TYREE S MIRACLE The New York Giants were in trouble They were losing to the New England Patriots by four points late in the Super Bowl The Patriots had not lost a game the entire 2007 season They were a few minutes away from making history The Giants needed something special to stop it from happening Nobody thought David Tyree would be the one to deliver the big play Tyree was buried on the wide receiver depth chart He was mainly used on special teams He had made only four catches in the 2007 season FAST FACT After the Super Bowl David Tyree caught only four more passes the rest of his career He retired in 2009
SL06 Giants quarterback Eli Manning tries to escape the New England Patriots pass rush late in the Super Bowl on February 3
Quarterback Eli Manning dropped back to pass Patriots defenders zeroed in on him They had him in their grasp But Manning twisted away from the rush and heaved the ball downfield Tyree leaped high over star safety Rodney Harrison Tyree pinned the ball against his helmet with his right hand as he fell He held on for a 32 yard gain with 59 seconds left Moments later wide receiver Plaxico Burress caught a much more routine 13 yard pass for the game winning touchdown The Patriots were no longer undefeated and the Giants were Super Bowl champions with a 17 14 victory 1 David Tyree left pins the ball to his helmet as Rodney Harrison tries to knock away it
Plaxico Burress hauls in the game winning touchdown pass as the Giants shock the Patriots in the Super Bowl BURRESS FAST FACT The Giants ruined New England's perfect season That left the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only undefeated champions in the Super era Bowl
