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 Giants 17 Patriots 14 - The Impossible Dream Comes True for the Giants

Incredible. Amazing. Unexpected. Stunning. These are all words that can be used to describe Super Bowl XLII. It was supposed to be a blowout, over by the end of the first half. About the time that Tom Petty and his Heartbreakers were going to take the stage, I was planning on taking a nap or maybe turning on the Xbox for a little Madden 2008 to play my own version of the big game since the real Super Bowl would have already been decided.

Fortunately for football fans everywhere, the game was more competitive than we could have ever imagined. The Giants defense gave a valiant effort, harassing Tom Brady and roughing him up like he owed each member of the defensive unit money. As halftime rolled around with the score standing at 7-3, the same thought that we had many times this season flashed in our minds. Was today the day? Was it even possible? Could the Giants complete the impossible dream and defeat the juggernaut Patriots, who had plowed through the league, demolishing virtually every team that stood between them and their fourth Lombardi Trophy in seven years?