Giants Advance To Super Bowl With 20-17 Overtime Win Over 49ers

↵↵So Aiello says the Giants didn’t try to hurt Williams, while the Giants boasted they did. Who to believe?

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The video highlights weren’t as exciting as they have been in some games featuring these two teams as only 37 points were scored in a game that went well into overtime, but they’re embedded below in case anyone was unable to watch the game.

Lawrence Tynes wasn’t talked about much on television following the game, but he has to be cementing his place as one of the top kickers in professional football as he’s now kicked two game-winners to force the Giants into the Super Bowl.

He’s not even close to the most famous sports figure in his family, as his father, Kenny Williams, has been the combative and often controversial GM of the Chicago White Sox since 2000.

His older brother, Kenny Williams Jr., is an outfielder for the Double AA Birmingham Barons in the White Sox minor league system, a team which became famous as the site of Michael Jordan’s ill-fated turn as a baseball player.

As a reminder, the NFL’s playoff overtime rules a little different. It’s no longer a sudden death situation but a modified version of sudden death. The rule changes were designed to avoid a team receiving the kickoff and promptly moving down the field for the game winning field goal without the other team having a chance to possess the ball.

In the new rules, the team that receives the ball first can only end the game via a touchdown (or the other team can end it via a safety). If they score a touchdown on their first possession, it’s over. But if they don’t score or only kick a field goal, the other team will get a chance to have the ball. After each team has had a possession, the game moves to sudden death.

The collision was a nasty one, and left Brown down on the field for several minutes.

But while a stretcher was readied for Brown, he eventually made it off the field with assistance.

The sack gave McDonald, who has come into his own as an NFL player in 2011, 2.5 for the day. And with the Giants likely looking to pass from here on in, given their deficit, he may have more opportunities.

The 49ers got the ball back midway through the third quarter. Kyle Williams made the best return by either team thus far, running the New York punt back 24 yards to the San Francisco 46.

But Cruz’ big day has continued: he has 10 catches for 142 yards after two for 17 yards on that drive.

For updates and analysis on these teams throughout the 2012 NFC Championship Game, visit 49ers blog Niners Nation, Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York and SB Nation Bay Area. Don’t forget to check out SB Nation’s NFL hub for all your playoff news.

For updates and analysis on these teams throughout the 2012 NFC Championship Game, visit 49ers blog Niners Nation, Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York and SB Nation Bay Area. Don’t forget to check out SB Nation’s NFL hub for all your playoff news.

For updates and analysis on these teams throughout the 2012 NFC Championship Game, visit 49ers blog Niners Nation, Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York and SB Nation Bay Area. Don’t forget to check out SB Nation’s NFL hub for all your playoff news.

After the touchdown, Davis climbed on the camera platform to look at the crowd and drew a penalty flag for excessive celebration. The penalty will be applied on the next kickoff.

For updates and analysis on these teams throughout the 2012 NFC Championship Game, visit 49ers blog Niners Nation, Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York and SB Nation Bay Area. Don’t forget to check out SB Nation’s NFL hub for all your playoff news.

The temperature is scheduled to drop about two degrees during the game, and although 52 to 50 isn’t a dramatic drop, the conditions that come along with it could impact the game.

Weather.com’s hour-by-hour forecast indicates the chance of rain will move from 15 percent to 50 percent by 5 p.m. local time -- right around halftime, likely -- while the wind is scheduled to stay at a moderate 15 miles per hour.

The Patriots and Ravens will meet in Foxborough for Sunday’s first game at 3:00 p.m. (ET). The game will be aired on CBS. Following that we’ll have the 49ers hosting the Giants, scheduled for 6:30 p.m. (ET) on FOX. For those of you already planning a trip to Indianapolis, here’s the 2012 Super Bowl schedule.

In the early game, the oddsmakers have the Patriots as favorites over the Ravens, as high as nine points in some places. Prior to last week, the Patriots hadn’t won a playoff game in four years and they last played Baltimore in the postseason two years ago, a game in which the Ravens embarrassed them, 33-14, on their own home field. Despite their recent postseason history, there are plenty of reasons to pick the Patriots and that’s the direction most people seem to be going.

For updates and analysis on these teams leading up to their matchup, visit 49ers blog Niners Nation, Giants blog Big Blue View and SB Nation New York and SB Nation Bay Area. Don’t forget to check out SB Nation’s NFL hub for all your playoff news.

Ravens vs. Patriots

Date/Time: Sunday, 3:00 p.m. ET