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The New York Giants meet the New England Patriots in the Super Bowl for the second time in four years, February 5^th. Both are coming off very hard fought victories, with the Giants defeating the 49ers, 20-17 in overtime. There are a lot of questions for both teams going in to the bye week before the Big Game. Here are five burning questions pertaining to the New York Giants:

After three weeks of action-packed playoff football, the field has been narrowed to the final two contenders. The road to this years’ Super Bowl has been paved by outstanding performances and marked with scores of unforgettable moments. Many deserving players have already taken the long journey home after missing their chance at the big time. It’s the nature of the game. They lost, yes, but they are not losers.

Imagine a Super Bowl that pitted the greatest performers of the playoffs, regardless of conference and team, against each other in a final, no-holds barred shootout for all the marbles. Who would make the cut?

 Baltimore Ravens – 20, New England Patriots – 23
 

Championship weekend lived up to the hype, as both games came down to the wire to decide who would be going to the Super Bowl.  Not a lot of people gave the Ravens much of a chance, even though they were the #2 seed and had the type of hard-nosed defense and just enough offense to give the Patriots fits.  The Ravens were able to go blow for blow with the Pats; tying the game twice in the second quarter, and then taking a four point lead into the fourth quarter.  Joe Flacco (333 total yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT) actually looked like a pretty darn good quarterback, several times standing in and taking a tough hit to get the ball down the field, completing difficult passes, and giving the Ravens a chance to win at the end.  Unfortunately, Billy Cundiff shanked a 32 yard field goal at the end of the game that could have forced overtime, and who knows what could have happened then.

 New York Giants – 20, San Francisco 49ers – 17

 

Like the Ravens-Patriots game, this was a hard-fought back and forth contest that came down to the last minute, and in fact went into overtime and still wasn’t decided until the OT period was more than half over.  While not a lot of people believed in the 49ers, this loss in no way validates the doubters, as the 49ers played this game tougher than most would, going blow for blow with one of the better clutch QBs in the league today.  At the head of the effort was Alex Smith (238 total yards, 2 TDs), who threw just enough passes to keep the Giants honest and to keep the potent Giants offense off the field as much as possible.  Smith only completed 12 passes though, as he just couldn’t string together enough completions to inevitably get the job done.  Even though they didn’t make it to the big game this year, Smith seems to have found the perfect offensive match for his playing style, and looks to have a bright future going forward.

Champs

Tom Brady- Tom Brady didn’t have his usual fantasy football stats. Instead Brady showed his wiliness to do whatever it takes to win. If you would have said that Brady would throw no touchdowns and two interceptions, most people would have said the Ravens killed the Patriots. Instead, Brady found ways to get the job done. Brady makes the champs list also because of what he has accomplished, 16 playoff wins and if he wins the Super Bowl that will give him the most playoff wins, he will also tie John Elway for most quarterback starts in a Super bowl.

San Francisco, CA (Sports Network) - Lawrence Tynes kicked a 31-yard field goal after a muffed punt in overtime, lifting the New York Giants to a 20-17 win over the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game on Sunday.

The Giants moved on to face the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI on February 5 in Indianapolis.

It was the second time in five seasons Tynes kicked a game-winning field goal in overtime to win the NFC title game for the Giants.