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Jan 22, 6:30pm - Giants at San Francisco
Game 19 - NFC Conference Playoff
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Giants win over the Niners 20-17.
Eli Manning was 32 of 58 for 316 yards with 2 TDs.
Ahmad Bradshaw rushed for 74 yards on 20 carries and had 6 catches for 52 yards.
Brandon Jacobs rushed for 13 yards on 5 carries and had 2 catches for 8 yards.
Victor Cruz caught 10 passes for 142 yards.
Hakeem Nicks caught 5 passes for 55 yards.
Henry Hynoski caught 3 passes for 20 yards.
Mario Manningham caught 1 pass for 17 yards and 1 TD.
Travis Beckum caught 4 passes for 16 yards.
Bear Pascoe caught 1 pass for 6 yards and 1 TD.
Justin Tuck had 1.5 sacks.
Osi Umenyiora and Mathias Kiwanuka each had .5 sacks.

Devin Thomas had 2 fumble recoveries.
Jacquian Williams forced a fumble.
Lawrence Tynes kicked 2 31 yard field goals.

Game Notes:
"First off, let me say how excited I am and also how exhausted I am after watching this game! You live and die with this team and you know what? The way they play their hearts out they deserve every bit of fan appreciation you can give them, and I for one would like to throw out kisses to Devin Thomas for making those two fumble recoveries.
I knew that the San Francisco team was real good from the last time we played them, but their defense seemed even better today. They were so good against the run that they could anticipate Eli Manning passing, and they gave him a real rough time. Victor Cruz was effective against them in the first half, but somehow they figured out how to shut him down in the second. We were lucky that the defense was able to hold San Francisco to just 17 points, mostly off just two big plays, and that the special teams unit was able to come up big when they needed it.
You know there's always something extra exciting happening in a Giants game and of course this time it was being one of the first playoff teams to try out the new overtime rules. Once again I have to thank Devin Thomas for his efforts so we didn't have to go into double or triple overtime and of course, Lawrence Tynes for kicking the winning field goal in overtime."


Game Notes:
"Both teams have improved since their last go round and it was a tough battle on both sides. As expected, the Giants couldn't run effectively on San Francisco, and you knew their defense was going to be tough. They were so tough that Eli Manning, as elusive as he usually is, was batted around for 6 sacks, 12 knockdowns and 20 hits. He threw the ball 53 times trying to crack the Niners defense, but sustained drives were hard to come by especially in the second half. Luckily, except for two big plays, the Giants defense was able to reduce Alex Simth to the kind of quarterback he was for most of the season compared to how effective he was last week against the Saints. He was able to convert on only 1 third down play out of 13. In the end, either team could have won this game dominated by both defenses, but the Giants special teams unit came up big and the Giants take home the prize.
San Francisco's main weakness seems to be trusting Alex Smith throwing the long ball. If you are a wide receiver you might as well sit on the bench. Michael Crabtree had just 1 catch for 3 yards and the rest of the glory, and the catches, went to running back Frank Gore and tight ends Kendall Hunter and Vernon Davis. Davis had 3 catches and he made the most of it by scoring touchdowns on two of them. Unfortunately Davis doesn't seem to handle 'glory' very well as he also pulled in a personal foul for making too much of a big deal about one touchdown, and got another penalty for jumping into a fight.
None of that helps a team that went so very far this season and came very close to winning against the Giants. They have a number of good deserving players, but it seems there's still a bit of growing up to do and that's on the head coach. Maybe a few of their fans could do a bit better as well as it was disappointing to hear them boo when the National Anthem was sung. That was every time the camera happened to pan on the Giants. But hey, maybe they don't know how to behave as well as some of their players or don't recognize which ones actually have or don't have some class."

Scoring:
First Quarter

SAN FRANCISCO - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Vernon Davis 73 Yard Pass From Alex Smith (David Akers Kick)
Drive: 2 plays, 73 yds, 0:13

San Francisco 7-0

Second Quarter

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Bear Pascoe 6 Yard Pass From Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes Kick)
Drive: 10 plays, 69 yds, 4:16
Tied 7-7

GIANTS - FIELD GOAL
Play: Lawrence Tynes 31 Yard Field Goal
Drive: 10 plays, 51 yds, 1:34
New York 10-7

Third Quarter

SAN FRANCISCO - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Vernon Davis 28 yard TD pass from Alex Smith (David Akers extra point), 5:18
Drive: 3 plays, 54 yards in 1:30
San Francisco 14-10

Fourth Quarter

GIANTS - TOUCHDOWN
Play: Mario Manningham 17 yard TD pass from Eli Manning (Lawrence Tynes extra point), 8:34
Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards in 2:34
New York 17-14

SAN FRANCISCO - FIELD GOAL
Play: David Akers 25 yard field goal, 5:39
Drive: 6 plays, 43 yards in 2:55
Tied 17-17

Overtime

GIANTS - FIELD GOAL
Play: Lawrence Tynes 31 yard field goal, 7:06
Drive: 5 plays, 11 yards in 2:26
New York 20-17


Notes:

Giants Eli Manning is the first quarterback in NFL history to win 5 playoff games on the road.

Giants have won the playoffs twice on the road in overtime to play New England in the Super Bowl.

Niners, who tied an NFL record with only 10 turnovers during the regular season, had 2 in this game.

Niners and Giants met six times in the playoffs between the 1981 and 1994 seasons with the winner going on to win the Super Bowl four times.


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