Bob Papa called the game for the Giants with Carl Banks as his analyst and Howard Cross as sideline reporter, while Gil Santos was at the microphone for the Patriots with Gino Cappelletti as analyst and Scott Zolak as sideline reporter. The Giants then faced the No. 2 seeded San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game. Both teams continued to struggle on offense, until New York linebacker Jacquian Williams stripped the ball from San Francisco wide receiver Kyle Williams after a punt return.
In playoffs, Crabtree has generated 15 receptions for 176 yards and two touchdowns. In his past five games (incl. playoffs), Crabtree has 34 catches for 520 yards and 6 touchdowns. The Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers to wrap up the 2012 season on Feb. 3, 2013. The game, which was held at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, was nicknamed the Harbaugh Bowl, as the two teams were led by brothers and coaches Jim and John Harbaugh for the 49ers and Ravens, respectively.
The most iconic NFL teams, the biggest American Football stars and pictures of American Football stadiums can all be found in our huge gallery of photos. But he’s not the only great Quarterback featured in our photo gallery – check out our ‘Great Quarterback’ special featuring Brady, Eli Manning, Brett Favre and Ben Roethlisberger. Don’t worry, we haven’t forgotten the heroes of yesteryear either – posters of Joe Montana, Dan Marino and plenty others remain popular to this day too. Fox broadcast Super Bowl XLII as part of an annual cycle between the three main broadcast television partners of the NFL. Fox aired nine hours of pre-game programming, which began with a special episode of Fox News Sunday, as well as a two-hour special hosted by Fox News Channel anchor Shepard Smith, which previewed the Super Tuesday primaries for the 2008 presidential election. The Fox NFL Sunday panel hosted the main pre-game show, led by Curt Menefee, joined by Terry Bradshaw, Howie Long, and Jimmy Johnson.
Super Bowl XLVII marked the first time two brothers were head coaches for opposing teams in the championship game. An ad for Old Milwaukee beer featuring Will Ferrell aired a single time on only 1 station in Nebraska. The Patriots, as the designated home team, had a choice of wearing their home navy blue jerseys or their white away jerseys. Briefly, there was speculation that the Patriots might wear the white away jerseys in order to switch the jerseys from Super Bowl XLII, where the Patriots wore dark blue and the Giants wore white.
In the sortable table below, franchises are ordered first by number of wins, followed by the total number of appearances, and finally by the total number of points scored for the franchise throughout all appearances. Included in the table are all of the team names that each franchise has had since the 1966 season, a.k.a. the start of the Super Bowl era. Legendary Superbowl winning teams appearing in our American Football gallery include the Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, the 49ers, the Miami Dolphins, the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots. Outside North America, Super Bowl XLII was distributed by the NFL and NFL International.
M.I.A. came under controversy for giving the middle finger during the performance of “Give Me All Your Luvin’”, which was caught by the broadcast feed. The gesture was given when she appeared to sing “I don’t give a shit”, although it was hard to hear clearly if the expletive was said, stopped short, or cut off, as the censor unsuccessfully tried to blur the screen to cover the gesture. Green and Shelton (who sang “America the Beautiful” as part of the pregame show) are both judges on the NBC TV series The Voice, which the super bowl 2012 a championship in pictures network broadcast after the game.
As well as these international pop stars, the show also featured the Indiana University Marching Hundred and Kelly Clarkson singing the American national anthem. At Sport Photo Gallery we have some stunning American Football posters for the home or office, and for fans of all ages.
A th-Round selection, Hernandez’s stellar performance in the game would only add to the tragedy when his career was cut short by a self-destructive spiral into crime, resulting in his conviction in 2013 for the murder of Odin Lloyd. Fellow second-year TE Rob Gronkowski, who came into Super Bowl XLVI battling a severe ankle injury, tallied 2 catches for 26 yards and Welker, despite the infamous drop, finished with 7 receptions for 60 yards and two carries for 21. Defensively, linebackers Jerod Mayo and Brandon Spikes each had 8 solo tackles, 3 assists, and a forced fumble.
They found success at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas on Feb. 6, 2011, wrapping up their season with a bang. The Packers entered as favorites, having won 12 league championships in their history, the most of any franchise. The Patriots, after starting the year 5-3, went on an eight game winning streak before entering the playoffs as the conference’s number one seed. In the first game, the team dismantled the Denver Broncos before facing the Baltimore Ravens in the Divisional Round.
Finally back to full strength, the Giants entered their week 17 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys with both teams tied for the division lead with 8–7 records. TE VERNON DAVIS has 16 catches for 442 yards (110.5 per game) and five touchdowns in four career playoff games. In three of four career playoff games, Davis has 100-plus yards and at least one touchdown. The Seattle Seahawks beat the Denver Broncos 43-8 to conclude the 2013 season with a sweeping victory. Technically, the game had little significance, since both teams had already clinched their respective spots in the playoffs. But due to the Patriots’ quest for an undefeated season, this game was one of the most heavily watched games in league history.
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