After the Giants' wild underdog Super Bowl win last night, it's no surprise that New York area papers are reveling in this victory. The Daily News give its readers a special commemorative Super Bowl victory cover (inside, there's a traditional front and sports back cover - sans Giants mention). Both the News and the NY Post feature Eli Manning holding the Vince Lombardi trophy. Maybe this is their way of apologizing for ragging on him mercilessly (though with reason) for his first seasons.
Newsday and amNew York opt for during-the-game shots, with Manning being embraced by Brandon Jacobs on Newsday's cover and a Manning's second touchdown jump-for-joy on amNY.
The NY Sun also uses Manning's touchdown to Plaxico Burress; the NY Times goes for action, with one of the night's many Tom Brady sacks.
And in Boston...well, things are just sad there. Per Bostonist, Bianca De La Garza of WCVB said, "We did get reports of grown men crying." One newscaster looked at the New York victory headlines and said, "It's enough to make you sick."
Sick, awesome, amazing, super, you name it - and it's a New York team's (in name, if not town-where-they-play, only) first victory since the Yankees won the 2000 World Series (the NJ Devils won the Stanley Cup in 2003).
