Forget the Manning to Tyree play... (1 Viewer)

[Jayrod]

For me, the biggest, greatest play in the whole game happened in the first half.

When Manning and Bradshaw fumbled the exchange on the draw play deep in their own territory and it looked to be a fumble for all intents and then, as if possesed by Tom Coughlin himself, Bradshaw dives in and wills the football away into his hands and recovers the fooball for the Giants and keeping the Pats from an easy 3 and likely 7 points. I've never seen someone just take the ball away from another guy on the ground like that. That play, more than any, typifies the effort and will of the Giants to win that game.

Manning to Tyree was pretty nice, though.

 

[Koya]

It was too early to be definitive, but I do recall yelping out something along the lines of '####, that's likely the game right here, come ON" when that happened (before it became apparant that Bradshaw SOMEhow got the ball back).

 

[JAA]

awesome play

 

[SR388]

If you watch the replay he had his arm on the ball before the big pile up.

What I am asaying is that he didn't steal the ball away from the Patriots player under the big mess, he had it prior to that.

 

[AB in DC]

I'm still surprised that BB didn't challenge this -- I thought the Pats player had possession on the ground before it was taken away.

 

[Mik789fl]

For me, the biggest, greatest play in the whole game happened in the first half.When Manning and Bradshaw fumbled the exchange on the draw play deep in their own territory and it looked to be a fumble for all intents and then, as if possesed by Tom Coughlin himself, Bradshaw dives in and wills the football away into his hands and recovers the fooball for the Giants and keeping the Pats from an easy 3 and likely 7 points. I've never seen someone just take the ball away from another guy on the ground like that. That play, more than any, typifies the effort and will of the Giants to win that game.No argument here,but when the "greatest plays in Super Bowl history" are shown,Tyree will be front and center.Manning to Tyree was pretty nice, though.

 

[Jayrod]

If you watch the replay he had his arm on the ball before the big pile up.What I am asaying is that he didn't steal the ball away from the Patriots player under the big mess, he had it prior to that.

Having an arm on the ball is not the same thing as having the ball. He still had a lot of work to do before the ball was to be awarded to the Giants.That Patriot (not sure who) had a full second on the ground alone with the ball tucked under his body before Bradshaw even dove in for it.Unbelieveable effort.

 

[Koya]

I'm still surprised that BB didn't challenge this -- I thought the Pats player had possession on the ground before it was taken away.

I think you "might" be right - but very unlikely they overturn that. To have overiding PROOF that there was ABOSOLUTE possession by the Pats player would have been nearly impossible to discern on a reply. I think that is why the NFL basically goes with whomever comes out of the pile has possession unless there is just utter clarity otherwise.

 

[Jeff Haseley]

If Jacobs doesn't convert that 4th and 1...

Sooo many plays. It was definitely a game of many big plays. Just like the improbable game 4 win for the Red Sox in the ALCS against the Yankees. You can equate the Jacobs 4th and 1 to the Dave Roberts stolen base. The David Tyree catch would be the hit up the middle (forgot who hit the ball) just missing Mariano Rivera's diving foot scoring Roberts from second to tie the game. Ortiz' HR in extra innings was Plaxico's TD catch.

It all comes full circle, once again. I don't know how anyone can not like sports after witnessing games like that.

 

[Black]

For me, the biggest, greatest play in the whole game happened in the first half.Bradshaw dives in and wills the football away into his hands and recovers the fooball for the Giants and keeping the Pats from an easy 3 and likely 7 points...

Yeah, end of the 2nd half, both teams getting nothing was a nice play to stalemate, keeping the game 7-3 at Halftime. Bradshaw is scrappy and strong...in an MBIII way. Very impressed and also never seen a smaller guy scrape the ball away from much larger lineman (and looked like he had to steal it back under the pile).Very important play. The rookies stepped up (him and SSmith).