![]() In the postseason, the Giants won three straight on the road, upending NFC South champions Tampa Bay, NFC East champions and top seed Dallas, and NFC North champions Green Bay, making an improbable run to the Super Bowl. The slim defeat, however, gave them confidence that they could potentially give the Pats a game if the two teams met again. In Week 17, they hosted the Patriots, and attempted to end their perfect season, but fell just short, losing 38-35. ![]() After an 0-2 start, the Giants finished the season at 10-6 to make the playoffs. The Giants were simply the underdogs, expected to roll over and be a footnote in history. Additionally, their record would have been 19-0, better than Miami’s mark of 17-0. ![]() After two strong playoff performances, New England had a chance to be the first team since the 1972 Dolphins to go undefeated over the course of an entire season. After a record-setting regular season, in which quarterback Tom Brady and wide receiver Randy Moss set records for most touchdowns in a single season, the Patriots roared into the big game with an 18-0 record. Going into Super Bowl 42, the hype surrounding the New England Patriots was astronomical. This article will explore the circumstances and happenings of each Super Bowl in comparison to the other, and ultimately will voice an opinion as to which Super Bowl was better (and perhaps, which Super Bowl was the greatest of All-Time: 42 or 51? The Circumstances This game has already received plaudits as the greatest Super Bowl in NFL history, but a case can be made for Super Bowl 42, when the New York Giants defeated the 18-0 New England Patriots, 17-14, in one of the greatest sporting upsets of all time. The New England Patriots overcame a 25 point third quarter deficit, led by a superhuman Tom Brady (who threw for 466 yards and three touchdowns) to defeat the Atlanta Falcons in the first overtime game in Super Bowl history. Super Bowl 51 was, undoubtedly, one of the greatest games in NFL history. Which Super Bowl was better, 42, involving the New York Giants and New England Patriots, or 51, the most recent involving overtime.
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