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Eli Manning to David Tyree: Rich Seubert Doesn't Give Up

Feb 6, 2008 – 1:29 PM
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Examining Manning to Tyree, the play that changed the Super Bowl.

The key players in the play that changed the Super Bowl were, of course, Giants quarterback Eli Manning and wide receiver David Tyree. But there was a third Giant who showed off the never-say-die spirit of these Giants: guard Rich Seubert.

Seubert was lined up at left guard, and at the start of the play he was blown off the ball. That allowed the Patriots to collapse the middle of the pocket, so when Manning stepped forward to avoid the blind-side rush from Adalius Thomas, he didn't have anywhere to go. Patriots defensive linemen Jarvis Green (#97) and Richard Seymour (whose helmet you can see behind Green's right shoulder) seemed to have Manning locked up for a sack.

But Seubert would have none of it. He got back into position and blocked Green, pushing him into Seymour and allowing Manning to make his great escape.

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