Man-O-Manning!

We should have seen it coming...

Not the back-to-back Super Bowl MVP Manning's...
but the Giants' Super Bowl XLII win.

What were the not-so-subtle hints forecasting this super win?

Their final run up to the Super Bowl was the key.

"I think we had a great Will on this team"
Eli Manning

Playing the Patriots in the final game of the regular season and coming up just 3 points short of a win, 38-35.

Getting HOT at the right time and beating three top NFL teams, all on the road, in the playoffs...

Tampa Bay Buccaneers - WIN 24-14
NFC South Champions
NFL 2008 - #2 Total Defense, #18 Total Offense

Dallas Cowboys - WIN 21-17
NFC East Champions
NFL 2008 - #3 Total Offense, #9 Total Defense

Green Bay Packers - WIN 23-20
NFC North Champions
NFL 2008 - #2 Total Offense, #11 Total Defense

Super Bowl XLII

New England Patriots - WIN 17-14
Undefeated AFC East Champions
NFL 2008 - #1 Total Offense, #4 Total Defense

"The true definition of team."
Tom Coughlin describing his 2008 NY Giants team