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Can't-miss plays of Super Bowl XLII

Eli Manning miraculously evades the Patriots pass rush and completes a pass to David Tyree for the signature moment of Super Bowl XLII.

   19-0? Make it 18-1. 
  Plaxico Burress and Eli Manning crush the mighty 
  Patriots' hopes of a perfect season with a last-minute score. 
   Randy Moss may have thought he had hauled in the game-winning touchdown on this pitch-and-catch with 
  Tom Brady. 

Eli Manning hits David Tyree for a touchdown that gave the Giants a fourth-quarter lead and set the stage for a frantic finish.

   The 
  Giants' defense made 
  Tom Brady's life miserable (at least for the moment), as Michael Strahan gets to the 
  Patriots QB for a crucial sack. 

Eli Manning may have been the MVP of the game, but his streak of playoff games without an interception ended, thanks to Ellis Hobbs.

   Laurence Maroney helps the 
  Patriots answer the 
  Giants' game-opening field goal with a 1-yard score after a pass interference penalty. 
   Veteran 
  Giants receiver Amani Toomer catches a long bomb from 
  Eli Manning in the second quarter.