A Scottish-born Celtic fan has become the unlikely hero of America's biggest sport, NFL.
Lawrence Tynes, the son of a US Army Navy SEAL stationed in Scotland, kicked the winning field goal for the New York Giants against the San Francisco 49ers to earn a place at Super Bowl XLVI.
The overtime intervention at Candlestick Park secured a place in the end of season match against New England Patriots.
The 33-year-old, who was born in Greenock, said: 'It's amazing. It's my second NFC Championship game and my second game-winner.
'I had dreams about this last night, but it was from 42 (yards) not 31. I was so nervous today, just anticipating this kind of game. I knew I was going to have to make a kick.'
Tynes, who lives in Clifton, New Jersey, with his wife and sons, also kicked the game-winning field goal in overtime at Green Bay in the 2008 NFC title game that put the Giants in the Super Bowl, where they beat the Patriots to end their quest for a perfect season.
Tynes had moved to the United States even before he started school, along with his two brothers, one of whom is serving a lengthy prison sentence.
His accent now betrays no trace of his upbringing in Scotland's central lowlands, after a career forged in the States. The son of a Navy SEAL, Tynes excelled as a kicker at Milton High School, where the Celtic fan also starred for the 'soccer' team.
He went on to Troy College, graduating with a degree in criminal justice, but went undrafted in 2001 before joining the Kansas City Chiefs' practice squad.
It was not until 2004 - following spells with the Scottish Claymores and the Ottawa Renegades - that he took to the field in the NFL, spending three seasons as the Chiefs' kicker before he was traded to the Giants.
He opened the scoring in the NFL International Series at Wembley with a field-goal in the 2007 game against the Miami Dolphins, but a more significant career milestone came at Lambeau Field later that season.
Having missed twice in the fourth quarter against the Packers, Tynes gained redemption in overtime and then became one of only three British-born winners of a Super Bowl ring as he and London-born defensive end Osi Umenyiora followed another Londoner, New England practice squad receiver Scott McCready in 2001.
Though the Giants will be underdogs, the pair now have a chance to repeat that feat - and Tynes can dream of his big moment once more.
In the other match, the New England Patriots edged into Super Bowl XLVI after Baltimore Ravens’ kicker Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal to force overtime.
