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Super Bowl XLVI
New York Giants New England Patriots (NFC) (AFC) 21 17 1 2 3 4 Total NYG 9 0 6 6 21 NE 0 10 7 0 17
Date	February 5, 2012
Stadium	Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana
MVP	Eli Manning, Quarterback
Favorite	Patriots by 2½
Referee	John Parry
Attendance	68,658
Ceremonies
National anthem	Kelly Clarkson
Coin toss	John Parry
Halftime show	Madonna featuring LMFAO, M.I.A., Nicki Minaj and Cee Lo Green
TV in the United States
Network	NBC
Announcers	Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth, and Michele Tafoya
Nielsen ratings	47.0 (National) 56.7 (Boston) 56.4 (Indianapolis) 49.7 (New York) US viewership: 111.3 million est. avg., 166.8 million est. total
Market share
Cost of 30- second commercial	US$3.5 million
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Super Bowl XLVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion New York Giants and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion for the 2011 season. The Giants defeated the Patriots by the score of 21–17. The game was played on February 5, 2012, at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the first time that the Super Bowl was played in the state of Indiana.

In addition to winning their fourth Super Bowl in team history, the Giants set a new record for the lowest regular season record (9–7, win percentage of 56.3%) by a Super Bowl champion. The Patriots entered the game with an AFC-best 13–3 regular season record, and were also seeking their fourth Super Bowl win. The game was also a rematch of Super Bowl XLII, in which New York won, 17–14, to spoil New England's perfect 2007 season.

The Giants jumped to a 9–0 lead in the first quarter of Super Bowl XLVI before the Patriots scored 17 unanswered points to take a 17–9 lead in the third quarter. But the Giants prevented the Patriots from scoring again, and two consecutive New York field goals chipped away New England's lead, 17–15, late in third period. The Giants then capped off an 88-yard drive with running back Ahmad Bradshaw's 6-yard game-winning touchdown with 57 seconds left in the game. Eli Manning, who completed 30 of 40 passes for 296 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions, was named Super Bowl MVP for the second time in his career. He became the third consecutive quarterback to win the award after Aaron Rodgers in Super Bowl XLV and Drew Brees in Super Bowl XLIV.

The broadcast of the game on NBC broke the record for the most-watched program in American television history, previously set during the previous year's Super Bowl. Super Bowl XLVI was watched by an estimated average audience of 111.3 million US viewers and an estimated total audience of 166.8 million, according to Nielsen, meaning that over half of the American population watched at least some of the initial broadcast.

Contents 1 Host selection process 2 Background 2.1 New York Giants 2.2 New England Patriots 2.3 Season and Playoffs 3 Super Bowl pre-game news and notes 4 Game summary 4.1 First half 5 Box score 6 Statistics and records 6.1 Statistical comparison 6.2 Individual leaders 7 Starting lineups 8 Broadcasting 8.1 United States 8.2 In other countries 9 Commercials 10 Entertainment 11 References 12 External links

[edit] Host selection process

[edit] Background

[edit] New York Giants

Main article: 2011 New York Giants season

[edit] New England Patriots

Main article: 2011 New England Patriots season

[edit] Season and Playoffs

Main article: 2011-12 NFL playoffs

[edit] Super Bowl pre-game news and notes

[edit] Game summary

[edit] First half

[edit] Box score

[edit] Statistics and records

[edit] Statistical comparison

[edit] Individual leaders

[edit] Starting lineups

[edit] Broadcasting

[edit] United States

[edit] In other countries

[edit] Commercials

[edit] Entertainment

[edit] References

[edit] External links