Super Bowl XLVI makes the podium

Of the almost two dozen Super Bowls I’ve had the good fortune to have covered through the years, Sunday’s 21-17 Giants victory made the top three. The quarterback match-up of Eli Manning against Tom Brady, the coaching match-up between Bill Belichick and Tom Coughlin and the fact it was a rematch of one of the best Super Bowls ever played just four years ago all swirled together to form high drama with the trophy on the line. And it more than lived up to its potential. Toss in some legitimate defense played by both teams, some late-game drama and Manning’s prime-time performance and you had all the makings of what a title game is supposed to look like. The top three Super Bowls I’ve covered: –Super Bowl XXXIV. Titans wide receiver Kevin Dyson was tackled by Rams linebacker Mike Jones one-yard short of tying the game on the game’s last play. Often lost in the haze of memories was Kurt Warner’s moon-shot throw to Isaac Bruce for a 73-yard touc...