Eli to Tyree-Greatest Superbowl Play Ever?

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by Psyblast

Yup. SB came down to that play. Doesn't get much better than that.

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by bkrich83

It was a great play. Greatest ever? There are about 3 Lynn Swann catches that could probably make that claim. The Marcus Allen run Even though they lost, the Thurman Thomas runs at the end of the SB they lost to the Giants. The Mark Ingram 3rd and 13 vs. the Bills Riggins vs. Dolphins run The one handed Jerry Rice play vs. the Bengals on the GW drive. So many great SB plays, hard to say which one is the greatest. I tend to go with the Swann juggling catch vs. Dallas myself. Or the Swann sideline catch where his body was out of bounds yet he still had body control to keep his feet in.

As you said, you can make a claim for any of those plays, but I think last night's play is the tops given all the circumstances and the fact that it was a "double-wow" play.

• You're the Giants, the huge underdog trying to end the mighty Patriot's run at perfection.
• Eli Manning, probably the most criticized NY athlete in recent memory by the media and fans, is having an amazing playoff run and has a chance to crush the Pats' dream season. Giant fans are starting to believe in him, but no one knows if he can actually do THIS.
• The Pats have just scored their typical come-from-behind TD to put all the pressure on the Giants' offense.
• The Giants' drive is not going all that well and they already needed a 4th-n-1 conversion to stay alive. The offense does not look crisp and the Pats D looks to be stepping it up again in crunch time like they had so many times in the past.

Then the actual play...

The first "WOW!": you have the not-so-nimble Eli Manning some how escaping the grasp of the Patriot defensive line that looked like a sure-fire sack, wiggling free, setting his feet and letting one fly down field. (When I first saw him look down-field and throw it I figured someone was wide open because the Patriot secondary had given up on the play because they thought Eli was sacked.)

The second "WOW!": But Tyree isn't open at all, you see Tyree in the midst of four Patriot defenders, and he kinda catches it, kinda loses it, then pins it against his helmet and somehow manages to maintain control and fall to the ground for the reception.

And it's David Tyree who makes the catch. David Tyree.

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To grasp just how unlikely David Tyree's clutch performance was last night, understand this: He had more receiving yards (43) and touchdowns (one) in Super Bowl XLII than he did in his entire 2007 season.

That gave the Giants all the momentum, field possession and anything else you want to mention. A few plays later it was Eli-to-Burress for the Super Bowl winning TD.

You're going to have a hard time finding a more complete, compelling play than that. I've seen the Swann catches but I don't know the entire story/scenario around those, but I have a hard time believing it was greater than last night's play.

[The GIGGAS]

Quote: Originally Posted by Psyblast

I think you're right, Psy.

[BigTigLSU]

Even funnier Toomer said he had the dropsies all practice long the day before... He couldnt catch anything it is a remarkable play

[Rocky]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

As you said, you can make a claim for any of those plays, but I think last night's play is the tops given all the circumstances and the fact that it was a "double-wow" play. You're the Giants, the huge underdog trying to end the mighty Patriot's run at perfection. Eli Manning, probably the most criticized NY athlete in recent memory by the media and fans, is having an amazing playoff run and has a chance to crush the Pats' dream season. Giant fans are starting to believe in him, but no one knows if he can actually do THIS. The Pats have just scored their typical come-from-behind TD to put all the pressure on the Giants' offense. The Giants' drive is not going all that well and they already needed a 4th-n-1 conversion to stay alive. The offense does not look crisp and the Pats D looks to be stepping it up again in crunch time like they had so many times in the past. Then the actual play... The first "WOW!": you have the not-so-nimble Eli Manning some how escaping the grasp of the Patriot defensive line that looked like a sure-fire sack, wiggling free, setting his feet and letting one fly down field. (When I first saw him look down-field and throw it I figured someone was wide open because the Patriot secondary had given up on the play because they thought Eli was sacked.) The second "WOW!": But Tyree isn't open at all, you see Tyree in the midst of four Patriot defenders, and he kinda catches it, kinda loses it, then pins it against his helmet and somehow manages to maintain control and fall to the ground for the reception. And it's David Tyree who makes the catch. David Tyree. That gave the Giants all the momentum, field possession and anything else you want to mention. A few plays later it was Eli-to-Burress for the Super Bowl winning TD. You're going to have a hard time finding a more complete, compelling play than that. I've seen the Swann catches but I don't know the entire story/scenario around those, but I have a hard time believing it was greater than last night's play.

That's a good argument, but in the Rams-Titans game McNair was unstoppable on that last drive. I thought there was no way that the Rams were going to stop him from getting into the endzone that last play....then all of a sudden, Marvin Jones made the tackle. I jumped up like 25 inches in the air when that happened.

Last night's play was incredible though.

[The 24th Letter]

awesome play.
DEFINITELY in the top 5.

all I know is id put it above the Dyson catch, but below the Elway spin......that was awesome

The Patriots\Panthers SB STILL doesnt get enough love...

[ehh]

Quote: Originally Posted by Rocky

That's a good argument, but in the Rams-Titans game McNair was unstoppable on that last drive. I thought there was no way that the Rams were going to stop him from getting into the endzone that last play....then all of a sudden, Marvin Jones made the tackle. I jumped up like 25 inches in the air when that happened. Last night's play was incredible though.

You definitely can't say that last night's play had more drama. The Rams/Titans play was the most dramatic IMO, since the SB rested on that play (well, it would have been tied but whatever) but it was not the "best" play.

[bkrich83]

Quote: Originally Posted by ehh

You're going to have a hard time finding a more complete, compelling play than that. I've seen the Swann catches but I don't know the entire story/scenario around those, but I have a hard time believing it was greater than last night's play.

You don't happen to be a Giants fan do you?