2008 in sports describes the year's events in world sport. American football Super Bowl XLII – the New York Giants (NFC) won 17–14 over the heavily favored New England Patriots (AFC) Location: University of Phoenix Stadium Attendance: 71,101 MVP: Eli Manning, QB (New York) BCS National Championship Game at Sugar Bowl (2007 season): The Louisiana State Tigers won 38–24 over the Ohio State Buckeyes to win the BCS National Championship, thus becoming the first two-time BCS National Champions, and the first BCS titlists with two losses in a single season. September 7 – In the New England Patriots' season opener, quarterback Tom Brady suffers a torn ACL that ruled him out for the season, a year after he led the Patriots to a 16–0 record (the first undefeated team since the NFL's 16-game expansion in 1978) and a Super Bowl XLII appearance. September 21 – The New England Patriots lost to the Miami Dolphins to end their NFL-record 21-game regular-season winning streak dating back to December 2006, which coincidentally, was also against the Dolphins. December 28 – The Miami Dolphins finish 11-5 and become the first team in NFL history to win their division after winning only one game the year before, and it also marked the last non-Patriot division title in the AFC East until the 2020 NFL season. The Detroit Lions became the first team since the 1976 Tampa Bay Buccaneers to lose all their regular season games. They lost an NFL record 16 games during the season. The Lions would be joined by the Cleveland Browns 9 years later as the second team to go winless since the NFL expanded to a 16-game schedule in 1978. Archery 2008 Meteksan Archery World Cup takes place at Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. Leading medal winners are USA, Italy and Russia. Association football Egypt win the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations 1–0 over Cameroon. It is the sixth title in the competition for the Pharaohs. Manchester United wins the UEFA Champions League, defeating another English side Chelsea by penalty shootout 6–5, after a draw of 1–1 at the final. Spain defeated Germany 1–0 in the final of the 2008 UEFA European Football Championships LDU Quito wins the 2008 Copa Libertadores, defeating Fluminense in the final. Australian rules football Papua New Guinea win the 2008 Australian Football International Cup defeating New Zealand 7.12.54 to 7.4.46 in the Grand Final. A special 'Peace