 While the game was originally notable for its television coverage, the teams would later meet in Super Bowl XLII, in which the Giants won 17–14, ending the Patriots' hopes of for a perfect season.When the NFL announced its 2007 regular season schedule, the game was scheduled to air exclusively on the NFL Network, as was the case with all Saturday NFL games beginning with the 2006 television contract in an attempt to boost carriage of the NFL Network by cable providers.The game was also offered to local stations in each team's home market under a long-standing league policy for games televised on cable networks.