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Eli Manning MVP? In New York two months ago, he was MHP – most hated player.Perhaps “hate” is too strong a word, but Manning kept his cool, directed the Giants to the playoffs and on the heels of Sunday night’s 17-14 win in Super Bowl XLII, he was named the game’s Most Valuable Player for directing a game-winning drive, capped off by his 13-yard TD pass to Plaxico Burress with 35 seconds left.“A lot of people got down on him early in the year, a lot of criticism, but he stayed true to himself,” Burress said. “He stayed Eli, kept upbeat, kept his focus, didn’t let anybody get in his head and just kept playing.”And as a result?“We’re the champions, baby,” Burress said.Manning’s march was Brady-esque, especially his escape of a near sack and 32-yard completion to David Tyree down to the New York 24, Tyree holding the ball against his helmet while the Patriots were stunned.“”I saw Tyree in the middle of the field,” Manning said. “I tried to get the ball to him and it just floated. He made an unbelieveable catch, jumping up , holding up to that ball. Guys hanging all over him and then later on with Plaxico.”As a result, it’s back-to-back for the Manning family, much to the chagrin of the New England Patriots, who lost to Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in last year’s AFC championship game and then Eli and the Giants last night in the Super Bowl./p“I didn’t know when it would happen,” Eli, who narrowly missed being intercepted by Patriots defensive back Asante Samuel on that final drive, said when asked when he thought he would win a Super Bowl. “You have to be patient with these things. All of the pieces. You got to be in the right spot. This year it all came together and with so many clutch players on this team and big wins throughtout the whole season to get to this point. Again the same tonight.”/p“We knew we were one stop (away) and we couldn’t get that stop,” Patriots linebacker Tedy Bruschi said,. “Like I said, we had our chances….but those plays we didn’t make, the Tyree catch, the Manning escape – I think three of our guys had hands on him. Those are plays that will be on highlights for years and years.”And Patriot lowlights. --- TOM KING
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