Eli Manning earns his 2nd Super Bowl MVP
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INDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Manning is elite, for sure. A king of comebacks, too. And far, far more than Peyton's little brother now.
Spot-on from beginning to end, Eli Manning won his second NFL championship -- and second Super Bowl MVP award -- for leading the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory against the New England Patriots.
Manning went 30 for 40 for 296 yards, with one touchdown pass and zero interceptions.
He opened the game by becoming the first quarterback to complete his first nine attempts in a Super Bowl. And he finished by directing the nine-play, 88-yard touchdown drive that put New York ahead with 57 seconds left.
Manning now is one of only five players in NFL history with multiple Super Bowl MVP awards.
And Manning did it in the House that Peyton Built, the stadium where his Big Bro -- a four-time regular-season MVP but owner of only one Super Bowl title -- plays.
"It just feels good to win a Super Bowl. Doesn't matter where you are," Manning said, clutching the silver Vince Lombardi Trophy.
"It's been a wild season. We had a great, tough bunch of guys who never quit, and had faith in each other. I'm proud of these guys sticking together."
First Published February 6, 2012 12:00 am
