NFC Conference Championships :: NFL Playoffs Season 2011/2012 :: Live on FOX.6:30 PM ET, Sunday January 22
NFC Championship:
The San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants have met seven times in the postseason, and the winner of the latest edition of this classic rivalry Sunday at Candlestick Park will advance to the Super Bowl.
San Francisco and New York sent the high-powered offenses of New Orleans and Green Bay home for the offseason after divisional-round wins last weekend. The 49ers won 36-32 at home over the Saints and the Giants stunned the top-seeded Packers 37-20.
The New York Giants looked like anything but a contender in splitting their first 14 games before clinching the NFC East by closing the regular season with double-digit wins over the Jets and Cowboys. New York has become the first team to begin the postseason in the wild-card round and win its first two games by at least 17 points.
The San Francisco 49ers, meanwhile, had the league's top rushing defense in allowing 77.3 yards per game as well as a pass rush led by rookie Aldon Smith's 14.0 sacks. San Francisco earned a reputation for delivering bone-crushing hits while tying for the league lead in creating 38 takeaways.
San Francisco 49ers vs New York Giants
6:30 PM ET, January 22, 2012
Candlestick Park, San Francisco, CA
NFC Conference Championships :-
Playoffs Season 2011/2012 :: Live on FOX
