Super Bowl XLII open thread: The Giants shock the world; video added
posted at 5:00 pm on February 3, 2008 by Bryan
19-0 or 18-1? Will Manning the Lesser avenge his brother? Will the Patriots complete the first perfect season in a generation? Will any of the commercials live up to the hype? Could I ask any more annoying questions?
Yeah, but I’ll stop. Have fun, enjoy the game, etc etc.
Update (AP): If you’re looking for the ads, they should be available on YouTube either during or immediately after the game. Keep your eye on YT’s front page and their AdBlitz channel.
In the meantime, something to help you prepare mentally for the game.
Update: The end zone pass to Burress goes down as the game winner, but this is the play that saved the game and may make the Eli Manning legend. It was 3rd and 5, 1:15 to go and the Giants down by 4 on their own 43. The Patriot D blitzes and catches Manning in the backfield, but he slips out of the Patriots’ grip to haul a shot down the field to David Tyree. Tyree makes a miracle catch, the Giants get the first down and go on to win.
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FIRST DOWN
RobCon on February 3, 2008 at 5:01 PM
Cmon, Lil Manning.
AbaddonsReign on February 3, 2008 at 5:03 PM
Go Cowboys! Oh. Never mind. *sigh*
mimi1220 on February 3, 2008 at 5:05 PM
Don’t worry Giants fans, I am sure you will almost beat us again, just like last time.
BKennedy on February 3, 2008 at 5:06 PM
The New York Post has been particularly obnoxious this week with the chest thumping and Pats bashing. I hope that NE not only wins but wins big.
Hilts on February 3, 2008 at 5:08 PM
Dude. A full-automatic shotgun. That’s crazy…bye bye bad guy.
Spirit of 1776 on February 3, 2008 at 5:09 PM
Hillary is endorsing the NY Giants (a quality that I admire about her).
But as a former New England resident, all I have to say is GO PATRIOTS!!!! (and GO MITT!!!).
Sorry….it is a political blog after all. ;-)
Darnell Clayton on February 3, 2008 at 5:10 PM
Are the Giants using those shotguns today? ‘Cuz that could seriously impact the point spread.
theGimp on February 3, 2008 at 5:14 PM
That video really needs an AWESOME warning.
lorien1973 on February 3, 2008 at 5:14 PM
Ho hum, Boston beats New York…again.
Greenhorn on February 3, 2008 at 5:17 PM
Watch the refs making favorable calls for Pats. NFL doing everything to make history today. Just like the debacle of the Superbowl between Seattle and Pittsburgh. Rigged for the Squeelers.
Drtuddle on February 3, 2008 at 5:18 PM
COULDN’T AGREE MORE!
PLUS: I can’t root for a team the wicked witch roots for, GO PATS!
Dhornertx on February 3, 2008 at 5:20 PM
GO BIG BLUE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IrishGirl17 on February 3, 2008 at 5:22 PM
My prediction: Giants 42-0.
Hey, a girl can dream, right? ;)
GO GIANTS!!!!
Yossarian on February 3, 2008 at 5:24 PM
I want the 32 round model – like now! With the frag-12s – definately!!!
Viva la Revolución!!!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 5:24 PM
52-20 – Pats!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 5:25 PM
Yeah, but they can’t rig the commercials!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 5:26 PM
Shotguns in combat? For noobs and pussies maybe…this is MOHAA were talking about?
BL@KBIRD on February 3, 2008 at 5:26 PM
That frag-12 round is about what the Giants are going to need.
Pats 62, Giants 13 (and since we’re out of my month of discontent, take that to your Man)
steveegg on February 3, 2008 at 5:28 PM
I want one oh them there fancy shotguns wit them there cute little bombs,yessirreee Bob,oh wait that’s me
Bob
Go G-Men
Bobnormal on February 3, 2008 at 5:29 PM
To Peyton’s eternal credit, he got his own revenge last year in the AFC Championship game coming from behind to win and go on to the Super Bowl.
TheBigOldDog on February 3, 2008 at 5:30 PM
I’m not even going to watch. No sense in it when you want both teams to lose. Besides, no matter what the outcome, it’s going to be all about the Patriots. If they win, all we’ll hear about is how they’re a team of destiny. If the Giants win, all we’ll hear about is how the Patriots came up short. I haven’t even watched ESPN since the conference championships I’m so tired of hearing about them.
Kowboy on February 3, 2008 at 5:31 PM
gl hf
trailortrash on February 3, 2008 at 5:35 PM
Not a fan of the game huh?
TheBigOldDog on February 3, 2008 at 5:36 PM
Posted on The “Moonbattery”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CuYIsG0MUQY&eurl=http://www.moonbattery.com/
Texyank on February 3, 2008 at 5:38 PM
Did y’all forget? Tom Brady=watch Algore’s movie. Eli Manning=inspirational war hero on the sidelines. Come on! Go Giants! (Hey, this is a political blog! It’s all about the politics!)
TX Mom on February 3, 2008 at 5:38 PM
Barack Obama is going to have a unique post Super Bowl experience tomorrow. He kicks off on Monday with a morning rally in East Rutherford, NJ (at a venue next to Giants Stadium), then ends the day with an http://my.barackobama.com/page/s/boston?source=homepage_events in Boston. He will be speaking to football fans on the opposite end of the political spectrum.
Barack release this statement on the SuperBowl earlier today.
“A reminder – seven years ago, a patriotic group of Americans had to make a choice between conventional experience and change they desperately needed. It wasn’t an easy decision. Both options were compelling in their own right, but when it was time to make a decision, the choice was clear. The New England Patriots started Tom Brady over Drew Bledsoe, and Brady went on to be the MVP of Super Bowl XXXVI. Now that’s change we can believe in.”
olympian2008 on February 3, 2008 at 5:39 PM
Only for about the last 40 years or so. Just because I don’t give a damn about one game I’m not a fan?
Kowboy on February 3, 2008 at 5:42 PM
27-23
GiantsPatriotsGatordoug on February 3, 2008 at 5:42 PM
HOLY SHIT! I want one too please. :)
Go Blue!
dustoffmom on February 3, 2008 at 5:42 PM
Ya, after all, it’s just the Super Bowl and either way it turns out, it’s historic. Who needs to see Football history when you’ve been following it for 40 years right?
TheBigOldDog on February 3, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Having called the Giants by four over Dallas and by three over Green Bay (yes, really), I give you tonight’s exact final score.
Dude!
JammieWearingFool on February 3, 2008 at 5:43 PM
Giants 25- Patriots- 13, Tancredo- for POTUS.
GIANTS- Two regular field goals, and three touchdowns, with only a single one-point kick completed after TD’s.
PATS- Two touchdowns, and one TD kick completed.
History is not made.
Tancredo sweeps Super Tuesday as surprise write-in protest candidate.
History is made.
More Sierra Nevada Celebration ale!!!
profitsbeard on February 3, 2008 at 5:45 PM
Oh, so since I am ambiguous about it I’m not a fan? Go to Wal-Mart and buy yourself a clue kid. I’ve seen undefeated already in my lifetime, by a team and a coach I respect to this day. Seeing it again is not the big deal to me it might be to you.
Kowboy on February 3, 2008 at 5:46 PM
I will vouch for that, as well as JWF’s 9-1 playoff record. Of course, I won’t mention his well-under-.500 regular season record (oops).
steveegg on February 3, 2008 at 5:50 PM
Yeah, Mercury Morris is just the model of respectability.
SnarkVader on February 3, 2008 at 5:51 PM
I said TEAM, not individual. If you had done something similar in your life, should we hold your entire family responsible?
Kowboy on February 3, 2008 at 5:55 PM
CHIEFS
davidk on February 3, 2008 at 5:55 PM
Cowboys over the Colts by 9
Limerick on February 3, 2008 at 5:55 PM
While I’m not a fan of either team, I predict the Pats will not only beat the Giants, but the point spread will be in excess of 14 pts.
jediwebdude on February 3, 2008 at 5:57 PM
ok, i’m a sap, but this declaration of independence is giving me chills.
mikeyboss on February 3, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Dear GAWD!!!
Mortis on February 3, 2008 at 5:58 PM
Miami by 12!
lorien1973 on February 3, 2008 at 6:01 PM
My prediction: Cheating Patriots 27, Giants 10
JetBoy on February 3, 2008 at 6:01 PM
That declaration of independence thing was actually very interesting.
mboprey on February 3, 2008 at 6:02 PM
The Steelers aren’t playing.
I don’t really care.
But given the ties between the Rooneys and Maras, and the PAF (Patriot Annoyance Factor)…
Go Giants!
thirtypundit on February 3, 2008 at 6:05 PM
Governor Schwarzeneggar’s wife Maria just made a surprise appearance at the UCLA rally in California to endorse… Barack Obama. Caroline Kennedy was also there with Oprah and Michelle Obama.
olympian2008 on February 3, 2008 at 6:05 PM
Shotgun…freekin’ awesome!
Giants vs. Pats…in the words of Homer…BORING!!!
dandy on February 3, 2008 at 6:05 PM
FTFY.
Jet fans just can’t let it go.
Don;t worry, I’m sure next season you’ll break .250.
BKennedy on February 3, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Shula’s always been such an honorable man. Signing a contract with Miami when he was still under contract with Baltimore. Cost the Dolphins a first round pick. Good man.
The best part about a Patriots win will be the rendering of the ’72 Dolphins into irrelevancy.
SnarkVader on February 3, 2008 at 6:09 PM
why haven’t the Pats mentioned their cameraman during the “teamwork” piece?
mikeyboss on February 3, 2008 at 6:13 PM
Brady’s ankle is killing him, I can tell.
myamphibian on February 3, 2008 at 6:14 PM
Why haven’t the other teams in the NFL stepped their game up instead of whining about a camera incident that offered no competitive advantage at the beginning of a season.
Oh, because it would be too hard to admit they got beat fair and square.
Well, I guess it isn’t the teams as much as their incessant fans.
BKennedy on February 3, 2008 at 6:15 PM
Kid? Bwahaha! presumptuous of you. yes I too saw the 72 Dolphins.
I was just curious how a person who claims to be a fan of the game could intentionally miss a historic game.
TheBigOldDog on February 3, 2008 at 6:18 PM
My prediction: The scumbag Jets never see a Super Bowl in your lifetime.
TheBigOldDog on February 3, 2008 at 6:20 PM
The best part of today’s game? My Broncos won’t stink up the joint.
wccawa on February 3, 2008 at 6:21 PM
I still think Whitney sang it best.
repvoter on February 3, 2008 at 6:21 PM
It’s a built-in excuse if they loose to discredit Eli. . .
Texyank on February 3, 2008 at 6:22 PM
As a die-hard Giants fan let me say right now, for the record, before the game starts,
that our season was MADE when we beat the Cowboys and put them out of the Playoffs.
Making the Supe is mere GRAVY and no matter what happens today, short of a 73-0 shellacking, our season has been a rousing SUCCESS. No one, but no one, expected us to get this far.
So GO G-MEN, have a great game and give it your all.
Coz with the Cowpokes home watching on TV that’s all we Giants fans could ever want !!!!
Always Right on February 3, 2008 at 6:22 PM
Here you go people: 31-27 Patriots. Even though the Steelers really are the best team.
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 3, 2008 at 6:23 PM
She did okay on the anthem. Couldn’t quite hit the high note, though. Did see her wipe her eyes afterwards.
mpbk on February 3, 2008 at 6:23 PM
I dislike both the Pats and the Giants, so let me say this as objectively as possible.
The Giants suck, they’ve sucked all year, and they still suck.
And–to link this back to normal Hot Air fair–the Giants are more a media-hype creation than McCain, and that is saying a lot.
Nessuno on February 3, 2008 at 6:24 PM
Figured you did. No offense, but I had to find out for sure. :)
But how does not caring about a game with two teams I have no love for make me not a fan of the game? Wouldn’t get to watch the whole thing anyway, as I work 3rd shift and will be leaving about halftime. Now if the Cowboys had been there, I’d have taken a vacation day and watched. But historical significance or not, I’m not wasting a vacation day on a game I don’t care about. I’ll save it for when my son comes home on leave and I can spend it with him. That to me is what’s really important.
Kowboy on February 3, 2008 at 6:25 PM
That is exactly how us Bucs fan felt in 2002. After we beat the Eagles, who cared what happened in the superbowl. The eagles win -was- our superbowl. The superbowl was a let down, even though we won.
lorien1973 on February 3, 2008 at 6:26 PM
Screw Cal Ripken!
Signed,
Lou Gehrig Fan
Pablo on February 3, 2008 at 6:26 PM
And AWAAAAYYYYYYY WE GOOOOOOOO!!!!
rightwingpastor on February 3, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Let’s get the ball in the air already.
steveegg on February 3, 2008 at 6:29 PM
Even if the Patriots win this game, they will forever be cheaters. By the way this cheating scandal isn’t over either. Commissioner Goodell has been summmoned before the Senate in request of Arlen Specter. Belicheck and the rest of the cheaters will be exposed sooner or later.
THE CHOSEN ONE on February 3, 2008 at 6:29 PM
ELI! ELI! ELI! NO WAIT A MINUTE…..
TOM! TOM! TOM! NO WAIT A MINUTE….
I’M SO CONFUSED…..
rightwingpastor on February 3, 2008 at 6:31 PM
Figures you’d cheer Mr. Scottish Law.
steveegg on February 3, 2008 at 6:32 PM
To keep it in the span of our lifetimes, the more appropriate post would have been:
Screw Barroid Bonds!
Signed,
Hank Aaron fan
Kowboy on February 3, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Patriots by at least 18!
SouthernGent on February 3, 2008 at 6:33 PM
Pats by 10
23-13
rightwingpastor on February 3, 2008 at 6:35 PM
What was Audi THINKING!!!
Awful!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:37 PM
Gensing? for that much $ they couldn’t get a guy to pronounce it correctly?
mikeyboss on February 3, 2008 at 6:38 PM
Audi–the godfather????
rightwingpastor on February 3, 2008 at 6:39 PM
I love the beer and car commercials…what a combo!
SouthernGent on February 3, 2008 at 6:39 PM
Will
the Patriotsanother AFC East team complete the first perfect seasonin a generation?I gotta go with the Patriots.
Dusty on February 3, 2008 at 6:39 PM
WOW = some giant MO!
iam7545 on February 3, 2008 at 6:40 PM
Waah Waah Waah Waah! Did you hear Specter’s interview this morning on ESPN.
The guy actually used “integrity.” From a politician’s mouth. ROFLMMFAO.
Specter’s nothing but a disgruntled Eagles (BEATEN) fan!!!
Talk about “under color of law.”
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:40 PM
polititian talking integrity….
prostitute talking morals….
same thing
rightwingpastor on February 3, 2008 at 6:42 PM
polititian talking integrity….
prostitute talking morals….
same thing
rightwingpastor on February 3, 2008 at 6:43 PM
Interception in 3..2..1
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:44 PM
Somebody tell Specter that, okay!
You’re right – same thing! funny.
Gotta’ do better than 3s if they want to win~!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Good “hold” by the Pats.
SouthernGent on February 3, 2008 at 6:45 PM
My first prop bet came through (Giants scoring first).
steveegg on February 3, 2008 at 6:45 PM
Looks like Bill Clinton at a MLK rally
rightwingpastor on February 3, 2008 at 6:46 PM
Pepsi – Max!
Funny!!!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:46 PM
Salesgenie.com
Not!!!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:46 PM
Salesgenie.com – foreign-voice looking for a job!!!
What were they thinking!!?!?!?!?!!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:47 PM
They really had people on bicycles producing electricity? Yikes.
SouthernGent on February 3, 2008 at 6:47 PM
Here comes Tom….
rightwingpastor on February 3, 2008 at 6:48 PM
Dude!? Make like a tree and blow!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:48 PM
Cheese – don’t get it!
Sucks.
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:49 PM
Underarmour – too artsy, too busy…sucks!!!
But then, I’m a different generation!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:49 PM
First blood baby.
infidel4life on February 3, 2008 at 6:49 PM
Football sucks!
*ducks behind couch*
fourstringfuror on February 3, 2008 at 6:51 PM
Moroni’s no baloney!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:51 PM
Yeah, we know how that ended – Rambo in jail! Looooser!
mksmithwriter on February 3, 2008 at 6:52 PM
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