Super Bowl XLVI Was More Than Just a Big Win for the NY Giants
Did you watch the Super Bowl on Sunday night? According to Nielsen, you probably did since the telecast was the most-watched TV program ever.
Did you watch the Super Bowl on Sunday night? According to Nielsen, you probably did since the telecast was the most-watched TV program ever.
Indianapolis, IN – Game MVP Eli Manning led an 88-yard, go-ahead touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter, and the New York Giants beat the New England Patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday. The victory was the New York franchise’s fourth Super Bowl title, and its second in five years.
During Sunday’s Super Bowl, Madonna will take center stage for the halftime show. She’s working with the famous acrobat troupe Cirque du Soleil on a concept for the gig, but only time will tell if it’ll fly — or flop.
With that in mind, let’s revisit some of the more memorable halftime shows — both good and bad — of years past.
When you watch the Super Bowl this Sunday, you will see a green bracelet on New York Giants superstar Justin Tuck’s wrist.
That bracelet is more than a good luck charm. It’s a symbol of the friendship Tuck had with Middletown, New Jersey’s Evan Sullivano, before Evan lost his battle with leukemia on October 26,2010 at the age of 18.
Now that the heavenly entities have some spare time on their hands — what with Tim Tebow being idle until next season and all — supermodel Gisele Bundchen has sent out an email asking friends and family to pray for someone else, instead: her husband, New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady.
It is so 2011 to be the person at the Super Bowl party who knows all the little statistical factoids about the teams and the game. So how about this year you’re not that guy? How about, this year, you’re the genius who knows all the useless trivia about everything but football on Super Bowl Sunday?