TABLE OF CONTENTS The Helmet Catch 9 A Shaky Start 17 The Greatest Game and Beyond 24 Beasts of the East 37 The Other Manning Takes Over 41 GRIDIRON GREATS A Close Call 11 History Repeats Itself 14 Mr Everything 19 It’s a Bird It’s a Plane It’s L T 26 What’s in a Name 32 Look Ma One Hand 42 Team Stats 47 Websites 47 Index 48
new york jets The Helmet Catch by wide receiver David Tyree THE HELMET CATCH Many people expected Super Bowl XLII to be a coronation The New England Patriots were primed to go undefeated Only one other National Football League NFL team had ever done that Thirty-five years earlier the Miami Dolphins had finished 17 0 Since then the NFL had added two games to the season If the Patriots won the Super Bowl they would be the first team to go 19 0 Most experts predicted an easy win The New York Giants had lost six games during the regular season One loss came in the final game It was against the Patriots 9
