Eli Manning

In early December 2011, the New York Giants were in deep trouble, staggered by a four-game losing streak that wiped out a 6-2 start and threatened to keep them out of postseason play. But a decisive win over the Cowboys earned the Giants a division crown on the final day of the season. Once in the playoffs, Big Blue took down the Falcons, Packers and 49ers to reach the Super Bowl for the second time under head coach Tom Coughlin. And in that rematch of Super Bowl XLII, the results were the same: Another Giant victory over the AFC's top-seeded New England Patriots.

Two weeks into the 2007 season, the New York Giants were a lost team. They were 0-2, the defense had given up 80 points and the offense was sputtering. Even some die-hard fans felt the season was over. Playoffs? Maybe next year. The Super Bowl? "Fuhggedaboudit". What followed over the next four months was an impossible dream which culminated in the Giants' stunning victory over the previously unbeaten New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. This was the Giants' third Super Bowl victory - but perhaps their greatest singular achievement.