Super Bowl Girl Fans

In the 2007 season, the Patriots went became the first team in NFL history to have a 16–0 record in the regular season and easily marched through the AFC playoffs. They were heavy favorites in Super Bowl XLII, but they lost that game to the New York Giants 17-14, in large part due to a play that would become known as the Helmet Catch, in which Giants receiver David Tyree caught an Eli Manning pass by securing it against the side of his helmet. This pass would set up the eventual game-winning touchdown.
• 2007–present: Parity
The second half of the 2000s featured parity among both conferences. The Pittsburgh Steelers and Indianapolis Colts continued the era of AFC dominance by winning Super Bowls XL and XLI. Two years later the Steelers winning an NFL record sixth Super Bowl championship in Super Bowl XLIII. With three NFC teams logging Super Bowl victories in the four seasons following Super Bowl XLI (the New York Giants, New Orleans Saints, and Green Bay Packers), the NFC has shown increased parity when it comes to the League championship.
The Super Bowls of the late 2000s are marked by the performances of the several of the winning quarterbacks. Peyton Manning, Eli Manning, Drew Brees, and Aaron Rodgers all added championships and Super Bowl MVP awards to their lists of individual accomplishments.