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

Filed under Game Preview on January 19th, 2012

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The San Francisco 49ers play host to the New York Giants with an opportunity to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl at stake. FOX will broadcast the game at 6:30 PM ET.

The Giants fell to the 49ers 27-20 in week 10. Carlos Rogers had a phenomenal performance, recording six tackles and two interceptions.

In their previous contest, the 49ers took down the Saints 36-32, a game in which Alex Smith played exceptionally well, completing 24 of 42 for 299 yards passing, four total touchdowns and no picks. Vernon Davis also had a solid game, catching seven balls for 180 yards and two touchdowns. The Giants are also coming off a win over the Packers, 37-20. Hakeem Nicks made his mark by scoring twice on top of 165 yards on seven catches. Another solid outing came from Eli Manning, who completed 21 of 33 for 330 yards, three scores and one pick.

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