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Ready? It was 15 YEARS AGO today since Tyree’s helmet catch!

Big Blue '56 : 2/3/2023 10:22 am
15 years! Geez..
My son is my reminder  
Greg from LI : 2/3/2023 10:27 am : link
He was born a little over a month later, and he's now in high school
RE: My son is my reminder  
Big Blue '56 : 2/3/2023 10:37 am : link
In comment 16023644 Greg from LI said:
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He was born a little over a month later, and he's now in high school


That’s scary
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/3/2023 10:37 am : link
Probably the greatest G rated moment of my life.
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Big Blue '56 : 2/3/2023 10:39 am : link
In comment 16023655 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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Probably the greatest G rated moment of my life.


Everything I uttered would have been rated X..😎
What I love most  
bceagle05 : 2/3/2023 10:40 am : link
is that game played out like every cliche, corny sports movie would - the underdog team making some miracle play to defeat the juggernaut opponent. But it was actually for real, and the Giants were the ones to pull it off.
RE: What I love most  
Big Blue '56 : 2/3/2023 10:45 am : link
In comment 16023660 bceagle05 said:
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is that game played out like every cliche, corny sports movie would - the underdog team making some miracle play to defeat the juggernaut opponent. But it was actually for real, and the Giants were the ones to pull it off.


Saboll said at the time that the entire play (escape and catch) was the best SB play ever and arguably the best ever play, period.
I'm ashamed to admit it but  
RobCrossRiver56 : 2/3/2023 11:04 am : link
I actually looked at my best friend and said this gem, "do you really think Eli is going 83 yards and score a TD to win the SB with 2:39 left to play against the Patriot's ?"

And then, that's exactly what he did. Open mouth, insert foot..
I still would like to know what kind of route Tyree was running on the  
Anakim : 2/3/2023 11:12 am : link
play before :) Asante Samuel should've picked it off. Lucky for us, he didn't.
My buddies and I watched the game on a 19 foot screen at the Works  
GiantBlue : 2/3/2023 11:21 am : link
in Wyomissing, PA and with that big screen; I couldn't feel comfortable it was going to be a catch until after it was reviewed. So while the Giants fans there who were celebrating, I was sitting bracing myself for it to be called "not a catch".

After it was ruled a catch, I immediately was on to the next play and ultimately the pass to Plaxico for the TD. Then we had to brace for Brady getting the ball back. So I didn't really enjoy the enormity of that catch until later at home watching SportsCenter.

I had the pleasure of meeting David at his book signing and I thanked him for the catch of my life!

Little did we know that we would have Manningham's 4 years later and Odell's one handed magic catch vs. Dallas. LOL
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GP : 2/3/2023 11:25 am : link
my 21st birthday. my (now wife) got drunk on blue curacao and some other juvenile booze. i had two beers and watched post-game highlights all night. good time.
RE: My buddies and I watched the game on a 19 foot screen at the Works  
FStubbs : 2/3/2023 11:28 am : link
In comment 16023697 GiantBlue said:
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in Wyomissing, PA and with that big screen; I couldn't feel comfortable it was going to be a catch until after it was reviewed. So while the Giants fans there who were celebrating, I was sitting bracing myself for it to be called "not a catch".

After it was ruled a catch, I immediately was on to the next play and ultimately the pass to Plaxico for the TD. Then we had to brace for Brady getting the ball back. So I didn't really enjoy the enormity of that catch until later at home watching SportsCenter.

I had the pleasure of meeting David at his book signing and I thanked him for the catch of my life!

Little did we know that we would have Manningham's 4 years later and Odell's one handed magic catch vs. Dallas. LOL


Odell's catch was a good sign we were in a Dork Age for the Giants - as we lost that game.
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.McL. : 2/3/2023 11:33 am : link
In comment 16023655 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:
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Probably the greatest G rated moment of my life.

I don't think I could say it was rated G for me either...

However, certainly one of the greatest moments of my life.

My Dad was suffering from dementia but was still aware enough to watch and follow the game. It was the last such game for him, and he was over the moon about the win...

He passed about a year later.

So it was awesome to have one last win for him to enjoy!
RE: I still would like to know what kind of route Tyree was running on the  
Osi Osi Osi OyOyOy : 2/3/2023 11:34 am : link
In comment 16023689 Anakim said:
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play before :) Asante Samuel should've picked it off. Lucky for us, he didn't.


LMAO, I always thought you got too much shit for that. Classic timing though.

The Tyree play is the only time I can recall in my life where I instantly recognized that the play I just watched was possibly the best play ever. I put my hands on my head and just said "that was the best play I've ever seen" to nobody in particular. Surreal experience.
RE: My son is my reminder  
Anakim : 2/3/2023 11:51 am : link
In comment 16023644 Greg from LI said:
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He was born a little over a month later, and he's now in high school


I pray he goes to Duke or Va Tech
RE: My son is my reminder  
Drewcon40 : 2/3/2023 12:08 pm : link
In comment 16023644 Greg from LI said:
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He was born a little over a month later, and he's now in high school


I love this Greg, similarly, my son was born July 2007 and my daughter August 2011!!! (Sorry guys - my "number is retired" and I am too old to help the Giants here).

Here's my favorite memory of that game  
truebluelarry : 2/3/2023 12:25 pm : link
and oddly, it wasn't watching it live.

In April 2008 I took my son to the Giants draft day party at the stadium. We went to a bunch of those vents together, it was always a good time. He was 7 years old when the Giants won that Super Bowl.

They had a bunch of games and events for the kids to participate in in the practice bubble and on the field. I always enjoyed being out on the field, thinking about LT and Simms being on that same field, looking up at the view to my seats, all that nostalgic crap.

Anyway, the whole say while all these events are taking place, they're replaying the Super bowl on the video boards above the stadium. It's nice to have on in the background and nobody is really paying any close attention to it, or so I thought...I'm telling you, the play before the helmet catch everybody goes "HUSH" in the stadium, you could hear a pin drop. Even the people who work there all have their eyes on the video boards. Then of course, The Play, Eli escapes the rush, heaves the ball a mile in the air, Tyree comes down with it..and Giants Stadium ERPUTED like it was a live game! It was freaking awesome and I'm still getting goose bumps as I type this. That was truly special moment in time. It's what you live for as a fan.
RE: Here's my favorite memory of that game  
Big Blue '56 : 2/3/2023 12:40 pm : link
In comment 16023776 truebluelarry said:
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and oddly, it wasn't watching it live.

In April 2008 I took my son to the Giants draft day party at the stadium. We went to a bunch of those vents together, it was always a good time. He was 7 years old when the Giants won that Super Bowl.

They had a bunch of games and events for the kids to participate in in the practice bubble and on the field. I always enjoyed being out on the field, thinking about LT and Simms being on that same field, looking up at the view to my seats, all that nostalgic crap.

Anyway, the whole say while all these events are taking place, they're replaying the Super bowl on the video boards above the stadium. It's nice to have on in the background and nobody is really paying any close attention to it, or so I thought...I'm telling you, the play before the helmet catch everybody goes "HUSH" in the stadium, you could hear a pin drop. Even the people who work there all have their eyes on the video boards. Then of course, The Play, Eli escapes the rush, heaves the ball a mile in the air, Tyree comes down with it..and Giants Stadium ERPUTED like it was a live game! It was freaking awesome and I'm still getting goose bumps as I type this. That was truly special moment in time. It's what you live for as a fan.


Yup. It’s the way I would have felt if Gifford made the first down he swears he made and the refs, amongst the Marchetti broken ankle didn’t misspot the ball. We would have run out the clock as the Colts were out of TOs..☹️
Amongst the confusion  
Big Blue '56 : 2/3/2023 12:41 pm : link
or is it amidst the confusion..😎
RE: RE: My son is my reminder  
Greg from LI : 2/3/2023 1:04 pm : link
In comment 16023722 Anakim said:
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I pray he goes to Duke or Va Tech


He hates them more than I do. I raised the boy right.
my wife was 3 months pregnant with my daughter  
Giants86 : 2/3/2023 1:26 pm : link
and our only child. She is now 14 and graduating 8th grade.
Crazy how time goes...
my son was 2 months old  
Dr. D : 2/3/2023 2:48 pm : link
now he's almost 2 inches taller than me!
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81_Great_Dane : 2/3/2023 3:47 pm : link
In comment 16023658 Big Blue '56 said:
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In comment 16023655 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:


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Probably the greatest G rated moment of my life.



Everything I uttered would have been rated X..😎
Troy Aikman had the most appropriate reaction:

"(pause). Oh my GOD!"
RE: My son is my reminder  
Stu11 : 2/3/2023 7:21 pm : link
In comment 16023644 Greg from LI said:
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He was born a little over a month later, and he's now in high school

Ha ha similar story here Greg my son was born the day of the week 17 game vs. NE. Held him for both the McQuarters game clinching pick vs Dallas and Tynes winning kick vs. GB. He was fast asleep for the SB though.
I'll be watching this game later on tonight.  
Dave in Hoboken : 2/3/2023 8:31 pm : link
Can't wait.
4th Quarter Thread  
US1 Giants : 2/3/2023 8:35 pm : link
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Rare downfield video of the Tyree catch  
ChathamMark : 2/3/2023 9:08 pm : link
never saw this on TV. Good perspective from Eli's view.
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RE: 4th Quarter Thread  
Matt123 : 2/3/2023 9:27 pm : link
In comment 16024225 US1 Giants said:
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Thanks, that was a fun read.

Here's the game in full from the NFL's Youtube Channel:  
Dave in Hoboken : 2/3/2023 9:38 pm : link
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That whole playoff run  
Dave in PA : 2/3/2023 9:58 pm : link
I had my 2000 NFC Championship game rally towel wrapped around my hand for good luck. Pretty sure that’s why we won
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SFGFNCGiantsFan : 2/4/2023 7:50 am : link
Steve Smith's football acumen to know where the sticks were on 3rd & 11...so damn impressive. & even more so considering he was a rookie.
RE: 4th Quarter Thread  
Anakim : 2/4/2023 8:07 am : link
In comment 16024225 US1 Giants said:
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LOL. Can't believe I said this during a Super Bowl thread:

We need James Hardy
Anak : 2/3/2008 9:45 pm : link
Eli won't overthrow Hardy
RE: RE: 4th Quarter Thread  
Big Blue '56 : 2/4/2023 8:11 am : link
In comment 16024312 Anakim said:
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LOL. Can't believe I said this during a Super Bowl thread:

We need James Hardy
Anak : 2/3/2008 9:45 pm : link
Eli won't overthrow Hardy


You were so young then..😎
RE: Rare downfield video of the Tyree catch  
Giantimistic : 2/4/2023 9:13 am : link
In comment 16024240 ChathamMark said:
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never saw this on TV. Good perspective from Eli's view. Link - ( New Window )


If you watch the all 22 of that play, if there was not pressure, Tyree was behind the coverage with a TD with a good pass from Eli. The pressure changed everything.
Maybe  
Lines of Scrimmage : 2/4/2023 10:02 am : link
it was Aikman who had it best, "Oh my God".

Good show that talked about that catch from the perspective of the referee (not calling the play dead), Eli (that he could see the top of a blue helmet) and even TC's first thoughts (No, not back over the middle).
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