Giants claim NFC Championship and trip to Super Bowl with gritty win over the 49ers

The Giants are going to the Super Bowl! Let that sink in for a moment. For a team that was 7-7 and fresh off a humiliating loss to the Washington Redskins, who here though that reaching the playoffs, let alone making it to the Super Bowl was even remotely possible? Now the Giants are Super Bowl bound with a rematch set with the New England Patriots. Things can’t much better than they are right now. Everyone in Giants’ Land should be on Cloud 9. So, before we concentrate on the Pat’s, let’s take a look back at Sunday’s classic victory and assess the good, the bad and the ugly. The good The toughness of Eli Manning When push comes to shove, Eli constantly answers the call and delivers. While being sacked six times and being hit additional dozen times, Manning made the plays when he had to including hitting Mario Manningham for 17-yard TD strike with 8:34 to go in regulation that momentarily put the Giants up 17-14. On the day where he had to make throws to win the game, Manning went ...