Ray Rice @ Patriots – Playing against one of the better defenses in football Ray Rice failed to put up start worthy numbers in his first playoff game of the year. Heading to New England, Rice will play against the team he had his best playoff performance against a few years ago when he broke [...]

Hakeem Nicks @ 49ers – In case you fell into the trap that the media seemed to set about Victor Cruz being the only big-play threat in New York, true No.1 Hakeem Nicks has stepped up and put together back to back monster games in the playoffs. This week should be a greater challenge for [...]

Alex Smith vs. Giants – If you happened to have Alex Smith in your lineup last week, you were pleasantly surprised to see him not only throw for 299 yards and three touchdown passes, but run for a 28-yard score as well. As a 49er fan, it refreshing to see what can happen for a [...]

Rob Gronkowski vs. Ravens – The Broncos must have ticked Rob Gronkowski off after their regular-season meeting when they held him in check for only four receptions for 53 yards, as they forced Tom Brady to throw the football to fellow tight end Aaron Hernandez. Well, in the rematch Gronkowski went off for arguably his [...]

What a wild week of games in the NFC, and while many figured we would be talking about the Saints and Packers playing this Sunday, instead we have a very interesting game between the 49ers and Giants. Both teams are red hot, and both teams won last week with opportunistic defenses that creating turnovers throughout [...]