Sports

A Super Celebration for Local Giants Fans

Giants fans from the Greater Red Bank area flocked to local watering holes to watch, and eventually celebrate, their football team's Super Bowl win.

Things were looking a bit dicey there for a minute. Then Mario Manningham made an outstretched-fingers, tip-toeing the sideline grab between two New England Patriot defenders. The catch gave the New York Giants new life in Super Bowl XLVI and that crucial momentum even great teams need to go on and do great things, like win their championship game 21-17.

In Red Bank, Giants fans – we looked for Patriot fans but couldn’t find any in plain sight – gathered at local waterholes to sweat it out as their favorite football team mounted a comeback against the mighty Patriots, just like they did four years ago, and ultimately prevailed. Even with the Giants behind, plenty of patrons at , , and took a moment to pose for a photo with a big grin.

Check out the gallery above to see Giants fandom in action.

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