Top 10 plays in New York Giants Super Bowl history

By Henry Buggy | Jan 30, 2018

INDIANAPOLIS, IN - FEBRUARY 05: Quarterback Eli Manning #10 of the New York Giants poses with the Vince Lombardi Trophy after the Giants defeated the Patriots by a score of 21-17 in Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images) /

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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – FEBRUARY 05: Chase Blackburn #93 of the New York Giants celebrates with his team after intercepting a pass by Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots during Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

Blackburn went from unsigned free agent to Super Bowl hero in less than three months. The Giants former special teams captain wasn’t re-signed to the Big Blue’s roster until late November in 2011, but that didn’t stop him from making a key play in Super Bowl XLVI.

The undrafted linebacker out of Akron picked off Brady at the start of the fourth quarter. What makes the play more impressive is that Blackburn cut in front of All-Pro tight end Rob Gronkowski to snag the game-changing interception. Here is a link to the video of the play.

The Giants were trailing 17-15 at the time of the interception. While the turnover didn’t lead to points for Big Blue, it was Brady’s first and only turnover of the game and the start of another fourth quarter comeback.

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#10 – Chase Blackburn’s Interception (Super Bowl XLVI)