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Top 10 plays in New York Giants Super Bowl history

ByHenry Buggy|
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)
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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#9 – Fake Punt Option On 4th-and-1 (Super Bowl XXI)

PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 25: A fan holds a signs in support of her favorite team, the New York Giants, during Super Bowl XXI against the Denver Broncos at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on January 25, 1987. The Giants won 39-20. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)
PASADENA, CA – JANUARY 25: A fan holds a signs in support of her favorite team, the New York Giants, during Super Bowl XXI against the Denver Broncos at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California, on January 25, 1987. The Giants won 39-20. (Photo by George Rose/Getty Images)

This may be the gutsiest call in Big Blue’s history. Giants head coach Bill Parcells audibles out of a punt formation on fourth-and-one on New York’s own 46-yard-line.

Backup quarterback Jeff Rutledge fights for a first down on the sneak. The play swung the momentum in New York’s favor for the second half. Phil Sims would go on to throw a 13-yard touchdown pass to Mark Bavaro, giving the Giants a 16-10 lead. The play can be seen at the 33:30 mark of the video linked here. 

The Giants would only expand their lead in the third and fourth quarters before claiming their first Lombardi Trophy in franchise history.

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