Eli Manning, Super Bowl XLII MVP
Manning may have come up with the clutchest play in Super Bowl history, but he was only in position to make the play because the Giants’ terrifying defensive line, led by Justin Tuck, held Tom Brady and Co. to just 14 points to ruin New England’s bid for a perfect season. The Patriots hadn’t scored fewer than 20 in a game all season, playoffs included. Tuck had two of the Giants’ five sacks.