In what was one of, if not the most, exciting Championship weeks in a long time the Patriots and Giants advanced to the Super Bowl. Both teams were able to advance with a little luck and miscues by the Ravens and 49ers.
The Patriots came away with 23-20 victory after the Ravens kicker, Bill Cundiff, missed a chip shot 32 yard field goal with 15 seconds left. The kick would have sent the game into overtime and who knows what would have happened there.
The Giants were the recipient of not one, but two misplays by 49ers punt returner Kyle Williams. The first came when he got to close to a bouncing punt that hit him in the knee and he stood and watched as the Giants picked it up. The second came in overtime when he was returning another punt and fumbled that one as well. This fumble set up the game winning field goal giving the Giants a 20-17 victory.
Victories by the Giants and Patriots sets up a rematch of the Super Bowl played 4 years ago. That year, the Patriots were heavy favorites as they entered the game 18-0. The Giants pulled off one of the greatest upsets in sports history when Eli Manning hit Plaxico Burress with the game winning touch down pass late in the 4th quarter. Patriots' fans have been waiting ever since to get a little bit of revenge, and they'll get their chance in 2 weeks.
Editors Note: As a Patriots fan, it hurt saving that image to my computer.
