Website declares Giants winners ahead of Super Bowl
The Associated Press
Posted: Feb 5, 2012 10:17 AM ET
Last Updated: Feb 5, 2012 10:16 AM ET
Oops. Talk about a Super Mistake.
The New York Giants website prematurely declared the team Super Bowl champions in what the NFL says was a page built for possible use after Sunday's big game. Some 24 hours before the Super Bowl, a banner headline appeared on the New York Giants website giants.com: "The Giants are Super Bowl CHAMPIONS," complete with an image of the Lombardi Trophy and a link to order championship gear.
The problem? Kickoff was more than 24 hours away.
And quicker than you can say "Eli," it was gone.
The premature declaration of victory was first noticed by New York Daily News sports reporter Ralph Vacchiano, who tweeted a screen capture of the error.
The NFL said Saturday night that the web page was set up for possible use after Sunday's game between the Giants and Patriots, but was "inadvertently available for a brief period of time."
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