Gameday: New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers in NFC Championship
Jan 22, 2012 at 12:52 AM
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Today, the San Francisco 49ers will play in their first NFC Championship game in 14 years. They will host the New York Giants at Candlestick Park in San Francisco. The winner will represent the NFC in the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 5 in Indianapolis.
The 49ers are hot off their win 36-32 win against the New Orleans Saints. The Giants are hot off their 37-20 win against the Green Bay Packers. The 49ers finished the regular season 13-3 while the Giants finished 9-7.
The game kicks off at 3:30 PM and, as usual, you can visit 49erswebzone.com for the latest news and updates during and after the game.
The game will be televised on FOX.
The 49ers are favored by 1.5 points.
In the 49erswebzone.com Pick 'Em Contest, 89% of 49ers fans believe that the 49ers will win this game.
Within Sportstacular, a popular mobile phone scores application, 62% of fans believe that the 49ers will win this game.
You can follow the game live on
NFL.com's Game Center.
You can also discuss the game with fans in the
49erswebzone.com forums.
Updated at 1:52 PM
The Candlestick Park field is looking very soggy from the rain. It should make for an interesting game today.
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