[kevkrom]

What makes this particular play so special is not just the pair of individual efforts involved, but the criticality of the play in determining the outcome of the game.

If Manning gets sacked, it's 4th-and-10+ and they likely don't convert to stay alive. If Tyree doesn't make the "circus" catch, a more reasonable 4th-and-5 comes up, but the the Giants are focused on getting a first down, rather than building off of the momentum.

Did anyone watching the game not just know, instinctively, that the Giants were going to score the game-winning TD after that play?

[pegleg]

Did anyone watching the game not just know, instinctively, that the Giants were going to score the game-winning TD after that play?

This Patriots did :-)Hats off to the Giants. I'm happy for Coughlin though. He got a raw deal here in Jacksonville. Also, maybe that crybaby Tiki Barber will stop throwing Coughlin and Manning under the bus.

[PigRigger]

Did anyone watching the game not just know, instinctively, that the Giants were going to score the game-winning TD after that play?

For this Giants Fan....that's when I went from "maybe, just maybe" to "this is our moment, our time..."...I knew the Jints would not be denied...

I've been seeing the Giants play with a group of guys for about 10 years now....that play brought the room to a stand still that erupted in jubilation....only to be outdone when Buress caught the TD....kudos to humble Eli, a gentlemen that surely gets my respect...

"The Great Escape" will be remembered to my dieing days.....