Meanwhile , in overtime , the Giants earned their berth at Super Bowl XLVI .
The mood was funereal at the airport in San Francisco -- where thousands of fans , heads downcast but still sporting red , would soon be making their way home .
Meanwhile , in overtime , the Giants earned their berth at Super Bowl XLVI , and the mood was funereal at the airport in San Francisco -- where thousands of fans , heads downcast but still sporting red , would soon be making their way home .