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Sunday, February 5, 2012

SUPER BOWL 2012 WINNER: New York Giants 21 New England Patriots 17

NY Giants vs New England


Giants edge Patriots in thriller; it was Madonna dance party at half

By the CNN Wire Staff
updated 10:17 PM EST, Sun February 5, 2012
The New York Giants celebrate their 21-17 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday in Indianapolis.
The New York Giants celebrate their 21-17 victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday in Indianapolis.
STORY HIGHLIGHTS
  • NEW: Giants defeat Patriots 21-17 in thriller
  • Madonna goes Roman soldier, cheerleader
  • Game hosted by Indianapolis, which featured popular zip line
Indianapolis, United States -- The New York Giants, led by Eli Manning, held on against an equally determined Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to win Super Bowl XLVI 21-17.
Confetti filled Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis Sunday night after a "Hail Mary" pass by Brady into the Giants end zone bounced away.
Minutes before, Manning threw a go-ahead touchdown to Ahmad Bradshaw, with one minute remaining.
After trailing the Patriots 17-9 early in the third quarter, the Giants put up at the last 12 points of the game.
The Super Bowl victory was the fourth for the Giants, which defeated New England 17-14 in the 2008 title game.
Brady overcame a slow start, including an intentional grounding call in the first quarter that gave the Giants 2 points for a safety. But he caught fire with a string of catches and two touchdown throws late in the first half and in the third quarter. The Patriots led 10-9 at the half.
Before then, it was almost all Giants.
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Wide receiver Victor Cruz did his trademark dance in the end zone after hauling in a short first-quarter touchdown pass from Manning.
An estimated 111 million U.S. viewers were expected to tune in, with many as interested in the ads or halftime show as much or more than the game.
Halftime entertainer Madonna had an eclectic set, joined by Cee Lo Green, Nicki Minaj and MIA.
Madonna morphed from a Roman Empire theme to a high school cheerleader, complete with pom poms and a marching band. She sang "Vogue", "Music," "Like a Prayer" and "Give Me All Your Luvin."
The Material Girl's performance ended with a bright flash of flight, and white smoke -- with her not to be seen.
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A bevy of celebrities, including Jerry Seinfeld, Clint Eastwood and Elton John, showed up in commercials this year.
David Beckham provided eye candy in an H&M ad, which tended to spend more time on his chiseled and tattooed looks than the briefs he was wearing.
"No commercial this Superbowl will top #BeckhamforHM Yummy & in love!!," said one Twitter feed on an HLN TV blog.
Another commercial featured a slimmed-down dog chasing after a Volkswagen Beetle.
Pop singer Kelly Clarkson sang "The Star-Spangled Banner" on Sunday, managing to get through the lyrics without a problem, unlike unfortunate Christina Aguilera, who got some flak after botching the words at the 2011 Super Bowl.
Of course, there was more than football and music in the lineup.
Refreshment and apparel producers and advertisers have a lot at stake in the annual bash.
The average game-watcher was expected to spend $63.87 on Super Bowl merchandise, snacks and apparel, up from $59.33 last year, according to a survey by the Retail Advertising and Marketing Association. Of those watching the Giants-Patriots, nearly 27.1% planned to attend a party, according to the association, and another 15.3% planned to throw a party.
The host city of Indianapolis poured hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars and corporate coin into building new hotels, sprucing up landscaping and resurfacing miles of streets.
What does Indianapolis have to offer?
The Super Bowl zip line was the talk of the town.
For $10, you could climb the zip line's 95-foot tower, attach yourself to a metal cable and fly 80 feet above the crowd to another tower 650 feet down the street. "It's the new version of the bungee jump," one woman said.
Indianapolis strove to prove it could be a major player.
It kept one key goal in mind.
"I honestly think the best report would be people saying, 'The game was great and -- oh yeah, by the way, Indianapolis was really nice. I had a really good time,' " said Tom Griswold, longtime co-host of the Indy-based syndicated radio program "The Bob & Tom Show."








6:30 pm EST Sun Feb 5, 2012
  • TV: NBC
  • Fair Indianapolis, IN 37°F
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21
New York Giants
9-7
Final
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
New York Giants 9 0 6 6 21
New England Patriots 0 10 7 0 17
17
New England Patriots
13-3

Scoring Summary

1st Quarter NYG - NE
8:52 New York Giants NYG SAF Safety
 2 - 0
3:24 New York Giants NYG TD Eli Manning passed to Victor Cruz down the middle for 2 yard gain (Lawrence Tynes made PAT)
 9 - 0
2nd Quarter NYG - NE
13:48 New England Patriots NE FG Stephen Gostkowski kicked a 29-yard field goal
 9 - 3
0:08 New England Patriots NE TD Tom Brady passed to Danny Woodhead to the left for 4 yard gain (Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
 9 - 10
3rd Quarter NYG - NE
11:20 New England Patriots NE TD Tom Brady passed to Aaron Hernandez to the left for 12 yard gain (Stephen Gostkowski made PAT)
 9 - 17
6:43 New York Giants NYG FG Lawrence Tynes kicked a 38-yard field goal
 12 - 17
0:35 New York Giants NYG FG Lawrence Tynes kicked a 33-yard field goal
 15 - 17
4th Quarter NYG - NE
0:57 New York Giants NYG TD Ahmad Bradshaw rushed up the middle for 6 yard gain (2pt attempt failed, D.J. Ware run to the right)
 21 - 17

Passing

New York Giants Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Eli Manning 30 40 296 75.0 7.4 3 14 1 0 103.8
New England Patriots Comp Att Yds Pct Y/A Sack YdsL TD Int Rating
Tom Brady 27 41 276 65.9 6.7 2 10 2 1 91.1

Rushing

New York Giants Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Ahmad Bradshaw 17 72 4.2 24 1 0
Brandon Jacobs 9 37 4.1 11 0 0
D.J. Ware 1 6 6.0 6 0 0
Eli Manning 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0 0
New England Patriots Rush Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 10 44 4.4 17 0 0
Wes Welker 2 21 10.5 11 0 0
Danny Woodhead 7 18 2.6 6 0 0

Receiving

New York Giants Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Hakeem Nicks 10 109 10.9 19 0 0
Mario Manningham 5 73 14.6 38 0 0
Bear Pascoe 4 33 8.3 12 0 0
Victor Cruz 4 25 6.3 8 1 0
Henry Hynoski 2 19 9.5 13 0 0
Ahmad Bradshaw 2 19 9.5 11 0 0
Jake Ballard 2 10 5.0 9 0 0
D.J. Ware 1 8 8.0 8 0 0
New England Patriots Rec Yds Avg Lng TD FumL
Aaron Hernandez 8 67 8.4 12 1 0
Wes Welker 7 60 8.6 19 0 0
Deion Branch 3 45 15.0 19 0 0
Danny Woodhead 4 42 10.5 19 1 0
Rob Gronkowski 2 26 13.0 20 0 0
Chad Ochocinco 1 21 21.0 21 0 0
BenJarvus Green-Ellis 2 15 7.5 8 0 0

Kicking

New York Giants XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Lawrence Tynes 1 1 2 2 38 100.0 7
New England Patriots XPM XPA FGM FGA Lng Pct Pts
Stephen Gostkowski 2 2 1 1 29 100.0 5

Punting

New York Giants Punt Avg Blk In20 TB
Steve Weatherford 4 40.8 0 3 1
New England Patriots Punt Avg Blk In20 TB
Zoltan Mesko 3 41.0 0 1 0

Kick/Punt Returns

New York Giants KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Jerrel Jernigan 3 71 23.7 34 0 0 0 0.0 0 0
Will Blackmon 1 4 4.0 4 0 1 10 10.0 10 0
New England Patriots KR Yds Avg Lng TD PR Yds Avg Lng TD
Julian Edelman 3 73 24.3 31 0 0 0 0.0 0 0

Defense

New York Giants Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD
Michael Boley 10 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Chase Blackburn 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Deon Grant 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kenny Phillips 5 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Aaron Ross 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jacquian Williams 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antrel Rolle 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rocky Bernard 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jason Pierre-Paul 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Linval Joseph 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Spencer Paysinger 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Justin Tuck 1 0 2.0 10.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Osi Umenyiora 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Prince Amukamara 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chris Canty 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corey Webster 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
New England Patriots Tack Ast Sack Yds FFum FumR PD Int Yds IntTD
Jerod Mayo 9 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Spikes 8 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Devin McCourty 7 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antwaun Molden 5 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Patrick Chung 4 2 0.0 0.0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Kyle Arrington 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
James Ihedigbo 4 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Ninkovich 3 0 0.5 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Vince Wilfork 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Sterling Moore 3 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 2 0 0 0
Mark Anderson 2 1 1.5 9.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Matthew Slater 2 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tracy White 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Shaun Ellis 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gerard Warren 1 1 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kyle Love 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dane Fletcher 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stephen Gostkowski 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Rob Gronkowski 1 0 0.0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Brandon Deaderick 0 0 1.0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Updated on Sunday, Feb 5, 2012 10:09 pm ET
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Team Statistics

Team Statistics New York Giants New England Patriots
First Downs 24 21
Total Yards 396 349
Turnovers 0 1
Time of Possession 37:05 22:55
First Downs 24 21
Passing 17 15
Rushing 7 6
Penalty 0 0
Third Down Efficiency 5-11 6-12
Fourth Down Efficiency 0-0 1-1
Total Net Yards 396 349
Total Plays 71 62
Average Gain Per Play 5.6 5.6
Net Yards Rushing 114 83
Rushes 28 19
Average Per Rush 4.1 4.4
Net Yards Passing 282 266
Completions-Attempts 30-40 27-41
Yards Per Pass Play 6.6 6.2
Times Sacked 3 2
Yards Lost to Sacks 14 10
Had Intercepted 0 1
Punts 4 3
Average Punt 40.8 41.0
Penalties 4 5
Penalty Yards 24 28
Fumbles 2 0
Fumbles Lost 0 0
Time of Possession 37:05 22:55

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