October 14, 2012
It was just earlier this year when the New York Giants defeated the mighty San Francisco 49ers in the NFC championship. Since the off-season, there have been some changes. Brandon Jacobs decided to leave New York and head for the West Coast. Mario Manningham would soon follow. Certainly coming into this game, the 49ers looking strong at 4-1 were in no doubt the favorite to win the game and looked to obtain revenge on the defending Superbowl Champs. However the New York Giants made it look easy as they came into San Fran and crushed the 49ers by a final of 26-3.
San Fran threatened early as David Akers' 42 yard field goal put the Niners up 3-0 in the first. The Giants defense would take care of the rest as they not only shut down the Niners' running game, but they also forced three big interceptions against Alex Smith and their offense. The first take away was credited to Prince Amukamara in the second quarter that would set up the Giants offense from there. A terrific 39 yard catch by Domenik Hixon brought the Giants into 49ers territory, and Eli Manning's 6 yard pass to Victor Cruz would result in a touchdown giving Big Blue a 7-3 lead. Lawrence Tynes kicked a 34 yard field goal that gave the Giants a 10-3 advantage at the half.
The second half opened up as the kickoff by David Akers was returned by punt returner David Wilson for 66 yards. Ahmad Bradshaw would run in for the touchdown giving New York a 17-3 lead. Later on in the third, it would be Antrelle Rolle coming up with one of his two interceptions that would eventually lead to another field goal. Lawrence Tynes would end up with 4 field goals on the day. The Giants offense would perform impressive especially on the road and against a very tough Niner's team. Eli Manning threw his game and let his offense roll, "We knew it was gonna be a tough game but we played smart football, our offense, no sacks, no turnovers, we knew that was the right way to play the game".
Indeed the offense committed zero turnovers, and the offense flashed on all cylinders. Domenik Hixon had 78 yards especially several key catches down field that set up the Giants touchdowns and field goals. Victor Cruz had 6 big receptions and Hakeem Nicks was back and active with 3 receptions. Ahmad Bradshaw had an impressive display with 27 carries and 116 yards, the first time racking up 100 plus yards in 43 games.
The Giants defense showed up San Fran as they committed 6 sacks today, four of them on Alex Smith. The 3 interceptions prompted a huge role, as Antrelle Rolle had two of them. Michael Boley along with Prince Amukamara and Antrelle Rolle led the way with 6 tackles.
At the end, the San Francisco 49ers never showed up as they fall to 4-2 and the defending champs improve to 4-2. Also this win ranks Tom Coughlin with the 2nd most wins as a Giants head-coach surpassing Bill Parcells. Coughlin now has 78 wins with the team. Most importantly the Giants are back in first place and will host the Washington Redskins next week.
B.C Sports
Brian Chin
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