Giants-Pats most-watched Super Bowl ever
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The 97.5 million viewers who saw the New York Giants' last-minute win over the New England Patriots made it the most-watched Super Bowl ever and second biggest event in American television history.
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Tiki Barber became the New York Giants' all-time leading rusher and capped his achievement with a winning flair. Barber capped a record-setting Sunday night by scoring on a 3-yard run with 11 seconds to play, leading the Giants to a 28-24 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in a wild finale to the NFL regular season.
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The undefeated New England Patriots aren't taking the only shot at history this weekend. There's a strong chance that this could be the most-watched Super Bowl ever.
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GLENDALE, Ariz. - Russ Hochstein was not expected to play an important role on the Patriots' offensive line against the New York Giants in the Super Bowl last night. Hochstein, who has 18 career starts, had performed only on special teams in the playoffs.
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Nearly 100 million people watched the Super Bowl in the US, making it the second most watched TV programme in American broadcasting history. By Chris Tryhorn
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The Giants are in a position to produce one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history, maybe even more important than the Jetsâ 16-7 shocker over the Colts in the third Super Bowl.
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PLAYERS TO WATCH: New England Â­ QB Tom Brady has a record of 30-4 as a starter in games played after Nov. 1; RB Corey Dillon, with 900 yards rushing already
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GREEN BAY, Wisconsin  - Lawrence Tynes booted a 47-yard field goal to give the New York Giants a shock 23-20 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday to set up a Super Bowl clash with the unbeaten New England Patriots.
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Tim Rueckert of Liberty, Missouri, has been watching football since he was a child some 30 years ago, but he says never thought he'd see a team go 19 - 0. The New England Patriots have a chance to do just that when they take on the New York Giants in the 2008 Super Bowl Championship.
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A tidal wave hit the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. The team's record-setting offense faced a variety of challenges through its first 18 games, but had not seen something as ferocious as what the Giants delivered last night at University of Phoenix Stadium. There is pressure. And then there is pressure.
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Lawrence Maroney's 1-yard touchdown run gave the New England Patriots a 7-3 halftime lead over the New York Giants in the Super Bowl. The Giants kept the heavily favored Patriots in check with a clock-chewing ground game and relentless pressure on New England quarterback Tom Brady, who was sacked three times and hit often.
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Lists remain in vogue these days, even the venerable Top Tens. And when it comes to TV ratings, the Patriots are on a lot of them in the wake of Sunday night's 24-21 victory over the Eagles in Super Bowl XXXIX.
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Oh well, nobody's perfect. Except maybe Eli Manning. A masterful magician when the stakes were highest, Manning engineered one of the best drives in Super Bowl history Sunday to help the New York Giants squash the New England Patriots' run at history-making perfection with a 17-14 victory.
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For New England sports fans, this will always be an unforgettable October. The New England Patriots set an NFL record Sunday by rolling to their 19th consecutive victory, 24-10 against the winless Miami Dolphins. It came two days before the region's beloved Boston Red Sox resume an 86-year quest for a World Series title.
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The undefeated New England Patriots aren't taking the only shot at history this weekend. There's a strong chance that this could be the most-watched Super Bowl ever
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ESPN's Monday night NFL game was watched by more viewers than any show in cable TV history except a 1993 debate between Al Gore and Ross Perot.
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A record 97.5 million Americans tuned  in to Sunday's upset victory by the New York Giants over the  New England Patriots, marking the biggest TV audience in Super  Bowl history and the second most-watched U.S. telecast ever.