With the Saints and Packers offenses seemingly impossible to stop, the two teams playing for the NFC Championship are??....The 49ers and the Giants. What? What happened to the all-powerful juggernauts that were the Saints and Packers?...Oh, they played very good defenses. Well then, that just goes to show you that no matter how good of an offense you have, you can't win without a defense and vice versa. If the 49ers solely relied on their defense they wouldn't have been able to come back twice in the 4th quarter to win. Likewise for the Giants, although their offense is more potable then the Niners.
So that brings us to the NFC Championship at Candlestick Park. The 49ers beat the Giants 27-20 in Week 10 during a time in which the Giants were considered to be the 2nd best team in the NFC behind the very team they beat last week, the Green Bay Packers. Now, although the 49ers beat the Giants both teams have proven their worth during the playoffs. The Giants' defense is playing arguably their best football all year, and the 49ers offense has shown that they can come from behind (twice) and win a shootout against an elite quarterback in Drew Brees.
The outcome of this game will not rely solely on Eli Vs. Smith, nor Front 7 Vs. Front 7. This game will be one based on who can endure the hardest fought game this season the longest. Both teams are very similarly built in regards to toughness, defensively, offensively, and in special teams. The end result will be caused by who cracks first and the victor, whomever it may be, will have a first class ticket to the Lombardi Trophy.
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