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Super Bowl XLVI MVP and New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning takes a celebratory ride Monday with Mickey Mouse at the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. The celebration at the theme park came a day after Manning led his team to a 21-17 victory against the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Immediately after the game, Manning looked into TV cameras and shouted "I'm going to Disney World!" He is the latest star in the famous Disney commercial series.
New York Giants coach Tom Coughlin has never won the NFL's coach of the year award. Quarterback Eli Manning has never been the league's MVP. With two Super Bowl victories in the past five seasons, though, they have emerged as the NFL's top coaching-quarterback tandem. And the best might be yet to come. (Today)
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Patriots coach Bill Belichick chose to let the Giants score near the end of the fourth quarter so that his offense could have a chance to win the game.
New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick gave clear instructions to his defensive unit: Let the runner score. Playing the odds and inviting critics, the calculating coach told his players to get out of the way, open a wide path for Ahmad Bradshaw and give Tom Brady a chance to win the Super Bowl in the final 57 seconds. Unusual? Certainly. Crazy? Not at all. (Today)
For the third consecutive year, the Super Bowl set a record as the most-watched television show in U.S. history. The Nielsen Co. said Monday that an estimated 111.3 million people watched the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots, 21-17, Sunday night in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. (Today)
Just a day after Super Bowl XLVI, two Pittsburgh-area residents and two Floridians today filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court accusing the National Football League of selling them tickets for unfinished seats at last year???s Super Bowl XLV. (Yesterday)
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New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning of the poses with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Giants defeated the Patriots by a score of 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI.
INDIANAPOLIS -- In a town that Peyton Manning once owned, little brother Eli ran off with the bacon again. (Yesterday)