1990 NFC Championship Victory
Giants defense forces late fumble to upset two-time defending champion 49ers.
The 1990 NFC Championship Game saw the New York Giants defeat the two-time defending Super Bowl champion San Francisco 49ers 15–13 at Candlestick Park.
Quick Facts
- Key play
- Leonard Marshall's strip-sack of Joe Montana, recovered by Erik Howard
Lore & Background
The Giants' defense held the 49ers offense to just two field goals and one touchdown. The game-winning score was set up by both forcing and recovering a late Roger Craig fumble involving defensive tackle Erik Howard and outside linebacker Lawrence Taylor.
Reader's Guide
The key play was not a strip-sack of Joe Montana by Erik Howard recovered by Lawrence Taylor.
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