When the game is on the line and the team needs a big play, there is no one better than Eli Manning's Tom Coughlin Lead the charge.
Coughlin and Manning won two Super Bowls together, and Manning made big plays in crucial moments throughout the Giants' championship run.
“He's the greatest — people are going to argue with me, I understand, but he's the greatest player — big play, sorry, great quarterback I've ever seen,” Coughlin said during a recent appearance on Barstool Sports. Sorry.”
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Former New York Giants head coach Tom Coughlin and quarterback Eli Manning hug during a ceremony honoring the team that won the Super Bowl in 2012. (Daniel Parhizkaran/USA TODAY Sports)
The Giants are undefeated The New England Patriots defeated the Patriots 17–14 in the Super Bowl in 2008, and then again in the Super Bowl in 2012, with a score of 21–17.
“I mean the way he approached things and the fact that he really accepted the challenge. He wanted a challenge. He wanted this. I mean, did he know what he was facing? Tom BradyFor example, and, honestly, rightly so. I mean, they've racked up a lot of Super Bowls. But in these games, in these games – call it his pedigree, call it whatever you want – but this guy makes plays when he needs to make plays,” Coughlin said.
“46, look at (Mario) Manningham's catch in Super Bowl 46 and I'm just watching it in my mind. I don't understand how Eli comes back to get rid of the ball in this situation. and so he did. throw. You're talking about big plays. Wow, I'm taking him because I've seen him in situations you can imagine.
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Eli Manning after being named Super Bowl MVP on February 5, 2012 in Indianapolis. (IDEA)
Catching Manningham is one of Manning's best plays. Manning threw an onside pass into a small window to help kick off the monster game-winning drive in the 2012 Super Bowl.
Manning has always had a knack for stepping up in big moments in tough games.
The four-time Pro Bowler has been phenomenal in his playoff career. In his first Super Bowl appearance, Manning threw for 854 yards and six touchdowns and led three game-winning drives en route to his first Super Bowl. Super Bowl MVP In 2008.
The most memorable play of Manning's first Super Bowl appearance was a catch on David Tyree's helmet. The Giants were trailing late in the fourth quarter when Manning likely avoided a sack and threw an interception downfield, where Tyree made one of the most memorable catches in Super Bowl history.
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Former New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning prepares to pitch first before the game between the New York Yankees and Toronto Blue Jays at Yankee Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta/USA Today Sports)
Manning did it again in 2012, throwing for 1,219 yards with nine touchdowns and winning his second Super Bowl MVP while leading two game-winning drives and only one interception.
Manning is running for a spot in the Pro Football Hall of Fame this season, and his playoff resume could make him a first-ballot Hall of Famer.
Coughlin was the Giants coach from 2004–2015, leading the Giants to a 192–102 record in 12 seasons. Before coaching the Giants, Coughlin spent eight seasons with the Jacksonville Jaguars, leading them to a 128-68 record.
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