Giants top 49ers on FG in OT, win NFC title - For the second time in five seasons, New York Giants kicker Lawrence Tynes got a chance to win the NFC Championship in overtime.
He's 2-for-2.
The extra minutes at Candlestick Park provided a crueler dose of deja vu for the San Francisco 49ers.
Tynes kicked a 31-yard field goal after the 49ers fumbled a punt in overtime, lifting the Giants to a 20-17 victory on Sunday and sending them to Super Bowl XLVI to face the New England Patriots.
"A classic football game," said Giants coach Tom Coughlin, who had seen a similar finish from the sideline before.
In 2008, Tynes kicked a 47-yarder in overtime to beat the Green Bay Packers in the NFC title game and the Giants went on to down the Patriots in a memorable Super Bowl, ending New England's perfect season.
This time, the Giants were gifted a chance to kick the game-winner after 49ers return man Kyle Williams fumbled a punt deep in San Francisco territory when he was stripped by Jacquian Williams.
continue reading => Giants top 49ers on FG in OT, win NFC title
The extra minutes at Candlestick Park provided a crueler dose of deja vu for the San Francisco 49ers.
Tynes kicked a 31-yard field goal after the 49ers fumbled a punt in overtime, lifting the Giants to a 20-17 victory on Sunday and sending them to Super Bowl XLVI to face the New England Patriots.
"A classic football game," said Giants coach Tom Coughlin, who had seen a similar finish from the sideline before.
In 2008, Tynes kicked a 47-yarder in overtime to beat the Green Bay Packers in the NFC title game and the Giants went on to down the Patriots in a memorable Super Bowl, ending New England's perfect season.
This time, the Giants were gifted a chance to kick the game-winner after 49ers return man Kyle Williams fumbled a punt deep in San Francisco territory when he was stripped by Jacquian Williams.
continue reading => Giants top 49ers on FG in OT, win NFC title
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