Fashanu, OT, Penn State
![No. 12 Dallas Turner, Edge, Alabama](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/bkz29tzaxzczqierqhfj.jpg)
No. 12 Dallas Turner, Edge, Alabama
![No. 10 Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/z2i5779nswm9strnkfuv.jpg)
No. 10 Taliese Fuaga, OT, Oregon State
![No. 8 Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/onckiqeok0tsopfq5zvx.jpg)
No. 8 Joe Alt, OT, Notre Dame
![No. 9 Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/zm7xopdfo6gnrawa3sfv.jpg)
No. 9 Terrion Arnold, CB, Alabama
![No. 7 Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/rzqxgao6gs0gceqa4ljf.jpg)
No. 7 Brock Bowers, TE, Georgia
![No. 6 Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/n17toctpbbpld0snbx43.jpg)
No. 6 Jayden Daniels, QB, LSU
![No. 5 Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/clzhjiutummn6z21bmif.jpg)
No. 5 Drake Maye, QB, North Carolina
![No. 4 Malik Nabers, WR, LSU](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/qq4iyqkco6m5gasqk7fw.jpg)
No. 4 Malik Nabers, WR, LSU
![No. 3 Rome Odunze, WR, Washington](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/py7nzpe25ksisrzoxd0t.jpg)
No. 3 Rome Odunze, WR, Washington
![No. 2 Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/afam2r85wutd05ydjjdl.jpg)
No. 2 Marvin Harrison Jr., WR, Ohio State
![No. 1 Caleb Williams, QB, USC](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/upload/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/giants/fzz9wjhhw5nupzhjmdd4.jpg)
No. 1 Caleb Williams, QB, USC
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