Dolphins players as the members of the Giants that had just won Super Bowl XLII at the University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The reason for the former Dolphins players’ sudden glee was that their record of having the first and only perfect season in NFL history remained intact. This can be attributed to the Manning-to-Burress connection that sunk the Patriots and their bid to win 19 straight games including the Super Bowl, surpassing the Dolphins’ 17-0 mark, including a 14-7 win over the Washington Redskins in Super Bowl VII on Jan. 14, 1973. Such notable names as quarterbacks Bob Griese and his understudy Earl Morrall, running backs Larry Csonka, Jim Kiick and Mercury Morris, lineman Larry Little and Head Coach Don Shula just to name ahype that occurred for nearly two weeks before the game indicated that most sports analysts in the know were expecting a great game. Although New England was favored by 14 points early last week and 12 at kickoff time, the Giants were the hottest team in the league, having won 10 straight games away from Giants Stadium. This was the ninth straight game the Patriots were heavily favored to win, but it also was the ninth straight time New England failed to cover the Las Vegas point spread. Sunday’s huge upset was the third Super Bowl win for the Giants’ franchise in four appearances. New York waxed Denver 39-20 in SB XXI, nipped Buffalo 20-19 in SB XXV and lost SB XXXV to Baltimore 34-7. Sunday’s win marked