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New England Patriots running back Danny Woodhead, right, celebrates with Tom Brady, left, after catching a 4-yard touchdown pass during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapo Michael Conroy, Associated Press
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New England Patriots running back Danny Woodhead celebrates after catching a 4-yard touchdown pass during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl XLVI football game against the New York Giants, Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012, in Indianapolis. Michael Conroy, Associated Press
By Associated Press

INDIANAPOLIS — For a moment, no one was bigger than 5-foot-8 Danny Woodhead.

The New England running back's 4-yard touchdown reception in the final minute of the first half gave the New England Patriots a 10-9 halftime lead in the Super Bowl.

But the Patriots lost 21-17 to the New York Giants on Sunday, and his moment of glory didn't soothe him in the moments after the game. Woodhead says it's "as tough of a loss as I think I've ever had."

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The former record-breaking star at Chadron State in Nebraska finished Sunday's game with four catches for 42 yards and a touchdown and had seven carries for 18 yards, a larger workload than usual — and it came in the biggest game of his career.

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