Whereas, on February 5, 2012, in Indianapolis, Indiana,
the New York Giants defeated the New England Patriots by a score of 21 to 17 in
Super Bowl XLVI to win the National Football League Championship;
Whereas the New England Patriots had a tremendous season,
winning the American Football Conference Eastern Division and representing the
American Football Conference in the Super Bowl;
Whereas during the postseason for the 2011–2012 regular
season, the Giants defeated an Atlanta Falcons team with a regular season
record of 10 wins and 6 losses, a Green Bay Packers team with a regular season
record of 15 wins and 1 loss, a San Francisco 49ers team with a regular season
record of 13 wins and 3 losses, and a New England Patriots team with a regular
season record of 13 wins and 3 losses, thus becoming the first team to beat 4
teams in the playoffs with regular season records better than their own;
Whereas the Giants have been the model of resilience this
season by overcoming both injury and adversity, having to place 13 players on
injured reserve and becoming the first team to win the Super Bowl after losing
7 games in the regular season;
Whereas quarterback Elisha Nelson Eli
Manning, who completed 30 passes for 296 yards and 1 touchdown in the Super
Bowl, and who improved his record as a starting quarterback in the postseason
to 8 wins and 3 losses (and his record as a starting quarterback in the Super
Bowl to 2 wins and 0 losses), was voted the winner of the Pete Rozelle Trophy,
awarded to the Most Valuable Player of the Super Bowl, becoming the first
Giants player to win the award more than once and only the fifth player to do
so in National Football League history, proving that he is truly one of the
game’s elite quarterbacks;
Whereas Tom Coughlin, in his eighth season as head coach
of the Giants, has led his team to the playoffs 5 times, and this season, with
the help of Defensive Coordinator Perry Fewell, Offensive Coordinator Kevin
Gilbride, and the entire Giants coaching staff, led the Giants to victory in
Super Bowl XLVI, proudly bringing the Vince Lombardi Trophy back to New
Jersey;
Whereas the Giants organization is one of the most
successful in National Football League history, boasting 15 Hall of Fame
players, 28 postseason appearances, more than 600 wins, 18 National Football
League divisional championships, and 8 National Football
League championships, including remarkable title runs in 1987, 1991, 2008, and
2012 (Super Bowls XXI, XXV, XLII, and XLVI) that captivated fans in New York,
in New Jersey, and around the country;
Whereas Giants owner and Chief Executive Officer John Mara
and Executive Vice President Steve Tisch have done a remarkable job leading
this storied franchise with the assistance and dedication of their talented
staff;
Whereas the Giants have played all their home games in the
Meadowlands Sports Complex, located in East Rutherford, New Jersey, since 1976
and have supported Bergen County and the New York and northern New Jersey areas
with community outreach projects; and
Whereas the entire Giants franchise has become a model of
professionalism, teamwork, and community service in representing the entire New
York and New Jersey metropolitan area: Now, therefore, be it
That the House of Representatives
congratulates the National Football League champion New York Giants for winning
Super Bowl XLVI.