The first-quarter safety that gave the Giants a 2-0 lead over the Patriots made one bettor a very happy man.

Benjamin Lyons bet $1,000 at the MGM Grand at 50/1 odds for the first scoring play of the game to be a Giants safety. And now he's rich.

The Vegas sportsbooks probably still made money on this prop since the vast majority of first-score bets were on either TD of FG.

UPDATE:

Just got an e-mail telling us it wasn't Lyons, but rather a "buddy" of his who placed and won the bet. Either way, someone's rich.

Here's the evidence (via Grantland's Bill Barnwell):