The New York Giants needed their best game to spoil the perfect ending for the unbeaten New England Patriots at Super Bowl XLII.
It came down to one team playing their best football on one night. That team ended up being the Giants, who pulled off one of the greatest upsets in Super Bowl history to knock off the Tom Brady-led Patriots, 17-14.
Former Giants defensive end and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan joined former Patriots quarterback Tom Brady on the “Let’s Go!” podcast and talked about the historic championship game.
Strahan claimed he left everything on the field in that game, and he also admitted there’s “no way” the Giants would have beaten the 2007 Patriots team in a playoff series.
“Beating you guys in the Super Bowl, I’ve never been that exhausted in my life, ever. When they say leave it on the field, it was nothing left,” said Strahan. “That last pass rush I had, that was like, not even fumes in the tank. You guys were so good, and we were just a bunch of guys who were just happy not to be home because we didn’t want our story to end.
“We didn’t want our togetherness to end because we loved being around each other so much. I always say, the great thing about football, you just got to win one. You don’t have to win one out of three, one out of five, one out of seven. There’s no way we would have done that against you guys. No way.”
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— Tom Brady (@TomBrady) January 24, 2024
The Giants squeezed into the postseason as a fifth seed with a 10-6 record in the 2007 season. It was a true David versus Goliath story with them going head-to-head with the 16-0 Patriots.
Granted, the Patriots had multiple opportunities to close out the game to the point that it still sickens fans to this day. But at the same time, you have to tip your cap to the Giants for making the crucial plays down the stretch to pull off the upset.
If not for the Giants, who also beat New England at Super Bowl XLVI, Brady would have nine Super Bowl rings, and the Patriots’ organization would have eight.
If you weren’t sick before, that one is sure to do it for you.
