Get real.
Ellie Mae 'triumphed' against two of the worst pass defenses ever to play in the SB. Paste and glue, smoke and mirrors. And he still looked pedestrian. Also was the beneficiary of perhaps the most fortuitous single play in SB history, eclipsing even "The Immaculate Reception", in 2007.
The Giants defense won those games, playing on a different plateau, so give them credit. But don't try to sell the ides that Manning was the hero.