Despite giving the New England Patriots perhaps their toughest test of the regular season during week 17, heading into Super Bowl XLII, the New York Giants were given little-to-no chance to beat the mighty Pats, who entered the game sporting a perfect 18-0 record, which included two postseason wins. But the Giants used the confidence they gained in that earlier contest as a springboard to an unlikely run through the NFC playoffs, and capped it off with what may have been the biggest upset in Super Bowl history, beating the Patriots 17-14.

As a wild-card team and just the No. 5 seed in the NFC, New York produced the formula that each of the Patriots’ previous opponents had been searching for; consistent pressure on quarterback Tom Brady, a ball-control offense to keep the game close heading to the fourth quarter, and a big play here and there come crunch time. <a href="http://football.about.com/od/histo2/a/SB_XLII_recap