i think the patriots are soft. >> i think the patriots, we talked about this most of the year.ut we know bill belichick is a genius. >> and they got caught cheating. that whole thing that everybody wants to sweep under the rug. when they win another super bowl. >> do you think they are cheating yet? >> not yet. all i'm saying to you, well, we don't know. they haven't been caught yet. all i'm saying is they haven't won a super bowl since they got caught cheating. those are the facts. those are the facts. they were undefeated. they went up against the giants last time and they were supposedly not cheating and they lost. they haven't won the super bowl. that's fine, but they weren't cheating. the other super bowls they won three points each one of them with the cheating. >> i don't know that i can say the reason why they won the super bowl is because they were cheating. >> bottom line is this, i hate to agree with you. but i do agree with you. i think the giants because they can rush forward without having the blitz and the receivers compliment is better. so i'm going to take the

the patriots lead it. the patriots go to work. high was 21 of 41 and 276 yards and two td's.iants had trouble finding the end zone. settled for two field goals. the giants are now down 17-15. in the fourth, and they only turn -- the only turnover of the game. down field and picked off and the giants could not take advantage. huge toont and second and 11 -- huge opportunity and second and 11. welker drops. it they force the punt and gives eli manning one more shot. eli starts from his own 12. an incredible throw and catch. 38 yards. first down giants and maybe one of the best catches in super bowl history. >> the o line had good pass protection. as soon as the ball hit my fingertips i froze my feet. i knew i had a little room to work with. thank god we won. we're world champs, world champs. >> giants come marching down the field. patriots have stwo timeouts. he says let them score so we can get the ball back. bradshaw can't make up his mind. why isn't anybody tackling me. he stumbles into the end zone. but there is still a minute on the lock. clock. >> eli says to get down the

smother and cover it. >>> the patriots still played a great game.o hand it to them. you have to hand it to them. because it's a lot safer than passing it to them. man, the patriots are going to have a tough flight home tomorrow. it will be awkward when the tsa is like please remove any cell phones, loose change, rings -- oops, sorry. >> of course that was a special super bowl edition of "late night with jimmy fallon." it was live from indianapolis last night. >>> entertainment news, guy films normally don't do so well on super bowl weekend for obvious reasons. not this super bowl weekend. "chronicle," a supernatural thriller powered about i a young male audience debuted at number one taking in over $22 million. the ghost story "the woman in black" featuring "harry potter" star daniel radcliffe finished a close second with 21 million. they landed on all-time top ten list for super bowl weekend debuts. the weekend opening family film "big miracle" finished in fourth with $8 million. harrison ford is in talks to appear in a sequel to "bladerunner." fin

the patriots win. they become the first team to go 19-0, and this week, we're talking about brady already being the greatest quarterback of all time and how ely manning has the pressure on him to prove that he can finally break through and win the big one. all because samuelropped an interception. >> charlie: but are you telling me that if ely manning has the game of his life and the giants win, it will not elevate him to a place close to brady or does he have to win four in order to be there? >> well, he's not at the brady level yet but ely manning has taken major steps and developed himself into one of the top quarterbacks in the league. clearly there was a bate about that in the past. the fact we're talking about ely manning in that breadth tells you how much his reputation has grown. to me, he's already maybe the greatest quarterback whose ever played in new york. you compare the numbers. showing the most productive whose ever played in new york and now you're starting to hear people say well is el

the new york giants celebrate a second super bowl victory over the new england patriots in four years. >>> tuesday tussle. republican presidential hopefuls set their sights on colorado and minnesota. >>> and crowning achievement. england's queen elizabeth celebrates 60 years on the throne. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> hello and good morning. i'm lynn berry, and today we begin with a giant win. the new york giants defeated the new england patriots last night at the super bowl in indianapolis right here on nbc in a thrilling game that wasn't decided until the game's very last game. here's nbc's mario solis. >>> good morning. four years ago the giants needed a remarkable catch and a late touchdown to beat the patriots to win the super bowl. last night it was day shah ju all over again or should i say day ja blue. giants trailing late in the fourth when eli manning hits mario manning ham. somehow, some way he makes the catch and stays inbound to keep the drive alive. that sets up this. lamont bradshaw with minute to play. giants rally once again to beat the pats in su

patriots have to go to the end zone. brady with a hail mary. it falls incomplete. a thrilling end to super bowl xlvi, eli manning wins the mvp award as the giants hold on to beat the patriots, 21-17. >> i'm proud of the guys, proud of the team, the way we fought all year. never got discouraged, kept our faith, kept our confidence, and just fought to the very end. >> i'll keep coming to this game and keep trying. i'd rather come to the game and lose than not get here. hopefully we'll be back at some point. we had a great year. we just didn't make enough plays today. >> that's your look at sports on "early today." i'm mario solis. >>> well, harrison ford going back 30 years for his next film. your early morning entertainment headlines are straight ahead. >>> plus, don't each and every one of the men and women fighting overseas deserve their own personal parade? you're watching "early today." >>> welcome back to "early today." across much of the coastline, especially in california, maybe some drizzle late this afternoon. really, for stran. tail end of the evening comm

>> patriots are making a comeback. some of the patriots fans are waking up.he numbers. you're happy to see that. >> i have to say, my husband is a morning giants fan of since he was wearing a onesie. >> 62% rounding up, giants 38% patriots. as of right now. live up to the second. >> well, thank you so much for participating in the poll. halves fun. we'll use it for political purposes, as well. get you involved in ht dialogue. thank you so much for making us a part of your morning, as well. our super bowl coverage begins right here at 9:00 this morning. pregame show starts at 10:00. and game festivities begin 3:00 this afternoon. ♪ [ male announcer ] for our families... our neighbors... and our communities... america's beverage companies have created a wide range of new choices. developing smaller portion sizes and more low- & no-calorie beverages... adding clear calorie labels so you know exactly what you're choosing... and in schools, replacing full-calorie soft drinks with lower-calorie options. with more choices and fewer calories, america's beverage compa

patriots never looked back.mason wins 54-50, takes over sole possession of first place in the conference. >>> elsewhere today, virginia loses to florida state 58-55. virginia tech defeats clemson 67-65. and george washington falls to umass 86-75. hometown hockey, capitals on the road today in montreal. ovechkin back in the lineup after serving a suspension. first period off the face-off, top of your screen here, dennis wideman, slapshot. actually, a knuckle puck. check it out. shoots and scores, that's nifty. his tenth goal of the season, caps in front 1-0. that was more than enough for the goal tender, finishing with 30 saves. the caps win 3-0. they're back home tomorrow afternoon against boston. >>> then super bowl xlvi, 6:30, nbc 4, patriots/giants. i'm still sticking with the patriots even though there's a guy named hakeem knicks who plays for the giants. >>> quick reminder, super bowl means it's super fand amonium time. you could win lunch with the team. team. just go to nbc wa i hear you're having a tough

that was the first plaste game for the patriots. first play of the game for the patriots.s. >> mr. elite. >> it is time for your salsa. >> saleh! >> you love it. >> i love it. >> you think the giant might run away from w. this thing. her goes brady. and somehow, suddenly the patriots led. here comes brady, first drive in the third quarter. hernandez bouncing off one guy. 17-9 patriots. >> got it. >> wisdom's prediction on friday looks good at this point. >> but here comes eli and manningham with the catch of the game. the feet were in. he got them down. that led to this. the momentum carried him over the goal line f he goes down there -- >> he can run the clock out and kick a field goal and tom brady doesn't get a chance to do this. here it is, four seconds, three seconds, brady buying time. going deep. can he get there? oh, and he falls incomplete. we'll talk about that later on this morning. but late mayingly, eli manning is your mvp for the second time now in four years. and they beat the patriots again 21-17. here is your two-time mvp. >> it has been a wild game. it ha

that's the patriots mug. >> this is the afc championship new england patriots and that's as far as its always next year. >>> weather wise we have a good day ahead. a little frosty and foggy in the mountains. two issues to talk about. cold will be number one. 32 degrees in town. areas in the low to mid-20s but by noon 49 degrees. we're going up toward 55 with a 5:00 p.m. temperature of 51. the average high about 45 degrees. clear skies overnight. that's one of the reasons that temperatures got cold enough. that's one reason we've got the frost. out west there was a little bit of moisture left over. we've got a dense fog advisory till 9:00 a.m. allegany mountains, those areas will be dealing with visibility issues which are down for a quarter mile or so when you look at it from petersburg out toward cumberland. we're doing fine here. 23 culpeper. 28 with the fog in cumberland. no fog and 28 in easton. again we're going into the 50s. what a nice start to the week. >> great start to the week and not a bad start to the rush hour. good morning, everybody. if you're planning to head around t

looked like the patriots might pull away from that point. giants' kicker lawrence tynes kept new york hanging around with two third quarter field goals. 33-yarder made it a two-point game, 17-15 patriots. tom coughlin saw his offense pull off another super bowl classic kick. fourth quarter. manning to mario manningham. sensational grab. gets both feet inbounds. 38-yard game that started a nine-place touchdown drive. under a minute left. giants ahmad bradshaw score and try to hit the brake so he can burn the clock and falls into the end zone. couldn't believe he got a free pass. couldn't stop. falls in for six. 21-17. giants with under a minute left. looked like tom brady might have a miracle left. fourth and 16. hits deion branch to keep patriots alive. any time brady has a chance, defense has to worry. came down to this. 51-yard hail mary. brady, super bowl on the line, no prayers answered for the patriots today. four years after the giants upset new england in the super bowl, they do it again. 21-17. eli manning threw for 296 yards, one to

me i can't see my grand baby unless i root -- >> for 9 patriots?> these are going back tomorrow. >> yep, they've still got the price tags on them, and they're going back. now as i mentioned earlier, this is serious stuff. revenge is in the air. just ask rodney harrison, who played for the patriots when they lost to the giants in the super bowl four years ago. and is now an analyst for nbc sports. >> now the patriots they won't admit that this is a big deal. they won't say that this is revenge game. they definitely have that burning desire to come back and avenge that loss. >> and while tailgating and tensions build, some of that buzz is being saved for what will take place off the field. >> i have to admit, i love the commercials. >> now, there's something else you've got to do before leaving indianapolis. this is a three alarm fire in a bowl. it's a shrimp cocktail from saint elmo's which is renowned around the world. there's so much horseradish in here, ann, i think each quarterback should try one of these before they take to the field, because t

a genuine patriot seeks to save his people's soul, not simply its land. and so for him and the ridges, that meant resettling out west where the cherokee people would reconstitute themselves in peace as a vir choose and prosperous nation. ironically, as sort of a side note, in choosing removal, boudinot and ridge put important distance between themselves and their missionary friends who had done so much for the cherokee cause. samuel worcester, perhaps boudinot's closest white friend, believed like john ross that the 1835 treaty that boudinot and the treaty party had put together was a mistake and signing it was, at best, misguided. other missionaries also criticized boudinot for his position on the treaty, and once they arrived in oklahoma in 1839 pleaded with him to apologize for his error. if boudinot and the ridges relentlessly pursued the cause for removal out last week, ross and the mass of the cherokee people focused exclusively on protecting the homeland as the critical work of the true patriot. when he was not attacking the treaty party for its tr

they are quality people, good role models. >> go, patriots! >> reporter: but the stadium tavern downtown is patriots territory. >> paid a lot of money for this. >> reporter: this man from rhode island paid $2600 to see his beloved pats. >> the pats are going to win. we'll get our fourth championship in 11 years and brady's going down a legend. >> reporter: 70,000 fans are packing lucas oil stadium today, many giants and patriots season ticket holders who had to win a lottery to be here. >> tickets right here! >> reporter: there are tickets still available for those willing to pay the price. >> lower levels, 2000, $2100. >> each? >> yeah. >> reporter: don fix has gone to 18 super bowls. each time, buying tickets at the last minute. >> we just work the streets. sometimes it's stressful, sometimes you get lucky. >> reporter: this time, he's hoping to make it lucky number 19. a super bowl tradition. and indianapolis is really hoping that hosting the super bowl just is it not a one-time deal. from everyone that we've talked to, they really like the

now, giants inside the patriots' 10. the patriots' defense split. memo, don't score the touchdown. he went in. would he be the go for that? no, he wouldn't. five seconds remaining. brady in the pocket releases a massive ball which is tipped down, almost caught, almost by rob gronkowski. the giants, just as they did in super bowl xlii beat the patriots and they do it in dramatic fashion. the mvp, eli manning, winning that award for the second time. and the battle for super bowl xlvii in new orleans has begun. >>> all right, more from the game coming up next. including which commercials are getting the buzz. >> and once more from the re the reaction from the halftime show. ♪ i'd never ride without one now. and since my doctor prescribed lipitor, i won't go without it for my high cholesterol. why kid myself? diet and exercise weren't lowering my cholesterol enough. now i'm eating healthier, exercising more, taking lipitor. numbers don't lie. my cholesterol has stayed down. and here's another number you might be interested in. lipitor may be available f

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he has been a star and stalwart for the new england patriots. if he makes that catch the giants don't get back the ball. they don't get back the ball and ha r putting into position where manningham can make the catch he does. that was the whole difference in this game to me for all this time and energy that everybody put into it, wes welker did not come up with a huge play, mario manningham did and because of that, today we're saluting eli manning and tom coughlin and the giants general manager and talking about how great they are because we welker didn't hold on to that one pas i'm not pinning the loss on him. if he makes that one play, goes different. same thing-- and we talked about this in our first play together-- if asante samuel one play before david tyre catches the ball on his helmet one handed in a velcro catch. one play before that asante samuel has a pass thrown to him from eli planng. it goes into his hands hands and out of his hands. giants maintain position giants keep the ball, giants throw the pass to tyre, giants throw the touc

the patriots let ahmad bradshaw score the touchdown. he had an instinct to go down and let the clock run down but his football instincts scored the touchdown. here is the last throw, it's tipped up, ron gronkowski might have had a shot at it. but he has a bad ankle. couldn't get to the ball. eli manning wins his second super bowl mvp award. full highlights and postgame interviews ahead in sports. also, jimmy fallon had a live show afterwards, getting giants players to do some things i don't think they knew they'd be doing when they started their day. >>> to politics. mitt romney is 3 for 5. tomorrow it's minnesota and colorado. new polling suggests the party has notify given up on the other candidates in the fight. according to ppp, public policy polling, romney leads in colorado with 40%, rick santorum follows up 22 points from just december at 26%. newt gingrich has dropped 19 points. he's down to 18%. ron paul there at 12. that's inside the state of colorado. in minnesota, santorum now in a statistical tie with mitt romney. santorum

shaky defense a major fit the top story out of the patriots camp is the status of playmaker. the record setting tight end. and a less than fully fit growing koski would mean enormous relief. for linebackers and defensive backs so a grudge rematch for the ages with several legacies at stake in the forty six edition of america's biggest d. r t. ok we stay stateside. where this week so the bottle of two of the n.b.a. western conference is leading lights miami winning that particular contest philadelphia a close old country this right thruout the first time going into the break for in front leading fifty one forty seven even closer in the third quarter with the squad . pace a significant breakthrough coming in the final period. scoring the seventy six years by sixty. twenty six introspectively the one thousand nine hundred seventy nine victory meaning the heat of smush. after more than three years so texas rangers outfielder josh hamilton has admitted that baseball star miss both the two thousand and four and five seasons because of drug and alcohol abuse the thirty year old stat

win over the new england patriots. it is the giants' second super bowl against the patriots. a repeat of the four years ago. >> to play against a great team like the patriots at javits finish like that goes down in history. >> that win was not a done deal until the last few seconds. >> that last 57 seconds was a rough but that whole thing was awesome. >> it is unscripted. this is pure drama. >> it comes down to one or two plays in this game. if you make it, you are celebrating. if you do not, you do not celebrate for a week. >> mvp eli manning got his second super bowl ring. the third in his family. earlier cameras caught it -- two feet barely inbound. >> when the ball touched my hands, that is when i just froze my feet. i did not know where i was at. a madonna's halftime show was hit. no wardrobe now function as promised. the network apologized and called it inappropriate and disappointing. giants fans are anything but. the patriots played a great game even though they lost. from indianapolis, wbal-tv 11 news. >> abou

if the patriots win this super bowl, i'm going to call bs on that forever. >> if the patriots win, aot of red sox fans will forget about baseball for one sunday. and be happy for tom brady and company, guys. >> give us a sense of the atmosphere there in indy, josh. >> i was out last night. before the people have actually arrived -- >> do a close-up on the eye, just for a little bit. >> i was doing research. doing research. i can tell you, the fans are already here. and if my preliminary research proves correct, it's the giants that are traveling this year, i got to tell you. >> we'll get back to you throughout the morning, josh. and well represented in the studio as well. we have scotty. representing. and angie. as she's telling me five seconds to tell you new details coming up in the murder case outside of detroit. we'll be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [ female announcer ] the sun has always powered life. ♪ and now it powers our latest innovation to heat and cool your home more efficiently. ♪ introducing the world's only solar-powered home energy system, which saves you up to half off your h

the biggest game all name murray kin sporting calendar is drawing ever closer the new england patriots aiming to avenge a two thousand and seven super bowl loss to the new york giants which ruined their perfect season even sikorsky looks now at what's at stake in sunday's american football finale. just about every player and coach in the national football league would trade all of their wards and accolades for a chance to hold of the lombardi trophy even once the patriots and the giants both lifted it during the last decade another victory for either club would see the careers of its key contributors skyrocket into new territory the patriots tom brady has won the n.f.l.'s biggest game three times and the quarterback could join greats terry bradshaw and his own idol joe montana as the only signal callers with four titles while bill belichick could become only the second head coach ever to win as many rings signed the legendary steeler chuck noll. new england's mastermind understands the significance of each moment full well having been to the big dance many times as an assistant and the

. >>> there you have it, the new york giants once again take down the new england patriots to win the super bowl giants won 21-17 after scoring the game winning touchdown with a minute left in the fourth quarter. giants quarterback eli manning broke some records on the way to being named mvp he was the first quarterback to start a super bowl with 9 consecutive completions he was 30 for 40 on the night throwing for 296- yards after the game he gave credit to his team. >> great toughness great faith, by our guys, believing and some big time plays by a number of guys you know, we spread the ball around taking what they gave us getting the ball out quickly and a number of goes played big time today. >> tom brady completed i think 16 throws in a row at one point this is the giants fourth super bowl title and second in the past four years they beat the patriots four years ago. >> what would super bowl be now days without a half time show controversy. some of the talk this morning is about singer rapper mia giving tv cameras the middle finger during the performance of madonna's new song give

>> we found in passionate patriot fans. >> giants or patriots?t is crazy compared to, it feels like spring break for adults. >> i get excited when i see celebrity. , who is going to win? giants or patriots? >> giants? giants? no? no? what about the patriots? will they win? all, fine. >> that dog spoke sign language he will star in the vw ad, and the zip lines i will be doing that and one great story showing you what the people of indianapolis are like. last night i was on foot, went to the nfl network party and i thought i had to go see something else but the problem was it was too far away and i am walking and getting cold and i went into a bar, which anyone would do, and i went and tell the guy where is the party and he said you have to go two more blocks, i'll drive you! he owns the bar, he left the crowded bar, he drove me, he had no idea i worked at fox and he drove me because i was from another town, and he want add good impression, to the place, and dropped me off! >>alisyn: my gosh! what is the name of this bar? >> name of the we bar is b

i'm a patriots fan. up next, kristen berset has highlights and gets reaction from the mvp this year, eli manning. >> don't be bitter, mike. >> congratulations, eli. >>> now the question of the morning. one of the these things happens almost three billion times a day around the world. which is it? a, a new status post on facebook, b, an auto accident, or c, someone orders mcdonald's french fries? >> our facebook friend krissy says it has to be b, auto accidents. you hear more about auto accidents than anything else these days. >> keep the guesses coming. we'll have the answer at 6:53. we'll be right back. >>> welcome back. 6:23 on this monday morning. we've got a lot of frost out there. you park outside, give yourself a few extra minutes to scrape the windshield and fog out west. a fine day for february. average highs in the mid-40s. we'll be maybe 10 degrees above that. here's a look at the day planner. temperatures will be climbing through the 40s this morning. in fact, by noon we should be in the mid-