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Super Effort: Giants Do It Again

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Eli Manning and the New York Giants saved their very best for the fourth quarter to emerge with an epic 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI Sunday in Indianapolis.

Manning led a go-ahead touchdown drive with 1:04 remaining as Ahmad Bradshaw rushed in from 6 yards.

The Patriots' Tom Brady failed on a Hail Mary pass in the end zone on the final play of the game that fell incomplete.

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