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Tom Brady and the New England Patriots (18-0) will try to match the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to complete an undefeated season when they face Eli Manning and the New York Giants on Feb. 3 in the Super Bowl at Glendale, Ariz.
Site: University of Phoenix Stadium - Glendale, Arizona
Date: February 3, 2008
Kick-off: 4:18 p.m. (6:18 p.m. EST)
Television: FOX
Radio: Westwood One
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Conference Recaps
Giants 23 Packers 20 (OT)
Chargers 12 Patriots 21
Divisional Recaps
Giants 21 Cowboys 17
Chargers 28 Colts 24
Jaguars 20 Patriots 31
Seahawks 20 Packers 42
Wild Card Recaps
Titans 6 Chargers 17
Giants 24 Buccaneers 14
Jaguars 31 Steelers 29
Redskins 14 Seahawks 35
Live Odds (from Yahoo Sports)
Sunday, Feb 3
Favorite: New England
Open: 12
Today: 12
O/U: 53.5
Underdog: NY Giants
The New England Patriots’ path to perfection has one last hurdle: a New York team of road warriors hoping for a Giant upset.
Brady and the Patriots (18-0) will try to match the 1972 Miami Dolphins as the only teams to complete an undefeated season when they face Eli Manning and the Giants on Feb. 3 in the Super Bowl at Glendale, Ariz.
Standing in the Patriots’ way are the Giants (13-6) and Manning — Peyton’s little brother, whose moxie and leadership abilities no longer can be questioned.
Las Vegas oddsmakers might think differently. They installed New England as a 13 1/2-point favorite in the big game, in which New York will get another shot at destroying the Patriots’ path to perfection. For up-to-date odds click here: Live Odds (from Yahoo Sports)
New England won 38-35 in its final game of the regular season, rallying from a 12-point second-half deficit against the Giants. The teams also played in the preseason finale, when New England won — with Brady sitting that one out.
Brady and the Patriots are playing in the Super Bowl for the fourth time in seven years. A win in this one would rank the Patriots as perhaps the greatest champion in NFL history — Spygate a long-forgotten speedbump.
In that scandal, the Patriots were fined $250,000 and coach Bill Belichick $500,000 for violating league rules by training a sideline camera on New York Jets coaches in their season-opening win. New England was stripped of its first-round draft pick next season, but the team stood by its coach.
And the Patriots never wavered.
Maybe none more than New England’s record-breaking — and heartbreaking — quarterback.
Brady threw an NFL-record 50 touchdown passes in the regular season, with 23 of those to Randy Moss, who topped Jerry Rice’s record. Brady was also the league’s Most Valuable Player in helping New England score an NFL-record 589 points.
The Patriots are on the verge of making NFL history.
And they’ll see a familiar foe in the Giants, whose run through the playoffs into their first Super Bowl since 2001 was jump-started by their valiant effort against the Patriots in the last week of the regular season.
This is the same New York team that gave up 80 points in its first two games and had fans calling for coach Tom Coughlin to be fired. Those same fans also wondered whether Manning, acquired in a draft-day deal in 2004, would ever become a franchise-type quarterback like his brother.
Little brother is now in the Super Bowl with a chance to bring home a title of his own.
Sure, Manning had a big hand in the Giants’ success, especially when the games took on greater meaning. He has been flawless in the postseason, completing a number of clutch throws without a turnover.
New York became the first NFC wild-card team to reach the Super Bowl since Dallas in 1975. And the Giants did it the hard way, winning all their road games after dropping their season opener at Dallas.
“We’re going on the road again,” Coughlin said. “That’s good.”
New York visited Tampa Bay, Dallas and Green Bay in the playoffs and went home winners. Next up is the biggest game of them all and a chance to make history by ending New England’s attempt at football immortality.
At least neither team will have to worry about a frigid forecast in Arizona. On Sunday, New England beat San Diego in 23-degree temperatures at Foxborough, Mass., while New York edged Green Bay in subzero conditions at Lambeau Field.
The Super Bowl HQ Pick:
It’s hard not to bet against the favorite, but the money is going to be made by betting on the Underdog and hoping for a massive upset. Take the Giants to win and cover the 13.5 point spread. For up-to-date odds click here: Live Odds (from Yahoo Sports)
Super Bowl Game Ticket Packages
On February 3, Super Bowl XLII will reach one billion people worldwide - where will you be? Arizona Super Bowl Host Committee Hospitality Packages offer the opportunity to be inside University of Phoenix Stadium on game day in premium club seating directly in the heart of the action. From private VIP pre and post-game hospitality to guaranteed hotel accommodations and access to exclusive VIP events, you will have a first class VIP experience from beginning to end.
Every person attending Super Bowl XLII at University of Phoenix Stadium is required to have a ticket, regardless of age.
The demand for tickets to Super Bowl XLII greatly exceeds our ability to accommodate the majority of our fans interested in attending. Most tickets are made available through the two teams competing in the game, and to a lesser extent through each of the other NFL teams. Remaining tickets for the general public are made available through a random drawing. There is no other means for the general public to purchase tickets. The NFL does not sell tickets to travel or ticket agents.
The deadline to enter the random drawing was June 1, 2007. The raffle drawing will be conducted by the NFL in mid-September, and winners will be notified by mid-November.
However, if you are still looking for a way to get tickets to the game, check out our links below: