The Giants were led to a victory by Eli Manning in Super Bowl XLII.
 The following year, in Super Bowl XLVI, the Patriots made their first appearance of the decade, a position where they would become a mainstay
The Steelers and Colts continued the era of AFC dominance by winning Super Bowls XL and XLI in 200506 and 200607, respectively defeating the Seattle Seahawks and Chicago Bears

