Manning showed just how tough he was by getting up and having the strength to keep playing. It could even be said that this was the defining moment of his career. With a trip to the Super Bowl on the line, the Giants and 49ers had a lot of pressure heading into this game. The , defending champion Packers were the clear favorites, but Manning and the Giants pulled off another improbable playoff win in Green Bay.
Following that unbelievable victory against the team widely regarded as the best in the NFL that season, the Giants were now in a good position to go on another Super Bowl run. Although they were a team that won the NFC East with a record and barely made the playoffs, they now had momentum.
Manning threw for yards and three touchdowns against the Packers, two of them to Hakeem Nicks. He looked as confident as ever during that game and was not phased at all by the Packers or the frigid Green Bay weather. Manning was now in a different position than he was four years earlier. As many Giants fans probably remember, the conditions at Candlestick that day were not exactly ideal either thanks to not only the wind but the rain, which made the field a pile of mud.
Smith threw for nearly yards and had three touchdowns in that game. Most NFL fans have a clear memory of how good the 49ers were last season, but they might have a harder time recalling the dominant team they had in Under the leadership of head coach Jim Harbaugh, San Francisco put together an impressive season.
With Harbaugh coaching him, Smith had finally put it all together in The former number one overall pick threw for over 3, yards for the first time in his career. Smith had great chemistry with Davis and Michael Crabtree. After the nail-biting last-second win over the Saints, he was now just a win away from his first Super Bowl.
The two teams met once in the regular season, with the 49ers coming out on top Manning threw for over yards and two touchdowns that day but was intercepted twice by Rodgers. To beat San Francisco this time, Manning knew that he could not afford to turn the ball over. With a trip to the biggest game of the year on the line, the Giants and 49ers kicked off in wet, muddy and windy conditions at Candlestick Park. Both teams ended up punting on their first drive. Rodgers played well enough to keep the Bears off balance all afternoon, Green Bay punter Tim Masthay kept Devin Hester under wraps and the Packers' superb defense took care of the rest in knocking the Bears out of the playoffs.
It was the nd meeting in the league's most historic feud, and the stakes had never been bigger. Now the Packers are headed to Dallas. And no matter what happens in the Super Bowl on Feb. All Jay Cutler could do was watch, having left the game with a knee injury early in the third quarter. Even before the injury, Cutler was having trouble moving the ball. Worse, he was getting booed by the home fans.
Primary backup Todd Collins replaced Cutler and was jeered even worse. Then little-known backup Caleb Hanie and the Bears actually made it a game. Chicago's third-string quarterback rallied the Bears for a touchdown drive to cut the lead to after Chester Taylor 's 1-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. Hanie had a chance to tie the game after the Bears' defense finally got a few stops, but threw a ball straight to Packers defensive lineman B.
Raji , who lumbered 18 yards into the end zone for a touchdown to give the Packers a lead. But Hanie wasn't finished. He threw a yard touchdown pass to Earl Bennett to again cut the lead to seven points with left. Prev Game Next Game. Logos via Sports Logos. Game Info. Expected Points Summary. Team Stats. Minimum pass attempts to qualify as career leader, minimum pass attempts for playoffs leader. Available for player games since Bears Starters.
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