The New York Giants were crowned Super Bowl champions as the result of this epic run in 2011 with a specific point of the season where things turned.
Former New York Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks revealed a lot of what happened during the NFC East club's famed 2011 NFL season, culminating in a Super Bowl XLVI victory over the New England Patriots.
Per Nicks with podcast host John Schmeelk's “Giants Huddle” podcast:
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Nicks, 32, who last played for the New Orleans Saints in preseason in 2016, was a key contributor to the Giants' magical 2011 season, catching a career-best 1,192 receiving yards on 76 catches, scoring seven touchdowns in his third NFL season. Nicks was a late-first-round selection of the G-Men in the 2009 NFL Draft out of the University of North Carolina.
The Giants snuck into the postseason by snatching the NFC East division title by one game, going 9-7 and winning three of their final four regular-season matchups.
Nicks cites the Giants' Christmas Eve 2011 victory over MetLife Stadium co-tenant New York Jets, who were coming over two consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances in 2009, as a driving force and turning point for the G-Men, who then knew they had a chance to make history.
Nicks had an incredible postseason performance for the Giants in 2011, catching 28 passes for 444 receiving yards and scoring four touchdowns in four games in the Super Bowl run.