Amped-Up Harbaugh, 49ers Must Brace Themselves for a Giant Ambush

October 13, 2012   ·   Michael Erler   ·   Jump to comments

There are three things to remember going into Sunday's 49ers tilt, where they'll face the New York Giants in a much-anticipated rematch of last season's NFC championship game: 1) October only means something in baseball, not football; 2) Giants coach Tom Coughlin, a student of history, is no dummy; and 3) Sometimes, you have to lose the battle to win the war.
You don't want to relive the game which ended last year's Cinderella run by the 49ers. I get that. But come on, there were so many ways they should've, could've won and so many breaks that went against them.
Really, all the interesting aspects of the game came after the score was already 14-10 in favor of the Niners, late in the third quarter. 
After both offenses were stymied on their ensuing series, the Giants got the ball back with 1:55 to go in the third quarter. On 3rd-and-5 from their own 32-yard line, Eli Manning, under duress, tries to squeeze a short post to Hakeem Nicks. Nicks cuts out his route prema...

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