New York Giants 26, San Francisco 3: After spending two days at 49ers headquarters last week, I was convinced San Francisco would extract revenge for last season's NFC title game loss. Instead, it was the Giants (42) who played far more inspired football. Besides outstanding gameplanning, New York head coach Tom Coughlin pressed the right buttons to help draw the best performance of the season from his defense (six sacks, three interceptions).What else. A rain or windjacket is not a bad idea (it needs to fit in one of the pockets in your jersey easily). Mine has just wind protection on the front.

Asomugha, 32, was named the No. 3 cornerback but is coming off a rough season with the Eagles, who released him in March. Culliver's replacement will assume a significant role: Culliver played 63 percent of the defensive snaps last year..Although the films might lead one to believe that there are already plenty of heroes to go around, Coulson is still attempting to harness the sup