The forgotten winning Superbowl play

[NJFINSFAN1]

Bradshaw fumbles, then jumps into the pile after a PAt clearly has the ball, and wrestles it away from him.

You can see it clearly on the replay and why BB did not challange that play is beyond me.

 

[HaRdKoReXXX]

Yeah, or how about when Asante dropped a gimme Interception to end the game against the sideline? He's made that play so many times Ive lost count. He'll see that one in his sleep.

 

[Phinzone]

Bradshaw fumbles, then jumps into the pile after a PAt clearly has the ball, and wrestles it away from him.

You can see it clearly on the replay and why BB did not challange that play is beyond me.

1. I don't think he had posession, as I remember he looked like he did, but then the commentators said is slid down his body (not sure how it happened)

2. This has been an issue with me as well, but I don't think you CAN challenge who recovers a fumble. This happened to Ricky a few years back, he fumbled the ball, and obviously regained posession, but the bills came up with it, and it was a turnover. IMO if you have posession and your down why can't you challenge it?

never seen it done though.

 

[#1 Fan]

yeah, my buddy kept saying bradshaw should've won the mvp. he also saved another fumble.

 

[m i n o]

my winning play for the game was the sack/no sack on manning..the way the refs have been calling them this year i was surprised they didn't blow the whistle with all their "have to protect the qb" crap. reminded me of that play on vince young..if they wouldv'e gotten manning down the patriots probly wouldv'e been penalized.
thank goodness it played out the way it did and heres to yet another sole undefeated team.

 

[eclaycamp]

There were several plays that could have lost the game for the Giants on that end drive. If Jacobs doesn't have a second effort and gut out the first down on fourth, the game is over and the Pats win.

The Bradshaw fumble recovery was huge though, and I agree it also saved the game for the Giants. The Samuel drop helped, and who knows what happens if Steve Smith doesn't turn up field for that key first down on third down.

The final Giants possession will be replayed for years to come - as they played with their season on the brink, nearly every play could have gone against them but somehow they kept making plays and going down the field.