Coulter's Corner: A Season of Memories

Take it or leave it, the New York Giants and the New England Patriots are going to play each other in a rematch of Super Bowl XLII less than two weeks from now.

I'll be the first to admit, I don't like either team, but that doesn't mean I'm ungrateful for a superb NFL season that yielded more memories than any previous season I can remember watching as a dedicated, life-long fan.

I want to talk about the Super Bowl, but there will be a time and a place to analyze the epic rematch, and that is next week.

For now, I want to review and highlight the best games from this past season. There simply isn't enough room in the column for me to encapsulate everything I want to say about the 2011-2012 NFL season, so allow me to conduct this as an awards ceremony instead.

Best Individual Play: San Francisco's Vernon Davis' game-winning touchdown grab against New Orleans in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Davis' emotional embrace with head coach Jim Harbaugh made this moment even more special, and seeing the 49ers return to relevancy after a decade of mediocrity was a nice touch, too.

Best two-minute drive: It may come as a surprise, but the quarterback that engineered the best two-minute drive this season isn't even a Pro Bowler. However, Baltimore's Joe Flacco is the winner here for leading the Ravens past the Steelers in Week 9 with a spectacular late drive where he connected with wideout Torrey Smith for the game-winner with eight seconds left on the clock.

Best come-from-behind victory: Denver's Week 14 shocking victory over the Bears is without question the most inexplicable win any team earned this season. The Broncos were down and out until Tim Tebow and Co. took over to finally legitimize Mile High Magic with a 13-10 OT victory that still has football fans scratching their heads.

Best early season game: The season started with a bang when the Packers stopped the Saints on the one-yard line to preserve a 42-34 victory in Week 1. Many thought we'd see a rematch of this game eventually, but neither team survived past the Divisional round.