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I'll have to check with Elias Sports Bureau to see whether Alex Smith gets credit for a game-winning drive Wednesday. The San Francisco 49ers' quarterback has joined his head coach, Jim Harbaugh, in driving cars featuring San Francisco Giants play...

Alex Smith's Bay Area credentials keep getting stronger. The San Francisco 49ers' quarterback, under NFL orders to stop wearing a San Francisco Giants cap to postgame news conferences or risk a $15,000 fine, is getting support from the NL West lea...

Cullen Jenkins' contract agreement with the New York Giants removes from the free-agent pool a player the San Francisco 49ers and Seattle Seahawks considered signing. Ohm Youngmisuk of ESPNNewYork.com says the Giants signed Jenkins to improve thei...

One year ago, San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Michael Crabtree voiced frustration over the opportunities available to him during an overtime defeat to the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. Crabtree had finished that game with a singl...

Video spoiler alert: With zero percent of Week 16 and Week 17 precincts reporting, ESPN's Tim Hasselbeck projects Atlanta, Green Bay, San Francisco, Dallas, Seattle and the New York Giants as the six playoff teams from the NFC, in that order. I wa...

The facts: The San Francisco 49ers fell to 4-2 with a 26-3 home defeat to the New York Giants in Week 6. The upside: Even the worst defeats tend to feature a bright spot or two. The 49ers converted four first downs on their first five third-do...

The New York Giants' improvement against the San Francisco 49ers' pass-rush twists played a role in their 26-3 victory at Candlestick Park in Week 6. Around the NFC West: Oct. 15, 2012 San Francisco 49ers Poole: Giants humble Harbaug...

SAN FRANCISCO -- There was really nothing too outrageous, irrational, absurd or incendiary about the New York Giants' 26-3 domination of the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday. Unexpected? For sure. Fluky? Not in how it played out. Personal? You bet. ...

Thoughts on the San Francisco 49ers' 26-3 home defeat against the New York Giants in Week 6: What it means: The 49ers' formula for success failed to materialize as the team struggled in many of the areas in which it has been strongest under coach ...

The San Francisco 49ers responded to a 24-13 defeat in Minnesota by routing their next two opponents by a 79-3 combined score. Coach Jim Harbaugh responded with similar aggression after New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride said 49e...

A few more thoughts on San Francisco 49ers coach Jim Harbaugh going nuclear on New York Giants offensive coordinator Kevin Gilbride for suggesting 49ers defensive lineman Justin Smith "gets away with murder" by holding opposing offensive linemen: ...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Week 6: All about third down. The San Francisco 49ers' offense took considerable criticism after converting just once on 13 third-down plays against the New York Giants in the NFC Championship Game. The 49ers' defen...

The pregame chatter continues before the New York Giants-San Francisco 49ers rematch at Candlestick Park. So far, we've had Giants coach Tom Coughlin play the no-respect card (see video), the salsa flap, Mario Manningham subtly digging the Giants ...

Dan Graziano of the NFC East blog joined me Wednesday in discussing the San Francisco 49ers' matchup against the New York Giants in Week 6. The video runs about five minutes. I asked Dan if he thinks the Giants' pass rush, inconsistent to this poi...

As you might have heard, the San Francisco 49ers ran into some troubles at the wide receiver position last season. Those troubles affected their offense and special teams, notably during an overtime defeat to the New York Giants in the NFC Champio...

Peter from Rutland, Vt., points to Anthony Dixon's failed third-and-1 rushing attempt in the NFC Championship Game as one reason the San Francisco 49ers might have signed former New York Giants running back Brandon Jacobs. This play escaped my att...