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Following what had become his usual routine, the Giants New York Giants ' big-play receiver missed practice all week but bravely fought through a sprained right ankle and a sprained MCL in his left knee -- the result of that slip in the hotel shower on Monday -- to start against the Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. "Until this morning, I honestly didn't think I would be able to go, and it broke my heart," Burress said afterward.
Reported by the New York Post
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Unlike the NFC title game two weeks before, though, Burress was barely a factor after the game's first possession. He spent the next 57 or so minutes as a frustrated decoy, leaving his brash prediction of a 23-17 Giants win looking like so much hot air. But with the Giants' hopes of an upset in the balance, Burress came through with the biggest play of his career -- a 13-yard touchdown grab with 35 seconds left that gave New York a 17-14 victory and their third Super Bowl crown.
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