Another Giant heartbreak for Patriots

MVP Eli Manning and the Giants delivered heartbreak to the Patriots again with a come-from-behind 21-17 win in Super Bowl XLVI.

Tom Brady walked off the field as the Ginats celebrated a come-from-behind victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.

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Tom Brady walked off the field as the Giants celebrated a come-from-behind victory over the Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI.

Liam Curran, 31, of Dorchester, and Anna McDonough, 30, of Melrose, reacted while watching the game at Clery's in Boston.

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Liam Curran, 31, of Dorchester, and Anna McDonough, 30, of Melrose, reacted while watching the game at Clery's in Boston.

Patriots head coach Bill Belichick left the field after the defeat.

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Patriots head coach Bill Belichick left the field after the defeat.

Quarterback Eli Manning posed with the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Manning was also named the game's MVP.

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Quarterback Eli Manning posed with the Vince Lombardi Trophy. Manning was also named the game's MVP.

Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez failed to catch Tom Brady's hail mary pass at the end of the game.

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Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez failed to catch Tom Brady's hail mary pass at the end of the game.

The hail mary pass fell to the ground, despite Rob Gronkowski's efforts to dive and catch it.

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The hail mary pass fell to the ground, despite Rob Gronkowski's efforts to dive and catch it.

Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw scored the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

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Giants running back Ahmad Bradshaw scored the game-winning touchdown late in the fourth quarter.

Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham made a key catch in New York's game-winning fourth-quarter drive.

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Giants wide receiver Mario Manningham made a key catch in New York's game-winning fourth-quarter drive.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN FEBRUARY 5, 2012 SUPER BOWL XLVI NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. NEW YORK GIANTS New England Patriots' defense takes down New York Giants' Jake Ballard #85 in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN on Sunday, February 5, 2012. (John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Photo)

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The Patriots defense tackled the Giants' Jake Ballard in the third quarter.

Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez couldn't quite reach a pass from Tom Brady on a play late in the game.

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Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez couldn't quite reach a pass from Tom Brady on a play late in the game.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN FEBRUARY 5, 2012 SUPER BOWL XLVI NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. NEW YORK GIANTS New England Patriots' Aaron Hernandez #81 congratulates Danny Woodhead #39 on his touchdown in the second quarter of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN on Sunday, February 5, 2012. (Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff Photo)

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Danny Woodhead reacted after scoring the Patriots' first touchdown on a pass from Tom Brady at the end of the first half.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN FEBRUARY 5, 2012 SUPER BOWL XLVI NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. NEW YORK GIANTS New England Patriots' Aaron Hernandez #81 scores a touchdown in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN on Sunday, February 5, 2012. (Barry Chin/Globe Staff Photo)

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Tight end Aaron Hernandez scored after catching a pass on the Patriots' first drive of the second half.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN FEBRUARY 5, 2012 SUPER BOWL XLVI NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS VS. NEW YORK GIANTS New England Patriots' Tom Brady #12 walks off the field after getting sacked in the third quarter of Super Bowl XLVI at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, IN on Sunday, February 5, 2012. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff Photo)

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Tom Brady walked off the field after getting sacked in the third quarter.

Tom Brady sat on the ground after a play in the second half.

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Tom Brady sat on the ground after a play in the second half.

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Local fans despair as Giants rally to victory

A collective hush fell over sports bars across Eastern Massachusetts as Tom Brady’s last-second bomb fell incomplete and the Giants defeated the Patriots.

New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, left, and Aaron Ross celebrate their team's 21-17 win over the New England Patriots in the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

Eli Manning named Super Bowl MVP again

The Giants quarterback went 30 for 40 with 296 yards and one touchdown pass as he led a comeback win over the Patriots.

Matthew Broderick recreated his role as Ferris Bueller to promote the all-new 2012 Honda CR-V.

Super Bowl ads battle for championship

This year’s ads are using celebrities, nostalgia and sex appeal to draw in the projected 111 million-plus viewers.

Madonna performed during the Super Bowl XLVI halftime show at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Madonna headlines Super Bowl halftime show

For all the pomp and excess of Madonna’s performance, an obscene gesture by guest singer M.I.A. is likely to be the most remembered piece of the show.

“I have one word to describe how I feel: dejected”

Patriots fan Michael Laura, of Boston 

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Fired conductor says his ordeal has been transformative

Benjamin Zander refuses to see a dark side of his firing from New England Conservatory for hiring a sex offender to videotape students. The mess, he says, has humbled him.

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Suit raises questions about contractor safety

A lawsuit in Middlesex Superior Court over the death of Romulo de Oliveira Santos during a Walpole Walmart’s renovation seeks to hold the company accountable for actions of contractors.

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Opinion

“It’s hard to see how a Republican victory in November becomes more likely if [Mitt] Romney, [Newt] Gingrich, and Rick Santorum spend the next several months bashing each other instead of [Barack] Obama.”

Jeff Jacoby 

Ideas

“For American enthusiasts of the Kagame regime, the Ingabire case points to a dilemma: Rwanda’s remarkable reconciliation and success have gone hand in hand with severely curtailed freedom of speech.”

Peter Canellos,  on free expression in Rwanda