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The New York Giants: Road to Super Bowl XLII was released on June 3, 2008. It was a 5 disc set that featured the full broadcasts of the last game of the regular season and all four playoff games. On August 26, 2009 New York Giants 10 Greatest Games was released, in which Super Bowl XLII was included as well.
The Giants, the NFC's #5 seed, became just the second NFC wild card team ever to win a conference championship (the 1975 Dallas Cowboys being the other) and the third team ever (and first NFC team) to reach the Super Bowl with three road playoff wins (joining the 1985 New England Patriots and the 2005 Pittsburgh Steelers.
Patriots 38–35: Giants Stadium Patriots 5–3 First start in the series for Eli Manning. Patriots clinch 16–0 regular season. 2007 playoffs Giants 17–14 University of Phoenix Stadium Patriots 5–4 Super Bowl XLII. Giants end Patriots' quest for unbeaten season. Eli Manning's pass to David Tyree in the fourth quarter became known as the ...
The play gained 32 yards for the Giants and gave them a first down with 58 seconds left. After the play, the Giants called timeout. Four plays later, Plaxico Burress scored the touchdown that won the game for the Giants, 17–14. It was the Patriots' only loss of the season, preventing them from finishing with a perfect 19–0 record.
The 2008 New York Giants season was the franchise's 84th season in the National Football League (NFL) as the team looked to defend its Super Bowl XLII title along with trying to become the first team since rival 2004 New England Patriots and the first NFC team since division rival 1993 Dallas Cowboys to win consecutive Super Bowls .
The Giants eventually drove to the 4-yard line, but ended up settling for a John Carney field goal to take a 3–0 lead. The Giants subsequently forced a punt, but on the first play of their next drive, Eli Manning 's pass was intercepted by cornerback Asante Samuel and returned 25 yards to the Giants 2-yard line.
(the Week 8 game in London vs. the Dolphins and Super Bowl XLII in Arizona were both considered "away" games for the Giants. The Week 5 game vs. the Jets in Giants Stadium was considered a "home" game for the Giants.) Prevented the Patriots from achieving what would have been the second undefeated season, and the first 19–0 season.
Super Bowl XLVI: New York Giants vs. New England Patriots ("The Forgotten 4th Quarter") Super Bowl XLVII: Baltimore Ravens vs. San Francisco 49ers ("The Blackout Bowl") Super Bowl XLIX: New England Patriots vs. Seattle Seahawks ("Legacy") Super Bowl LI: New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons ("The Ultimate Comeback", aka "28–3")