I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

This is going to be a very short post, but Super Bowl XLII was one of the great teams I have ever seen, with the Giants pulling out a stunning, amazing, unbelievable win over the vaunted Pats tonight, 17-14.

The Giants won a game where they outplayed the Pats in every facet of the game. They were the more physical team tonight, dominating both lines and putting the type of pressure on Brady that NO ONE has seen in the last several years. Brady was under pressure, under fire almost every play, and I have a feeling that Tom Terrific is gonna be having nightmares about Osi Uminaorya and Justin Tuck coming from the right side on almost every play. The Giants defense put on one of the all-time great performances in Super Bowl history.

I will write more about this game tomorrow after I have some time to think about it, but this game is one of the most important games in New York sports history, and this Giants team, each and every player on it, will be remembered for years and years to come. The Giants went a road never traveled before to win this game. They didn't just get to the Super Bowl, they argueably beat three of the top five teams in the league to win this championship, ALL of them on the road.

This game is about the front four and about Eli. There has been too much said, written, thought about Eli to tackle at 12:18 a.m. on Super Bowl Sunday, but suffice it to say that I will be eating my words about the little Manning for a long time to come. Eli had one of the great playoff runs ever, and his game tonight is a history making game. Eli's stats in the first half were simply average, but his play in the fourth is classic, and his throw to the soon-to-be famous David Tyree will be remembered forever, up there with the Dwight Clark catch and any other major catch in Super Bowl history. Manning has gone from a bust to the best this town has seen; the fastest transition we have seen for a pro athlete perhaps in the town's history. Eli Manning wasn't just named Super Bowl MVP, he EARNED the Super Bowl MVP.

More to come on this game, on the Pats, on the Giants, but, for now, just a terrific game and a large, loud congratulations to the New York Football Giants, their franchise, their fans, and everyone connected to the team. One of the best games in the history of the sport has come out on the side of the Giants. Tremendous job.