The 2007 New York Giants stunningly won Super Bowl XLII and denied the New England Patriots a perfect season. The Giants were an unlikely team to defeat the 18-0 Patriots. New York ranked middle of the pack in scoring offense and defense while the Patriots averaged nearly 37 points per game. But while the Giants went 4-4 in the second half of their schedule, a competitive 38-35 Week 17 loss to the Patriots gave the Giants renewed confidence. In the playoffs, the Giants beat Tampa Bay, 24-14 on the road in the NFC Wild Card, then won a pair of nail biters at Dallas (21-17) and at Green Bay (23-20, in OT) to make the Super Bowl. They were big underdogs against the Patriots of Bill Belichick and Tom Brady, who were being talked about as perhaps the best team of all-time. In an exhilarating, back-and-forth final quarter highlighted by an unbelievable David Tyree helmet catch, a 13-yard TD pass from QB Eli Manning to WR Plaxico Burress gave the Giants a 17-14 victory and a Super Bowl upset to remember.