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Eli Manning caused a stir early in the season when he told the media he considered himself one of the league's elite quarterbacks.

Manning went out and backed up his words, outplaying Tom Brady to lead the New York Giants to a 21-17 victory in Super Bowl XLVI on Sunday night in Indianapolis.

Playing in the home stadium of his older brother Peyton, the quarterback of the Indianapolis Colts, Manning directed a nine-play, 88-yard scoring drive to give the Giants their second Super Bowl victory over the Patriots in five seasons.

And, as was the case in Super Bowl XLII, Manning earned his second Super Bowl MVP award - matching the number held by Brady.

Manning finished 30 of 40 for 296 yards and a touchdown to help the Giants end the season with six consecutive victories.

His biggest completion came on New York's final drive, when he threw a strike down the left sideline to Mario Manningham for a 38-yard gain to midfield.

Manning also improved to 3-0 in his last three matchups with Brady. Manning directed a last-minute comeback in Week 9 as the Giants snapped New England's 20-game regular-season home winning streak.

The Patriots had reeled off 10 straight victories since that time and appeared en route to an 11th after Brady directed two long scoring drives to help New England take a 17-9 lead early in the fourth quarter.

The Patriots did not score again, but Manning, who set a Super Bowl record by completing his first nine passes of the game, guided the Giants into position for two third-quarter field goals by Lawrence Tynes.