<P> Manning was named the Most Valuable Player of Super Bowl XLII . He and his brother Peyton are the only brother combination to play at quarterback in the Super Bowl and the only set of brothers to win Super Bowl MVP, doing so in successive years . </P> <P> For winning Super Bowl MVP, he was given his choice of any 2008 model Cadillac, and Manning chose an Escalade Hybrid . The Wednesday following the Super Bowl he appeared on the Late Show with David Letterman . </P> <P> Manning and the Giants opened the 2008 season with a win over their division rivals, the Washington Redskins, 16--7 . "It was a great opening to the season", said Manning, who completed 19 passes of 35 for 216 yards, and had one rushing touchdown and one interception . "There was a lot of emotion, a lot of excitement . You could feel it in the crowd ." In the Giants' second game of the year against the St. Louis Rams, they won again, 41--13, behind a stellar Manning performance . Manning finished the game with 20 completions, 260 yards passing and threw three touchdowns to three different receivers . The victory also marked the team's fourth straight victory over the Rams . The following week, Manning rallied the Giants to more fourth quarter magic, overcoming a late deficit to throw the go - ahead touchdown pass to tight end Kevin Boss, and then in overtime, throwing a clutch 31 - yard pass to Amani Toomer in the Giants' 26--23 win over Cincinnati . The fourth week of the season saw the Giants score on each of their first six possessions and dominate the Seattle Seahawks, 44--6 . Manning threw for two touchdowns, completing 19 of 25 passes for 267 yards as the Giants totaled 523 yards on offense, their most since 2002 . </P> <P> Following a poor team performance in a 35--14 loss at Cleveland, Manning and the Giants responded with a 29--17 win over the 49ers and battled to a hard earned 21--14 win over the Steelers at Pittsburgh's Heinz Field . Manning completed 19 of 32 passes for 199 yards and one touchdown in the crucial win, which pushed the Giants to a 6--1 record . The following week, the Giants beat the Dallas Cowboys at home 35 - 14 to get to 7--1 at the midway point of the regular season . Manning threw three touchdowns in the game . New York improved to 8--1 with a 36--31 win at Philadelphia . Manning threw two touchdowns in the victory, but the crucial play occurred in the third quarter . With the Giants trailing by four, Manning appeared to make an illegal forward pass to tight end Boss . After review, it was determined that the pass was legal . The Giants scored a touchdown two plays later . Week nine pitted the Giants in a battle with the visiting Baltimore Ravens . The Ravens had come into the game with the league's third - ranked defense; nevertheless, Manning led the Giants to a decisive 30--10 victory, improving to 9--1, which included a 200 - yard rushing effort by running backs Brandon Jacobs, Derrick Ward and Ahmad Bradshaw . Two weeks later, the Giants faced the Redskins at Washington in their second encounter in the season . Manning threw his first 300 - yard game of the season going 21 - of - 34 with an interception and a 40 - yard touchdown pass to Toomer . The Giants beat the Redskins 23--7 . In November, Manning was named the NFC Offensive Player of the Month . For the month, Manning threw for 1,036 yards and ten touchdowns, and compiled a 94.9 passer rating while leading the Giants to a perfect 5--0 record . </P>

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