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The Super Bowl scene
We captured all of the pregame and postgame sights and sounds at Super Bowl XLII in Arizona.
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GLOBE COLUMNISTS AT THE SUPER BOWL
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SUPER BOWL BLOG
covering the super scene
Cheer up
LAS VEGAS -- Patriots fans in need of some good news on this day of mourning will be happy to know that the Patriots...
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A virtual showdown
OK, so we were wrong on this one, but watch our Madden 08 simulation anyway to see what it would have been like had the Patriots beat the Giants.
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Stadium time lapse
Time lapse of the University of Phoenix field rolling back into the stadium for the final time before Super Bowl XLII.
History derailed
There'll be no Hub parade on Super Tuesday. No commemorative books about "Path to Perfection." In New England, the church bells all are broken.
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In the end it was all for naught
Nobody's perfect. Not Tom Brady, not Bill Belichick. Not the New England Patriots. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)
Patriots' achievements vanish in New York minute
They were always about history, these 2007-08 Patriots. Most points in history. Most touchdowns in history. First 18-0 team in history. But when it was all over, Bill Belichick's History Boys were a failure. They did not accomplish their goal. They lost the Super Bowl. (Globe Columnist, 2/5/08)
Super Bowl slipped through Patriots' grasp
One day later, the overwhelming sentiment remains disbelief. (Globe Columnist, 2/5/08)
Giants 17, Patriots 14
18 and done
In one of the biggest upsets in NFL history, the Giants shocked the previously perfect Patriots, 17-14, last night in Super Bowl XLII in front of 71,101 fans at University of Phoenix Stadium. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)
- discuss How are you moving on?
- video Gasper: This loss won't go away
- video Tom Brady reacts to the loss
Patriots-Giants a Super draw as 97.5m watched, most ever
It comes as no consolation to the Patriots or their fans, but Super Bowl XLII was the most watched Super Bowl in history. (Associated Press, 2/5/08)
Brady had no more tricks up his sleeve
This time there was no rabbit in the hat. New England's magical quarterback ran out of game-winning tricks last night as he reached into his bag one last time and came out with nothing but heartache. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)
Welker ties Super Bowl record
There was a red welt on his forehead and knuckles on his left hand were bleeding. But for the real pain, you had to peer deep inside Wes Welker, and last night, in the heartbreaking moments following Super Bowl XLII, that was an impossible task. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)
Manning cool under pressure
It was better, Eli Manning said, that his team was down by 4 points and not 3. It was better without the option of a field goal, without the possibility of overtime. It was victory or nothing. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)
Tyree's night filled with special moments
Last night David Tyree drew a lot of attention - and a lifetime of thanks from Giants fans - by pulling off an acrobatic catch that preserved New York's winning drive. (Boston Globe)
Coughlin on top of world again
Tom Coughlin wanted to talk about the future with his team. But before he did that, the New York Giants coach told his team the feeling he had 17 years ago when he was an assistant on a Giants team coached by Bill Parcells that won the Super Bowl. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)
Moss: Giants had better plan
"The Giants had a better game plan than we did, they came ready to play four quarters," said Randy Moss. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)
Defense didn't convert save
They had but one mandate: to get off the field. However, it proved easier said than done for the Patriots' defense in last night's shocking 17-14 loss to the New York Giants in Super Bowl XLII. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)
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Hobbs wasn't running for cover after loss
The NFL media representative wanted to know if Ellis Hobbs wanted to leave, to duck out early from the questions about how Plaxico Burress got behind him for the winning touchdown in Super Bowl XLII last night, a 13-yarder in the left corner of the end zone with 35 seconds remaining. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)
Burress a man of his words
Plaxico Burress wasn't sure what Ellis Hobbs was thinking, but he knew for sure what the New England cornerback wasn't doing. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)
Giant thank you goes out
New York Giants guard Chris Snee had a message for the 1972 Miami Dolphins, who remain the NFL's only undefeated team after the Giants shocked New England, 17-14, in the Super Bowl last night. (Boston Globe, 2/4/08)