Issue link: https://www.epageflip.net/i/54597
Saturday, February 4, 2012 – Daily News Super Bowl XLVI GIANTS OFFENSE Eli Manning, QB (10), 6-4, 218, 8th season, Mississippi Goes for second Super Bowl title, which would sur- pass older brother Peyton ... Had best regular season of career, set NFL record with 15 fourth-quarter TD passes Ahmad Bradshaw, RB (44), 5- 10, 214, 5th season, Marshall Battling back and foot injuries, but shows up nearly every week Brandon Jacobs, RB (27), 6-4, 264, 7th season, Southern Ill. Has gone from starter to backup to starter and backup again Hakeem Nicks, WR (88), 6-1, 208, 3rd season, N. Carolina A deep threat who also can break shorter passes into long gains ... Uses big hands and long arms to fight off defenders for passes Victor Cruz, WR (80), 6-0, 204, 2nd season, Massachusetts Went from obscurity to Pro Bowl in one season ... Cele- brates touchdowns with salsa dance Mario Manningham, WR (82), 6-0, 185, 4th season, Michigan Made only one catch at San Francisco, but was for 17-yard touchdown Jake Ballard, TE (85), 6-6, 275, 2nd season, Ohio State Developed rapidly in sec- ond pro season after having vir- tually no role as rookie in 2010 David Diehl, LT (66), 6-5, 304, 9th season, Illinois As versatile as they come, Diehl has played all over offen- sive line Kevin Boothe, LG (77), 6-5, 320, 6th season, Cornell Previously a backup at sev- eral positions, has settled in at left guard David Baas, C (64), 6-4, 312, 7th season, Michigan Signed as free agent to replace popular veteran Shaun O'Hara, who was cut Chris Snee, RG (76), 6-3, 305, 8th season, Boston College Son-in-law of coach Tom Coughlin Kareem McKenzie, RT (67), 6- 6, 330, 11th season, Penn State A solid player for more than a decade DEFENSE Justin Tuck, LDE (91), 6-5, 268, 7th season, Notre Dame Leader of defense, has fought through series of injuries and is playing his best ball now Linval Joseph, LDT (97), 6-4, 323, 2nd season, East Carolina Second-round pick in 2010 who has been starter for most of career Chris Canty, RDT (99), 6-7, 317, 7th season, Virginia Brings veteran presence inside, also can rush passer Osi Umenyiora, RDE (72), 6-3, 255, 9th season, Troy Injuries limited him to nine games, defense has taken root since he returned for Jets game, and team hasn't lost since Jason Pierre-Paul, RDE (90), 6-5, 278, 2nd season, S. Florida Rising star on line, All-Pro who makes dynamic plays Mathias Kiwanuka, OLB (94), 6-5, 267, 6th season, B.C. Played college ball in New England and is native of Indi- anapolis Chase Blackburn, MLB (93), 6- 4, 242, 7th season, Akron Spent most of regular sea- son out of league Michael Boley, OLB (59), 6-3, 230, 7th season, S. Mississippi Signed as free agent in 2010 from Atlanta, where his career seemed on decline Corey Webster, LCB, (23), 6-0, 200, 7th season, LSU Best cover cornerback on Giants Kenny Phillips, SS (21), 6-2, 217, 4th season, Miami, Fla. First-round pick in 2008 who has battled back from major knee surgery Antrel Rolle, FS, (26), 6-0, 206, 6th season, Miami, Fla. Played on losing Cardinals in 2009 Super Bowl Aaron Ross, RCB (31), 6-0, 190, 5th season, Texas Struggled in coverage for much of career SPECIAL TEAMS Lawrence Tynes, PK (9), 6-1, 194, 8th season, Troy Has proven his skills in clutch with winning FGs in two NFC championship games Steve Weatherford, P (5), 6-2, 211, 7th season, Illinois Spent previous two seasons with Jets, then switched alle- giances to Giants as a free agent PATRIOTS OFFENSE Tom Brady, QB (12), 6-4, 225, 12th season, Michigan Most accomplished quar- terback of his era, has won three Super Bowls and is in his fifth ... Broke Dan Marino's record for yards passing in a season with 5,235, yet finished second in that category to Drew Brees' 5,476 for New Orleans BenJarvus Green-Ellis, RB (42), 5-11, 215, 4th season, Mississippi Underrated runner with power and burst Danny Woodhead, RB (39), 5- 8, 195, 4th season, Chadron State Versatile back who also returns kicks Wes Welker, WR (83), 5-9, 185, 8th season, Texas Tech Led NFL with 122 catches, becomes second player with at least 120 twice in a career (Cris Carter) Deion Branch, WR (84), 5-9, 195, 10th season, Louisville MVP of Super Bowl win for Patriots in 2005 Rob Gronkowski, TE (87), 6-6, 265, 2nd season, Arizona Record-setting tight end and All-Pro Aaron Hernandez, TE (81), 6- 1, 245, 2nd season, Florida Recently has lined up as a running back in some forma- tions, especially out of no-hud- dle Matt Light, LT (72), 6-4, 305, Super Bowl Scoreboard ALL-TIME WL Pct. PF PA 49ERS 50 1.000 188 89 Baltimore Ravens1 0 1.000 34 7 New Orleans 1 0 1.000 31 17 N.Y. Jets Tampa Bay 1 0 1.000 48 21 Green Bay Pittsburgh N.Y. Giants Dallas RAIDERS 32 .600 132 114 Washington 3 2 .600 122 103 New England 3 3 .500 121 165 Colts Chicago Denver Rams Arizona Atlanta Carolina San Diego Seattle Tennessee Cincinnati Minnesota 2 2 .500 69 77 1 1 .500 63 39 Kansas City 1 1 .500 33 42 Miami 2 3 .400 74 103 2 4 .333 115 206 1 2 .333 59 67 0 1 .000 23 27 0 1 .000 19 34 0 1 .000 29 32 0 1 .000 26 49 0 1 .000 10 21 0 1 .000 16 23 0 2 .000 37 46 Philadelphia 0 2 .000 31 51 Buffalo RESULTS 2010—Green Bay 31, Pittsburgh 25 MVP: Aaron Rodgers, QB, GB 2010—New Orleans 31, Indianapolis 17 MVP: Drew Brees, QB, NO 2009—Pittsburgh 27, Arizona 23 MVP: Santonio Holmes, WR, PIT 2008—N.Y. Giants 17, New England 14 MVP: Eli Manning, QB, NYG 2007—Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17 MVP:Peyton Manning, QB, IND 2006—Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10 MVP: Hines Ward, WR, PIT 2005—New England 24, Philadelphia 21 MVP: Deion Branch, WR, NE 2004—New England 32, Carolina 29 MVP:Tom Brady, QB, NE 0 4 .000 73 139 0 4 .000 34 95 1 0 1.000 16 7 4 1 .800 158 101 6 2 .750 193 164 3 1 .750 83 87 5 3 .625 221 132 2003—Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21 MVP:Dexter Jackson, FS, TB 2002—New England 20, St. Louis 17 MVP:Tom Brady, QB, NE 2001—Baltimore Ravens 34, N.Y. Giants 7 MVP:Ray Lewis, LB, BAL 2000—St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16 MVP:Kurt Warner, QB, STL 1999—Denver 34, Atlanta 19 MVP: John Elway, QB, DEN 1998—Denver 31, Green Bay 24 MVP:Terrell Davis, RB, DEN 1997—Green Bay 35, New England 21 MVP:Desmond Howard, KR, GB 1996—Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17 MVP: Larry Brown, CB, DAL 1995—San Francisco 49, San Diego 26 MVP: Steve Young, QB, SF 1994—Dallas 30, Buffalo 13 MVP: Emmitt Smith, RB, DAL 1993—Dallas 52, Buffalo 17 MVP:Troy Aikman, QB, DAL 1992—Washington 37, Buffalo 24 MVP: Mark Rypien, QB, WAS 1991—N.Y. Giants 20, Buffalo 19 MVP: Otis Anderson, RB, NYG 1990—San Francisco 55, Denver 10 MVP: Joe Montana, QB, SF 1989—San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16 MVP: Jerry Rice, WR, SF 1988—Washington 42, Denver 10 MVP: Doug Williams, QB, WAS 1987—N.Y. Giants 39, Denver 20 MVP: Phil Simms, QB, NYG 1986—Chicago 46, New England 10 MVP: Richard Dent, DE, CHI 1985—San Francisco 38, Miami 16 MVP: Joe Montana, QB, SF 1984—L.A. Raiders 38, Washington 9 MVP: Marcus Allen, RB, LAR 1983—Washington 27, Miami 17 MVP: John Riggins, RB, WAS 1982—San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21 MVP: Joe Montana, QB, SF 1981—Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10 MVP: Jim Punkett, QB, OAK 1980—Pittsburgh 31, L.A.Rams 19 MVP:Terry Bradshaw, QB, PIT 1979—Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31 MVP:Terry Bradshaw, QB, PIT 1978—Dallas 27, Denver 10 MVP:Randy White, DT and Harvey Martin, DE, DAL 1977—Oakland 32, Minnesota 14 MVP:Fred Biletnikoff, WR, OAK 1976—Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17 MVP: Lynn Swann, WR, PIT 1975—Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6 MVP:Franco Harris, RB,. PIT 1974—Miami 24, Minnesota 7 MVP: Larry Csonka, RB, MIA 1973—Miami 14, Washington 7 MVP: Jack Scott, S, MIA 1972—Dallas 24, Miami 3 MVP: Roger Staubach, QB, DAL 1971—Baltimore Colts 16, Dallas 13 MVP: Chuck Howley, LB, DAL 1970—Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7 MVP:Len Dawson, QB, KC 1969—N.Y. Jets 16, Baltimore Colts 7 MVP: Joe Namath, QB, NYJ 1968—Green Bay 33, Oakland 14 MVP: Bart Starr, QB, GB 1967—Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10 MVP: Bart Starr, QB, GB RECORDS INDIVIDUAL RECORDS SCORING Most Points, Lifetime — 48, Jerry Rice, San Francisco-Oakland, 4 games. Most Points,Game — 18, Roger Craig, San Francisco vs. Miami, 1985; Jerry Rice, San Francisco vs. Denver, 1990 and vs. San Diego, 1995; Ricky Watters, San Francisco vs.San Diego, 1995;Terrell Davis, Denver vs. Green Bay, 1998. Most Touchdowns, Lifetime — 8, Jerry Rice, San Francisco-Oakland, 4 games. Most Touchdowns, Game — 3, Roger Craig, San Francisco vs. Miami, 1985; Jerry Rice, San Francisco vs.Denver 1990 and vs. San Diego, 1995; Ricky Watters, San Fran- cisco vs.San Diego, 1995;Terrell Davis, Den- ver vs.Green Bay, 1998. Most Points After Touchdown, Lifetime— 13 Adam Vinatieri, New England-Indianapo- lis, (13 attempts, 5 games). Most Points After Touchdown,Game — 7, Mike Cofer, San Francisco vs. Denver, 1990 (8 attempts); Lin Elliott, Dallas vs. Buffalo, 1993 (7 attempts); Doug Brien, San Francis- co vs. San Diego, 1995 (7 attempts). Most Field Goals, Lifetime — 7, Adam Vinatieri, New England-Indianapolis, (10 attempts, 5 games). Most Field Goals, Game — 4, Don Chan- dler, Green Bay vs. Oakland, 1968;Ray Wer- sching, San Francisco vs. Cincinnati, 1982. Longest Field Goal — 54, Steve Christie, Buffalo vs. Dallas, 1994. Most Safeties — 1, Dwight White, Pittsburgh vs. Minnesota, 1975; Reggie Harrison, Pitts- burgh vs. Dallas, 1976; Henry Waechter, Chicago vs. New England, 1986; George Martin, New York vs. Denver, 1987; Bruce Smith, Buffalo vs.New York, 1991. RUSHING Most Attempts, Lifetime — 101, Franco Harris, Pittsburgh. Most Attempts, Game — 38, John Riggins, Washington vs. Miami, 1983. Most Yards Gained,Lifetime— 354, Franco Harris, Pittsburgh, 4 games. Most Yards Gained, Game — 204, Tim Smith, Washington vs.Denver, 1988. Longest Gain— 75, Willie Parker, Pittsburgh vs. Seattle, 2006. Most Touchdowns, Lifetime — 5, Emmitt Smith, Dallas, 3 games. Most Touchdowns, Game — 3, Terrell Davis, Denver vs.Green Bay, 1998. PASSING Most Attempts, Lifetime — 152, John Elway, Denver, 5 games. Most Attempts,Game — 58, Jim Kelly, Buf- falo vs.Washington, 1992. Most Completions, Lifetime — 100, Tom Brady, New England, 4 games. Most Completions, Game — 32, Tom Brady, New England vs.Carolina, 2004;Drew Brees, New Orleans vs. Indianapolis, 2010. Highest Completion Percentage, Career (minimum 40 attempts) — 70.0 (56-of-80), Troy Aikman, Dallas (3 games). Highest Completion Percentage,Game— 88.0, Phil Simms, New York Giants vs. Den- ver, 1987. Most Yards Gained, Lifetime — 1,156, Kurt Warner, St. Louis-Arizona, 3 games. Most Yards Gained, Game — 414, Kurt Warner, St. Louis vs.Tennessee, 2000. Most Touchdowns, Lifetime — 11, Joe Montana, San Francisco, 4 games. Most Touchdowns, Game — 6, Steve Young, San Francisco vs. San Diego, 1995. Most Had Intercepted, Lifetime — 8, John Elway, Denver, 5 games. Most Had Intercepted, Game — 5, Rich Gannon, Oakland vs.Tampa Bay, 2003. Longest Completion — 85, Jake Del- homme (to Muhsin Muhammad), Carolina vs. New England, 2004. RECEIVING Most Receptions, Lifetime — 33, Jerry Rice, San Francisco-Oakland, 4 games. Most Receptions, Game — 11, Dan Ross, Cincinnati vs. San Francisco, 1982; Jerry Rice, San Francisco vs. Cincinnati, 1989; Deion Branch, New England vs. Philadelphia, 2005; Wes Welker, New England vs. N.Y. Giants, 2008. Most Yards,Lifetime — 589, Jerry Rice, San Francisco-Oakland, 4 games. Most Yards, Game — 215, Jerry Rice, San Francisco vs. Cincinnati, 1989. Most Touchdowns, Lifetime — 7, Jerry Rice, San Francisco. Most Touchdowns, Game — 3, Jerry Rice, San Francisco vs.Denver, 1990. Longest Reception — 85, Muhsin Muham- mad (from Jake Delhomme), Carolina vs. New England, 2004. FUMBLES Most By, Lifetime — 5, Roger Staubach, Dallas, 4 games. Most By, Game — 3, Roger Staubach, Dal- las vs. Pittsburgh, 1976; Jim Kelly, Buffalo vs. Washington, 1992; Frank Reich, Buffalo vs. Dallas, 1993. INTERCEPTIONS Most By, Lifetime — 3, Chuck Howley, Dal- las; Rod Martin, Oakland; Larry Brown, Dal- las. Most By, Game — 3, Rod Martin, Oakland vs. Philadelphia, 1981. Longest Return — 100, James Harrison, Pittsburgh vs.Arizona, 2009. TEAM GAME RECORDS SCORING Most Points — 55, San Francisco vs. Den- ver, 1990. Fewest Points — 3, Miami vs. Dallas, 1972. Most Points, Both Teams — 75, San Francis- co (49), San Diego (26), 1995. Fewest Points, Both Teams — 21, Miami (14), Washington (7), 1973. Largest Margin of Victory — 45 — San Francisco vs.Denver (55-10), 1990. YARDS GAINED Most Net Yards Gained — 602, Washington vs.Denver, 1988. Fewest Net Yards Gained — 119, Minneso- ta vs. Pittsburgh, 1975. Most Rushing Yards— 280, Washington vs. Denver, 1988. Fewest Rushing Yards — 7, New England vs. Chicago, 1986. Most Passing Yards — 407, St. Louis vs. Tennessee, 2000. Fewest Passing Yards — 35, Denver vs. Dallas, 1978. FUMBLES Most Fumbles Both Teams — 12, Buffalo (8) vs. Dallas (4), 1993. Most Fumbles, One Team — 8, Buffalo vs. Dallas, 1993. Most Fumbles Lost — 5, Buffalo vs. Dallas, 1993. INTERCEPTIONS Most Interceptions By — 5, Tampa Bay vs. Oakland, 2003. 11th season, Purdue Has rebounded from some poor games in recent years to have solid season Logan Mankins, LG (70), 6-4, 310, 7th season, Fresno State After some nastiness in contract negotiations, Mankins signed six-year deal after lock- out and has played at high level all season Dan Connolly, C (63), 6-4, 313, 6th season, SE Missouri State Acquired in 2008 as free agent from Jacksonville, has been backup much of career Brian Waters, RG (54), 6-3, 320, 12th season, North Texas One of NFL's best for last decade in Kansas City, signed as free agent with Patriots Nate Solder, RT (77), 6-8, 319, 1st season, Colorado Pretty good rookie season, took over as starter when Sebastian Vollmer was out DEFENSE Shaun Ellis, LDE (94), 6-5, 290, 12th season, Tennessee Like Waters, spent previous 11 seasons with one team, Jets, then was enticed to sign as free agent in Foxborough Vince Wilfork, LDT (75), 6-2, 325, 8th season, Miami, Fla. Talk might be about Giants' defensive linemen, but Wilfork has been as good as anyone in postseason Kyle Love, RDT (74), 6-1, 310, 2nd season, Mississippi State Has played well stacking the middle Mark Anderson, RDE (95), 6- 4, 255, 6th season, Alabama Career got off to big start when he was in Chicago, then fizzled Rob Ninkovich, OLB (50), 6-2, 255, 6th season, Purdue Was waived by both New Orleans and Miami before he signed in New England as free agent in 2009 Jerod Mayo, MLB (51), 6-1, 245, 4th season, Tennessee Best and most accom- plished of Patriots' LBs Brandon Spikes, OLB (55), 6-2, 250, 2nd season, Florida Considered too slow to play the position by many coming out of draft, but has proven himself in New England Devin McCourty, LCB (32), 5- 10, 193, 2nd season, Rutgers Slumped from great rookie season, when he made Pro Bowl Kyle Arrington, RCB (24), 5-9, 196, 3rd season, Hofstra Tied for NFL lead with seven picks, one against Giants Patrick Chung, LS (25), 5-11, 212, 3rd season, Oregon Returned from injury just before playoffs, adding physi- cal dimension to secondary James Ihedigbo, RS (44), 6-1, 214, 5th season, Massachusetts Another former Jet finding success in New England SPECIAL TEAMS Stephen Gostkowski, PK (3), 6- 1, 215, 6th season, Memphis Has no championship rings, but has not allowed dropoff from Adam Vinatieri Zoltan Mesko, P (14), 6-5, 231, 2nd season, Michigan Lefty whose kicks some- times confound returners 3B