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Super Bowl XLII

"If it's the ultimate game, how come they're playing it again next year?" -Duane Thomas

New England gets heated up as the New York Giants take on the Massachusetts-based Patriots at Arizona's University of Phoenix stadium.

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  • January 2008

    • Bootless Brady Off to Arizona

      Boston Herald  |  Jan 27, 08 9:44 PM CST

      Bootless Brady Off to Arizona

      (Newser) - There's been a Tom Brady sighting—and this time he was neither limping nor wearing a boot. The star quarterback and his teammates today took part in a pep rally at Gillette Stadium before leaving for next week's Super Bowl XLII in Arizona. Today he proclaimed himself ready to play, certainly to the delight of Pats fans everywhere. More »

    • Sex Appeal and the Single Quarterback

      New York Times  |  Jan 27, 08 12:09 PM CST

      Sex Appeal and the Single Quarterback

      (Newser) - As the Super Bowl nears, pundits are comparing rival quarterbacks Tom Brady and Eli Manning—right down to who they date and for how long, the New York Times reports. Brady, who escorts leggy Gisele Bundchen to chi chi clubs, descends from the Joe Namath tradition of playboy QB. Manning is more the straitlaced Roger Staubach, searching the stands for his university gal-turned-fiancee when games end. More »

    • Brotherly Love Someday in the Super Bowl?

      New York Times  |  Jan 26, 08 12:01 PM CST

      Brotherly Love Someday in the Super Bowl?

      (Newser) - The NFL marketing department would love this scenario—Manning vs. Manning for the league title. Peyton won't rule it out as he praised the work ethic and noted the bright future of his younger brother, writes the New York Times . "I feel very strongly this will not be the last Super Bowl that he will play in," he said of Eli. More »

    • And We Wonder: Where's Tom?

      Associated Press  |  Jan 26, 08 7:36 AM CST

      And We Wonder: Where's Tom?

      (Newser) - Send out the search party. Tom Brady wasn't at practice or in the locker room for the second straight day during the media's allotted time, fueling speculation about the severity of an apparent ankle injury suffered earlier in the playoffs. And as usual, New England coach Bill Belichick offered no insight into his star quarterback's absence during a press conference. More »

    • Tom Brady Is Injured?!

      Boston Globe  |  Jan 22, 08 9:46 AM CST

      Tom Brady Is Injured?!

      (Newser) - Tom Brady appears to be a little banged up. Gossip photographers spotted the Patriots QB wearing a walking boot and limping noticeably as he visited girlfriend Gisele Bundchen yesterday in New York City, the Boston Globe reports. Brady dodged questions about the limp and promised to play, saying, “I’d have to be on a stretcher to miss this one.” More »

    • Willing to embarrass your way to free tickets?

      USA Today  |  Jan 22, 08

      Marketers are playing up the "u" in Super Bowl for their game promotions. Companies such as KFC (YUM) , Upper Deck, Frito-Lay (PEP) and Molson Coors Brewing (TAP) have all launched promotions that ask "you" %u2014 the consumer %u2014 to sing, dance, act or photograph your way to Super Bowl-related prizes.

    • Will Manning go the way of 2007's Grossman?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 22, 08

      Everybody in Chicago knows the perils of assuming too much about a player once he achieves the level of "Super Bowl quarterback." Three games after elevating his career into such rarefied air at Super Bowl XLI, Rex Grossman was a backup quarterback -- who just happened to have started a Super Bowl.

    • Super Bowl Ads Mirror US Mood

      MSNBC  |  Jan 21, 08 6:40 PM CST

      Super Bowl Ads Mirror US Mood

      (Newser) - Super Bowl ads reveal the economic tenor of our times, MSNBC reports. Boom times spark creative commercials, like Apple's famed Ridley Scott-directed "1984" plug, which aired as economic confidence was rising. “Every year it really does mirror the biggest trends that year—what’s happening in the economy and what’s happening in the culture,” says an Adweek critic. More »

    • Now, That Was the Patriots

      ESPN  |  Jan 21, 08 11:39 AM CST

      Now, That Was the Patriots

      (Newser) - That’s the best team of all time? The Patriots who showed up yesterday didn’t look much like a juggernaut poised to cap off a perfect season that included scores like 52-7 (Washington) or 56-10 (Buffalo). Instead, in grinding out a 21-12 victory over the Chargers they looked like something better, ESPN’s Gene Wojciechowski writes: the old Patriots. More »

    • Peyton Who?

      New York Times  |  Jan 21, 08 9:41 AM CST

      Peyton Who?

      (Newser) - No one expected this: the fifth-seeded Giants bound for Super Bowl XLII behind much-maligned quarterback Eli Manning, the last obstacle between the Patriots and immortality. Certainly no one expected Manning to go pick-less in three playoff road games, or to outsling Brett Favre 254 yards to 236. But here they are, and there’s no doubting them anymore, Harvey Araton writes in the New York Times . More »

    • Giants Stun Packers in OT

      New York Times  |  Jan 20, 08 9:03 PM CST

      Giants Stun Packers in OT

      (Newser) - The New York Giants tonight became just the second NFC wild-card team to make the Super Bowl, stunning the favored Packers, 23-20, in the arctic cold at Lambeau Field. Kicker Lawrence Tynes atoned for two missed field goals—including one at the end of regulation—with his 47-yard game-winner. More »

    • Patriots Stay Perfect

      Associated Press  |  Jan 20, 08 5:39 PM CST

      Patriots Stay Perfect

      (Newser) - The '72 Dolphins must be nervous after New England stayed perfect today by defeating an injured Chargers crew, 21-12, and advancing to a fourth Super Bowl in seven years. The Patriots had to work for it, suffering a lackluster effort from Tom Brady, and riding rusher Lawrence Maroney for 122 yards and a touchdown. More »

    • If Pats Win, So Do Networks, NFL

      MarketWatch  |  Jan 18, 08 12:59 PM CST

      If Pats Win, So Do Networks, NFL

      (Newser) - Sorry, San Diego, but the NFL is rooting for the Patriots. New England and its pursuit of perfection have racked up historic ratings all season: the Patriots' final regular-season game was the most watched TV program of the season, and the highest-rated NFL game since 1995.  If they beat the Chargers, Fox might wind up with the most watched Super Bowl of all time, MarketWatch reports. More »

    • Tom Petty's performing...will Paula?

      Chicago Tribune  |  Jan 13, 08

      Marketers are playing up the "u" in Super Bowl for their game promotions. Companies such as KFC (YUM) , Upper Deck, Frito-Lay (PEP) and Molson Coors Brewing (TAP) have all launched promotions that ask "you" %u2014 the consumer %u2014 to sing, dance, act or photograph your way to Super Bowl-related prizes.

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New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes (9) celebrates after kicking the game-winning field goal in overtime during the NFC Championship football game against the Green Bay Packers, Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008,...   (Associated Press)
New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning celebrates after his team's 23-20 overtime win over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship football game Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/David...   (Associated Press)
Green Bay Packers defensive tackle Corey Williams kneels on the field after his team's 23-20 overtime loss to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship football game Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008, in Green...   (Associated Press)
New England Patriots cornerback Asante Samuel (22) celebrates the 21-12 win win over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship football game in Foxborough, Mass., Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008. The Patriots...   (Associated Press)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates after Laurence Maroney rushed for a touchdown in the second quarter of the AFC Championship football game against the San Diego Chargers in Foxborough,...   (Associated Press)
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