Inside these pages you will find the greening of Eli Manning, kid brother to a superstar, maligned young quarterback to Super Bowl MVP.

You will find the bruised leg and flourishing courage of David Tyree, who caught the touchdown pass that produced the storybook ending.

You will find a group of ferocious down linemen and linebackers who took down the Patriots and cut short Bill Belichick’s run at the NFL history book.

It’s all here, the coach who made it happen and the cast of players who refused to lose. It’s here through the skill and the brilliance of a staff of terrific writers who were there and the camera’s eye of the best group of photographers in the state.

Enjoy. It was a once in a lifetime year.

Note: This book is an unofficial account of the Giants' season from news coverage by The Star-Ledger, and is not endorsed by the NFL or the New York Giants.