Once again they owe their presence in the Sunday’s showpiece final to an overtime 31-yard shot in the semi-final against the San Francisco 49ers from Lawrence Tynes, the Scottish-born kicker now in his fifth season with the “Big Blue”.
Tynes became one of only three British-born winners of Super Bowl as he and London-born defensive end Osi Umenyiora were part of the Giant’s winning team of 2008 and the team mates now have a chance to repeat that feat and gain a second, much-coveted Super Bowl ring.