NFC Championship Fantasy Football Recap

New York Giants – 20, San Francisco 49ers – 17 Like the Ravens-Patriots game, this was a hard-fought back and forth contest that came down to the last minute, and in fact went into overtime and still wasn’t decided until the OT period was more than half over. While not a lot of people believed in the 49ers, this loss in no way validates the doubters, as the 49ers played this game tougher than most would, going blow for blow with one of the better clutch QBs in the league today. At the head of the effort was Alex Smith (238 total yards, 2 TDs), who threw just enough passes to keep the Giants honest and to keep the potent Giants offense off the field as much as possible. Smith only completed 12 passes though, as he just couldn’t string together enough completions to inevitably get the job done. Even though they didn’t make it to the big game this year, Smith seems to have found the perfect offensive match for his playing style, and looks to have a ...