By Ernie Palladino
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One of the last views the Patriots had of the Giants was Mario Manningham streaking down the Lucas Oil Stadium sideline for the 38-yard catch that set up Ahmad Bradshaw’s 6-yard, Lombardi Trophy-winning touchdown run in Super Bowl XLVI.
Seeing it from the Giants’ current vantage point, that victory seems light years away. As the Pats come into MetLife Stadium Sunday at 8-0, certainly not an atypical record for them, the 5-4 Giants sit on the cusp of turning around their fortunes since that second Super Bowl win in the Tom Coughlin era.