Super Bowl XLII was an
American football game that featured the
National Football Conference (NFC) champion
New York Giants and the
American Football Conference (AFC) champion
New England Patriots to decide the
National Football League (NFL) champion for the
2007 season. In one of the largest
upsets in sports history, the wild-card Giants (14–6) won 17–14 over the previously undefeated Patriots (18–1). In doing so, the Giants became the first NFC
wild card team to win a Super Bowl. They also became the fifth wild card
seed from either conference, the fourth in eleven years, and second in three years, to earn an NFL championship. The victory marked the franchise's seventh NFL championship and third Super Bowl win—New York's first title since
Super Bowl XXV in January 1991. The Giants head coach was
Tom Coughlin. The Patriots were coached by
Bill Belichick. The slogan for Super Bowl XLII was "Who Wants It More?" Giants quarterback
Eli Manning, who completed 19 of 34 passes for 255 yards and 2 touchdowns, with 1 interception, was named
Super Bowl MVP.
The game, held on February 3, 2008 at
University of Phoenix Stadium in
Glendale, Arizona, was a rematch of the
final game of the regular season. In that game, the Patriots won 38–35 to complete the first perfect regular season since the
1972 Miami Dolphins team, and the first one since the league expanded to a...
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