NEWARK, N.J. -- The Super Bowl-champion New York Giants have returned home.
The team's charter plane touched down around 1:55 p.m. ET Monday at Newark Liberty International Airport in New Jersey.
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Several players saluted the crowd as they left the aircraft, and some used cameras and video recorders to capture the moment and the scene. Coach Tom Coughlin also had a big smile as he waved to the crowd.
Once on the ground, the players, coaches and team officials were greeted by several hundred airport employees and a Port Authority bagpipe band. Crews also fired a water cannon to salute the team while the plane taxied to a hangar.
The players then took buses to the team's headquarters in East Rutherford, where thousands of fans lined the gates waiting to catch a glimpse of the champions.
The Giants captured the franchise's fourth Super Bowl championship on Sunday, with a 21-17 victory over the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie will be on hand Tuesday at the Meadowlands for a rally to celebrate the Giants. The rally is scheduled for 3 p.m. at Met Life stadium, following a ticker-tape parade through Lower Manhattan's "Canyon of Heroes."
Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press
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