Soon after, Eli Manning found receiver Mario Manningham for a touchdown and a 17-14 lead.

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Assisted by crucial late receptions by Mario Manningham, Manning marched the Giants down the field in the closing minutes of the game.

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Ahmad Bradshaw scored on a 6-yard run with 57 seconds left after Mario Manningham caught a 38-yard pass from Manning along the left sideline with two defensive backs bearing down on him.

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It was Manning who would own this night, though, finishing 30 of 40 for 296 yards, a touchdown and one tremendous 38-yard pass to Mario Manningham, with 3:46 left on the clock and the Giants down 17-15.

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Without those rookie sessions, Manning doesn't scan the field, see a Cover-2 defense, recognize that the Patriots jammed his top two receivers on the right, look off New England's safeties, slide up in the pocket and thread the ball 38 yards into the teeniest of windows for Mario Manningham for the game's biggest play.

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