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NFL Americas Game: NY Giants Super Bowl XXV


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Every backup in the NFL needs to be ready to play at a moment's notice. The hard-hitting nature of the game demands it. Often forgotten; misused; or misunderstood; a backup may be thrust into the limelight in a New York minute. With injuries threatening to ruin the 1990 Giants season; two such understudies took center stage and capped one of the most impressive runs in Pro Football history. Powered by a top-ranked defense and a proven quarterback in Phil Simms; New York won its first 10 games and looked like an NFC juggernaut. But all looked lost when Simms sprained his foot against the Buffalo Bills in Week 15; thrusting an unproven Jeff Hostetler to the forefront. Hostetler; who had thrown only 109 passesover six-plus seasons; then exceeded expectations by winning four straight starts; including two playoff games; to reach Super Bowl XXV. There; Giants coach Bill Parcells decided that controlling the clock with the running game was the best way to keep the high-scoring Bills off the field. The gambit worked. Veteran Ottis Anderson; a fill-in for the hobbled Rodney Hampton; rushed for 102 yards as New York beat Buffalo; 20-19 in one of the most thrilling Super Bowls ever. Join NFL Films as they retell the story of the '90 Giants; a club that gave second chances. America's Game uses exclusive interviews from Hostetler; Anderson and Carl Banks to recount Big Blue's championship season.