INDIANAPOLIS - Eli Manning is the other Manning no more.
Master of the fourth quarter rally this season, Manning did it again -- just as he did four seasons ago -- and got one up on older brother Peyton by leading the game-winning touchdown drive in the final minutes as the New York Giants stole another championship from the New England Patriots with a 21-17 victory Sunday night in Super Bowl XLVI.
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Manning completed 30 of 40 pass attempts for 296 yards and, with his second Super Bowl title, now has one more than Peyton, the Indianapolis Colts star who watched from a suite at Lucas Oil Stadium.
And suddenly, Manning is just one title shy of the Patriots' Tom Brady, whose own stellar effort - including a Super Bowl record 14 consecutive completed passes - ended when his Hail Mary effort 51 yards away from the end zone narrowly eluded a diving Rob Gronkowski on the game's final play.
Ahmad Bradshaw's 6-yard touchdown run with 52 seconds remaining provided the winning margin, capping an 88-yard drive that showcased Manning's coolness in the clutch.
The Giants trailed 17-15 when they got the ball at their own 12 with 3:53 left, and Manning, the game's Most Valuable Player, got them moving with a 38-yard pass to Mario Manningham, who made a sideline grab at the 50.
Passes of 16 yards to Manningham and 18 yards to Hakeem Nicks got the Giants to the Patriots' 18 at the two-minute warning. The Patriots let Bradshaw score so they could get the ball back sooner, but their final effort again fell short, the circumstances almost uncannily similar to the Giants' 17-14 conquest of the then-undefeated Patriots in Super Bowl XLII, their third of four championships.
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