I?ve been a Jets fan my entire life?and seeing as how I?m creeping up on 37?that?s a lot of years to watch the Jets lose. They?ve never won–or even gone to–a Super Bowl in my lifetime. But still I watch.
And while I was never a rampant Giants hater, I didn?t root for them either. But yesterday–against the Patriots (and Jets enemy) you bet yer you-know-what I was rooting all game long for those Giants. And throughout a tight, exciting game, I kept thinking, [i]they really have a chance, bI?ve been a Jets fan my entire life?and seeing as how I?m creeping up on 37?that?s a lot of years to watch the Jets lose. They?ve never won–or even gone to–a Super Bowl in my lifetime. But still I watch.
And while I was never a rampant Giants hater, I didn?t root for them either. But yesterday–against the Patriots (and Jets enemy) you bet yer you-know-what I was rooting all game long for those Giants. And throughout a tight, exciting game, I kept thinking, [i]they really have a chance, but can they hold out?[/i]
And then, with just two minutes to go, Eli Manning, the Giants? quarterback, comes up with the play of plays. That play. Scrambling in the backfield with the Patriots literally all over him, he manages to break free of a near-certain sack, and slings the ball through the air. Amazing.
But just as amazing, David Tyree, the Giants wide receiver, leaps in the air, out-jumping the defense back, and grabs the ball, and then, [i]with just one hand[/i], traps it … [i]against the top of his helmet! [/i]… as he crashes to the ground, and by some miracle, manages to hang on.
Incredible. Just incredible.
This will go down as one of the greatest plays in Super Bowl history, one of the most thrilling moments in sports we?ll ever likely see. Games like this?and these once-in-a-decade moments?really bring out the joy of what great competition can look like. And what fun it is to be a part of it.
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