Game Time: 6:30 EST
Weather: High of 56 with a chance of rain
Spread: San Francisco -2.5
Brandon Berg
This match-up is less heralded than the other one, but doesn’t mean it won’t be a great game. The two teams before us weren’t expected to sniff the NFC Championship at the start of the season. However, as the year finished, the Giants caught fire and it carried into the playoffs. It wasn’t too long ago when the Giants went through adversity, only to make it to the Super Bowl and beat the undefeated New England Patriots. Heck, they should make it hard on themselves every year… The Giants are playing out of their mind right now. Yet if they continue, they could handle the 49ers. They have a much better defense that likely has a better chance of containing Alex Smith and Frank Gore than the Saints did. Like the Saints, the Giants also have a great shot to put up 30 points as well.
The 49ers are a scary team. It’s not too often that teams of their mak...
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Alex Smith,
Frank Gore,
Eli Manning,
Aaron Rodgers,
Drew Brees,
Brandon Jacobs,
Hakeem Nicks
TEAMS: San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots
TEAMS: San Francisco 49ers, New York Giants, Green Bay Packers, New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots
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