2007 New England Patriots–New York Giants game
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| Date | December 29, 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Giants Stadium East Rutherford, New Jersey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Favorite | Patriots by 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | Mike Carey | ||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 79,110 | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | NFL Network, NBC*, and CBS* *Game was simulcast | ||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Bryant Gumbel and Cris Collinsworth | ||||||||||||||||||
On December 29, 2007, during the final week of the 2007 season, the New England Patriots defeated the New York Giants, 38–35, at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. In what became a preview of Super Bowl XLII, the game was a close comeback win for the Patriots, giving them the first undefeated regular season since the 1972 Miami Dolphins, the only undefeated regular season since the league expanded to 16 games, and the only undefeated 16 game season as the NFL season was expanded to 17 games in 2021.
The game was originally notable for its television coverage as it was officially broadcast and produced by NFL Network but was also simulcast nationally on both NBC and CBS. This was despite the game originally being planned to be aired exclusively on NFL Network. The decision to also simulcast the game on NBC and CBS occurred due to the high anticipation for the game, political pressure from the Northeast to make the game more widely viewable, and also because NBC was the primary broadcast network for Sunday night games, while CBS in 2007 normally held the rights to air games when the away team was an AFC team. The teams would later meet in Super Bowl XLII, in which the Giants won 17–14, ending the Patriots' hopes of a perfect season.