Super Bowl 2012 Final Score: Highlights, Results, Super Bowl MVP, Half Time performer

Who won the Super Bowl 2012? Eli Manning pulled off another cliff hunger come-from-behind victory as the Giants won, 21-17, over the New England Patriots in the greatest Super Bowl of all time. For the second time, the Giants prevailed against the greatness of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick as player and coach combination.

Who was the Super Bowl MVP 2012? Manning led the Giants in an 88-yard drive the ended a touchdown run by Ahmad Bradshaw. Manning collected his second Super Bowl MVP. Eli Manning can now be considered as one of the elite quarterbacks in the history of NFL by making the necessary plays in the last minute as they trailed 17-15 against the Patriots.

What are the Super Bowl highlights of the game? A very obvious super bowl highlight was the 38 yard pass of Manning to Mario Manningham from their own 12 yard line that eventually challenged by Belichick but the call was upheld, it was a completion.

Who was the Super Bowl Half time show performer? Madonna resurrected herself with gorgeous appearance and excellent performance at half-time. It’s worth watching Madonna once again in one of the biggest events in the sports history. Madonna’s performance was simply captivating and that she brought another perspective to her image.

Who sang the National Anthem? American Idol Season 1 winner sings perfectly the National Anthem which Cristina Aguilera blew last year in Super Bowl?

What are the top 10 Super Bowl commercials? Because of the large numbers of commercials, it is difficult to pick the best though online voting is available in other sites. It was absolutely a win-win situation for the advertisers as the Super Bowl game was all the way to the final second.

Without a doubt Eli Manning cemented himself as the clutch quarterback in the NFL as he captured his second super bowl and super bowl MVP. He will absolutely be one of the best quarterbacks of all time.

What went wrong with the Patriots? Tom Brady had a chance to seal the game two times in the fourth quarter but he failed to do it with first his interception pass and the next drive was his inability to locate his receivers. Brady played extremely well in the second and third quarter but he was pressured by the Giants defense in the fourth quarter.What about Rob Gronkowski? He was not a factor in the game and if he was healthy, then the Patriots would have the chances of winning. Furthermore, Hakeem Nicks and Victor Cruz helped Manning in delivering the blow over the Patriots defense.

New York started it right when the Patriots was called for a safety and Manning drove in the second series for a touchdown to have the score of 9-0. As the Giants continued to control the game, here came the Patriots scoring 17 consecutive points to secure a 17-9 lead. However, the Giants tightened up the defense and that they scored two consecutive field goals to cut the lead 17-15 going into the fourth quarter.

As the atmostphere became tense, Brady’s failure to score in the first 11 minutes by making wrong decisions. Of course the importance of punter Steve Weatherford provide the Giants the advantage in terms of fielding better.

The Super Bowl score 2012 is 21-17. Another Super Bowl game that will be etched in the minds of the NFL fans.