New York Giants (9-7) Battle San Francisco 49ers (13-3) in NFC Championship

Filed under Game Preview on January 19th, 2012

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A Super Bowl berth is up for grabs when the New York Giants travel to Candlestick Park to take on the San Francisco 49ers. FOX will broadcast the game and kickoff is at 6:30 PM ET.

In week 10, the Giants lost to the 49ers, 27-20. Eli Manning found pay dirt twice in addition to completing 26 passes on 40 attempts for 311 yards and two picks.

In their previous outing, the Giants defeated the Packers 37-20. Hakeem Nicks had seven catches for 165 yards and two scores. Manning also contributed by going 21 for 33 for 330 yards while finding the end zone three times and throwing one pick. The 49ers are also coming off a win over the Saints, 36-32. Alex Smith put forth an impressive effort, going 24 for 42 for 299 yards passing, four total scores and no interceptions. Another strong showing came from Vernon Davis, who caught seven balls for 180 yards and two touchdowns.

Giants Passing Leaders
Grade		Name	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
A	93.5	E. Manning	359	589	4,933	29	16

49ers Passing Leaders
Grade		Name	Comp	Att	Yds	TDs	Int
C+	79.8	A. Smith	273	445	3,144	17	5

Giants Rushing Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Att	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B	85.2	A. Bradshaw	RB	171	659	3.9	9
C	76.6	B. Jacobs	RB	152	571	3.8	7
C-	72.0	D. Ware	RB	46	163	3.5	0

49ers Rushing Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Att	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B	83.5	F. Gore	RB	282	1,211	4.3	8
C-	71.4	K. Hunter	RB	112	473	4.2	2
C+	79.8	A. Smith	QB	52	179	3.4	2

Giants Receiving Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Rec	Yds	YdsA	TDs
A+	98.6	V. Cruz	WR	82	1,536	18.7	9
A	94.1	H. Nicks	WR	76	1,192	15.7	7
B-	81.4	J. Ballard	TE	38	604	15.9	4

49ers Receiving Leaders
Grade		Name	P	Rec	Yds	YdsA	TDs
B+	87.3	M. Crabtree	WR	72	874	12.1	4
A-	91.0	V. Davis	TE	67	792	11.8	6
C	75.3	K. Williams	WR	20	241	12.1	3