Eli Manning finally woke up, although as Troy Aikman pointed out, his TD pass to David Tyree giving the Giants a 10-7 lead over the Patriots easily could have been intercepted by Asante Samuel. But the score was huge.

On his next chance Manning alertly avoided a Patriots blitz but blew a chance to bust the game open as his lob to the wide open Plaxico Burress sailed clear over the 6-foot-5 receiver's head. That ultimately could prove fatal.