Old Bhoy Tynes kicks Giants to the Super Bowl

LET’S hold off on the Tom Brady versus Eli Manning storyline for a few days.

Old Bhoy Tynes kicks Giants to the Super Bowl
Tue, 24 Jan, 2012 - 00:00
Troy Cheswick

Forget the Patriots revenge mission for that Super Bowl loss which prevented the perfect season in 2008.

Why? Because there’s a better story than all of that. A tale about a Celtic fan raised in Scotland who kicked the winning points in Monday morning’s NFC Championship game as the Giants beat the San Francisco 49ers in overtime.

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