Giants eye epic Super Bowl upset

0 Comments | AFP, February, 2008

PHOENIX, Arizona (AFP) — The New York Giants are looking to inflict an epic upset on the unbeaten New England Patriots on Sunday, hoping to join the select list of Super Bowl underdogs who proved their bite.

With the kickoff of Super Bowl 42 still on the desert horizon, debate was already raging on where such an upset - should the Giants pull it off - would rank in Super Bowl lore.

Not only are the Giants bidding to bring the National Football League title home for the first time in 17 years, they are trying to thwart the Patriots' bid to become just the second team in history to complete a perfect title run.

Giants coach Tom Coughlin says the underdog designation has motivated his team throughout the playoffs and Sunday is no different.

"We have...

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