1990 NFC Championship Giants vs 49ers Highlights

[@brainscott8198]

Old Candlestick Park...what a great place to watch a game...on tv. Used to love watching games on CBS from there...late game on the east coast, sun still high there, going down here... that great crowd always at full throat, close to the action...aerial shots of the SF Bay....great memories...I miss the old concrete dump of a lady.

[@tylerm5774]

Well said

[@JacobBoswell-es1ob]

NFL was Real and didn't have to sell out to Bank and insurance institutions

[@paulsolenick4624]

"And the Giants have the ball". There were never any better words heard by Giants fans. Thank you Pat Sumerall, and of course, Coach Madden.

[@Torgo1969]

An immortal game in the hearts of Giants fans. AND THE GIANTS HAVE THE BALL!

[@pjmac550355]

The fake punt lives in my mind forever

[@herecomesforego1787]

…and… THERE WILL BE NO THREE-PEAT, THE GIANTS WIN IT !!

[@peterorfan523]

An immortal game in the hearts of ANY NFL fan or what use to be the NFL!!!

[@razkable]

Saved the giants from 20 years of irrelevance between title teams....

[@MichaelBecker-px5sy]

I'm there Again!!! What a Great Game !!!!!

[@bronxjar8441]

"THERE WILL BE NO THREE-PEAT" is one of the great calls of all time.

[@goldeneve]

As a rams fan that was my moment watch that team lose to the giants

[@stephennixon9609]

No matter how many times I watch this when I hear Pat say those words and can feel the Giants pride in his voice I get chills. The greatest line ever.

[@qualitycontrol9911]

Unfortunately, you are correct.

[@ColeSportz]

That was Pat Summerall for ya' - simply, yet extremely powerful and effective.

[@keithfalconer7529]

Says pat summerall the former giants kicker

[@RobertCosta-hv4qe]

OJ Anderson stiff arming Ronnie Lott to the ground at the end of the 3rd quarter on a 20 yard run.....fantastic.

[@josephthebobcat5085]

It's ridiculous how good the NFC was during the 80's

[@ludvigborga3676]

It was even better in the 90's as everyone considered the NFC championship the real Super Bowl. The Broncos saved the NFL from a realignment that was under consideration.

[@williamkanejr3233]

@@ludvigborga3676 the 2000s and 2010s Patriots would like a word

[@Penland1234]

and they won't get it 😭😭😭

[@paulanthonyyepez2915]

Back in the 80s and early 90s I always thought that the NFC championship game was the real Superbowl. Those games were better than the Superbowl.

[@williamkanejr3233]

@@paulanthonyyepez2915 At THAT POINT it was. The AFC in the mid-80s to the late-90s BLEW.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

The 1990 Giants have to be ranked highly all time for me simply because they managed to take down the Lords of football and bounced back from this awesome physical summit meeting to slow down the lethal Bills A WEEK LATER. Not two, just one. Incredible master work by Parcells, Belichick, and Ron Erhardt.

[@paulsolenick4624]

There was never a better duo on the mike than Pat Summerall and John Madden. I miss them.

[@serge014]

This was a great low-scoring, defense oriented game. The new generation of football fans might find this boring, but to me, this game was exciting.

[@razkable]

This was a boring game between two good teams with meh offenses...great storyline

[@johnteti9764]

What a game, I remember everyone in our house rooting for the niners. With a backup QB the giants pull off the most underrated UPSETS EVER . A huge hit in the 4th quarter made it Montana s last game as a niner , A fake punt , a stripped fumble in hard hitting classic! Damn

[@bdk4523]

Same here. All niners fans and they just didn't get the W. One game I will always remember. For sure

[@Torgo1969]

Opposite over here. My college buds and I were watching the game in Ithaca, NY, all of us were Giants fans. And we were all climbing the damn walls and pulling our hair out as the Niners drove down the field with Young in the game. Then we heard "And the Giants have the ball" and saw Taylor prancing around with he ball. That whole 4th Quarter may be the most nail-biting white-knuckling quarter of Giants football I've ever seen. It beats anything in the Giants SB games, IMHO. And respect to the Niners for being just as hard-hitting as the Giants in this game. It's a shame someone had to lose.

[@MichaelBecker-px5sy]

Greatest Parcels Team, Awesome Game

[@jasoncoleman1085]

One of the greatest NFC championship games

[@mel1daa]

Those CBS cold opens with Summerall/Madden were pure art. And the pistol to end the game? Magical.

[@donwilcox728]

The fake punt to Reasons was a fantastic call and perfectly executed.

[@Chize41]

I watched it live at 9 years old with my grandpa…he knew it was coming and couldn’t believe SanFran wasn’t expecting it! Love ya, Poppy! 🙏🏼🙌🏼🫶🏻

[@GiantTributes8690]

The play was called…”ARAPAHO!”

[@treybear8174]

The cleanest hardest hitting title game of all time. Nothing cheap nothing dirty (except for jim burt maybe) just hard nose smash mouth football. A classic

[@ColeSportz]

I have often said that this was the most physical playoff game I ever saw. It was reflected by Montana limping off the field and Hostettler having to sit out snaps in the middle of the game. I loved the fact it was clean for the most part ... and the Leonard Marshall strip sack of Joe Montana - to this moment - is, IMO, the most vicious clean hit I have ever seen on a football field.

[@brockhershey414]

@@ColeSportz ... Jim Burt was simply dirty on that field. Taking out Hostettler's knee and then on the last drive while Hos was scrambling Burt again dove at his knee.

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

Facts. The 1990 Giants have to be ranked highly all time for me simply because they managed to take down the Lords of football and bounced back from this awesome physical summit meeting to slow down the lethal Bills A WEEK LATER. Not two, just one. Incredible master work by Parcells, Belichick, and Ron Erhardt.

[@jimsquirrel8944]

I love physical games like this, and the Monday night game that preceded this classic!

[@briancusack4386]

​@@manuginobilisbaldspot424Well said!

[@jaysonj9327]

What a game. I completely forgot that Bahr missed that one field goal and that Carthon dropped that easy touchdown pass on the halfback option play. Two plays were seared into my memory for life though: Montana getting wrecked by Marshall and of course Craig's fumble recovered by L.T. What's crazy about the NFL pre free agency is how many great players the top teams had. The 49ers had Steve Young as their backup QB. The Giants had 7 pro bowlers. The last amazing point about this game is look at the Giants coaching staff. Parcells (HC), Belichick (DC), Coughlin (WR). Three HOF coaches on one staff. Hell, Charlie Weis was the G-Men's assistant special teams coach.

[@eddiehodgetts9965]

Fantastic football. The hitting was ferocious.

[@hollywoodhicks]

Pat Summerall "There will be NO 3PEAT"

[@rayray7896]

I wasn’t born yet when this game was played. As I watch and already know about LT! I have to say that entire giants front 7 was lethal!

[@ludvigborga3676]

To me, this was the greatest victory as a Giants fan even more than SB 42 & 46. This was a game where the Giants had no chance with a backup QB and backup RB against one of the greatest teams of all time.

[@GiantTributes8690]

Bingo 👍🏼

[@PDizzo]

Very Very Very Big! When Roger Craig fumbled the ball I went crazy! The noise in Candlestick park was quiet!

[@tony84.]

0:49, This was a great opening with Pat Summerall and John Madden.

[@jorgeguardado6015]

What an intro, loved Pat Summeral & John

[@iamric23]

This was the best football teams for sure that year. Great to watch it again.

[@phillipcoppola9383]

Despite us losing, this was the best football game I've ever been too!!!!

[@bigdave5946]

A great game called by the great announcers of my life and youth . Hard hits and hard fought by both sides .

[@raulitoalvarez]

Greatest NFL 🏉 games of all time 👍🏽✌🏽

[@anthonybono8248]

In a tribute to john madden I had to listen to this game greatest game ever called by summerall and madden thank you John rest in peace we love you!! go Giants!!

[@blobulous3500]

this was when football was football before the rules were screwed heavily in favor of offense

[@MrAce-lm8es]

I so happen to a lifelong New York Giants Fan. My birthday January 27, 1985. I was a year old during Super Bowl 21. I was 6 the night of Super Bowl 25. 17 years and 1 week later after my 23rd birthday, Super Bowl 42. And Super Bowl 46, 4 years and 2 days later, and 9 days removed from my 27th birthday. What better way to celebrate a birthday than to receive a Lombardi Trophy.

[@tubx3805]

The Leonard Marshall hit on Montana was one vicious lick! Montana's career could have been over!

[@scottdavidson9963]

One of hardest hitting games i have ever seen. So close to another Super Bowl.

[@Ryan2022]

You gotta love John Madden. A play by “an old nose tackle”. Erik Howard was 26 years old. Lol.

[@jackcarraway4707]

A true testament to Belichick being a defensive genius: he tamed Joe Montana. Twice.

[@williamkanejr3233]

Three times actually. 1985 Wild Card, 17-3; 1986 Divisional Playoff, 49-3; 1990 NFC Championship Game, 15-13.

[@a_coleman11]

Belichick stopping the famed West Coast Offense

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

THRICE. Everyone forgets the '85 wild card game.

[@RamsLakersDodgers]

He dismantled the 9ers dynasty😎

[@ahenry002]

And Jim Kelly and Bills two weeks later

[@bronxjar8441]

I love Phil Simms. He and Eli were/are my favorite Giants of all time. Giants don't win without Hostetler. His ability to run made all the difference in this championship run.

[@redpillfreedom6692]

The Niners franchise was never the same after this. Yes they did get 1 more Super Bowl 4 years later, but they never returned to being what they were in the '80s; a dynasty. Since 1990, it's mostly been heartbreak in either the Super Bowl or NFC Championship.

[@Penland1234]

This is great to hear as a Packers fan as I still remember last years divisional game. Broke a lot of dishes when my underfoot hit the table in the blocked punt. The dishes laid there shattered until halftime. I later thanked all my loved ones over the phone for supporting me and realized a game is just game especially when you are at the bottom of the hill in your personal life and in constant survival mode. Ahhh.... I guess that's life...😉

[@redmustangredmustang]

That and the Cowboys were emerging as a team in 1992 and then in 95 the 49ers couldn't get past the Packers except in 1998.

[@ericstaudt2991]

My favorite thing about being a giant fan is how most people consider Brady and Montana the best qbs ever yet neither one can say a damn thing to the giants

[@theeusthenopteron6483]

Watch my Channel in next few weeks. You will see what Montana niners did to LTs Giants in the playoffs in 1981 and 1984. Its not pretty.

[@jons5658]

@@theeusthenopteron6483 true, but the Giants were young and not ready yet. 86 and 90 will always be what Giants fans remembered because those were the years we had a chance, and we beat SF both times. They did get the best of us in the regular season 88-90, but that made this 90 NFC title game that much sweeter.

[@stephenkinq5425]

@@theeusthenopteron6483 And Still , those wins against The GMEN are not as memorable , as This one. #BIGBLUE💯💪

[@Penland1234]

If the Giants were young and not ready yet you would have known too. I am too young and miss these good ole days unfortunately.

[@brockhershey414]

SF beat NY in the 1981 Playoffs and 1984 Playoffs to go on and win the Superbowl . Montana has his moments against NY

[@zacdorsey1906]

I remember this game so clearly I loved LT wanted to see him win though I'm a cowboys fan

[@douglashudson6737]

If the Niners didn't get rid of Montana he wins 2 more Super Bowls.

[@PrimordialChaos9]

Being a life long giants fan this game is one of my favorite giants memories as a fan. An era when there was true hard nosed NFL players,not like today's NFL filled with prima donnas,divas,and egotistical selfish complainers. I sure miss the 80's and 90's type of player who were about the team game.

[@thejourneymen4907]

I agree and go New York Giants who are without a doubt the greatest franchise in professional football

[@nolesdawg]

Also alot more brain damage

[@rorydouthard6706]

The world changed, and so you would expect that the people would, too. I totally agree with you, though. I used to be annoyed when my kids would start a question to me with 'mommy, back in your day.....', but now I laugh because 'our day' was some of the BEST days!

[@nastypiglosi1788]

@Nolan S. Good thing players don't get concussions anymore 🤡🤡🤡

[@shawns9813]

Man this destroyed Roger Craig's legacy.

[@paulsolenick4624]

Matt Bahr... I wish he was still the New York Giants' kicker...

[@ross7825]

I'm 67 years old and it is still the greatest game I ever saw.

[@danielkelegian5306]

Im 52, been a Giants fan since 1978 and for me this is the greatest game I have ever seen.

[@bronxjar8441]

The pacing, the hitting, what was at stake makes this one of the greatest games ever played. I think this game is historically glossed over because not a lot of points were scored but this game had it all.

[@scorpionJB]

Greatest hittin̈g game I've ever seen and no cheap shots

[@dynamitedingo7720]

Underrated nfl rivalry

[@chrisanderson7984]

One of the best games I’ve ever seen

[@CDcooper3876]

The number of not just great players on the field but the number of all time goats 🐐 in this game was scary .Montana , Rice , Lott, Taylor . Scary competition.

[@justinheat1]

i'm still sick over this game. Would have been a 3-peat if Montana doesn't get hurt.

[@chrisearl1918]

Amused every time Bahr kicks a FG, the scoreboard reminds us how the Bills pummeled the Raiders 51-3 earlier that day.

[@JoseRodriguez-dg4ub]

Shit stills hurts after all these years

[@gmcneoplan84]

Joe Montana's career would never be the same after that hit by Leonard Marshall at 10:55. Shoot, that hit and Roger Craig's fumble in the 4th quarter pretty much ended the 49ers dynasty.

[@philb.1502]

Montana is an all-time great QB, obviously, but at times, he would hold the ball too long instead of getting rid of it quicker. That hit by Marshall was because Montana held it way too long! He had time to just dump it off or throw it away to avoid that crushing hit.

[@shawnfarquhar2434]

Parcell's and Belichick's game plan was perfect. Not above average. It was perfect. I still maintain that Hoss' ability to scramble (Simms was a statue) was the central reason why the Giants stole this W from the Niners.

[@Torgo1969]

Even after that injury, Hoss moved very well. Incredible.

[@bronxjar8441]

I loved Simms but the Giants don't win that game with him at QB.

[@Torgo1969]

@@bronxjar8441 Simms was phenomenal in the NYG's first SB. Just about perfect.

[@juliantelles7884]

This game and Super Bowl 42 share the top spot in giants history

[@Rickman897]

Hard to believe that the Giants are the only team to knock out a two time defending sb champion on the road.

[@Dza231]

This was the most physical football game I ever saw I mean the hits in this game were jaw dropping.

[@randyware9645]

the giants winning the superbowl after this game, sit the NFC EAST on a super bowl run of going to and winning 4 straight Super Bowls, with the bills losing all 4, the giants started it, then the redskins and the cowboys winning back to back

[@stephenkinq5425]

The Game that Solidified my Allegiance to The GMEN as a Lad.

[@rrh5264]

These two teams had a huge battle on Monday Night Football earlier in the season. The 49ers won that game 7-3. Amazing that the rematch saw the Giants win without Sims. Give me Parcells over Belichick any day!

[@aryksnag1935]

People will probably come to this game if the Chiefs get knocked out this upcoming postseason.

[@brainscott8198]

I saw 3 late hits, 3 helmet to helmets, 4 "hitting a defenseless receiver"...all in the first half. None called. Would've all been called today....smh.

[@theeusthenopteron6483]

Pat and John on the call …and hard hits all over. Great game to watch then

[@3JTriple]

Wow, Giants is real "GIANT" killer. They beat 90 Niners, 2008, and 2012 Patriot as an underdog..

[@pjmac550355]

Best football game I’ve ever seen….

[@manuginobilisbaldspot424]

12:28...Erik Howard with one of the greatest plays in NFL history. To get whipped initially, but have the strength and balance to jackknife back towards the line against someone the caliber of Jesse Sapolu and get his helmet on the ball to knock it out of Roger Craig's arm was incredible. Yes, there was a bit of luck involved, but if he resigns himself to just being beaten on that play, the arc of football history may have changed.

[@GiantTributes8690]

Winning comment. Bingo. Unfortunately most fans have no idea who he is. One of the greatest Giants defensive linemen of all time!

[@emalsultani7214]

This game made me a football fan for life !!!

[@tony84.]

Outstanding sound quality on all your posts! 7:04

[@bdk4523]

What a great game!

[@johnbarone8948]

LT was in the right spot in the right time, he made the deciding play of the game.

[@mikec6733]

Yeah, he had a split second to gobble up that fumble. Great play, great player

[@valkyrie14]

Was on the edge of my seat for every play.

[@chrisskalski7292]

Will never forget this one.

[@robertpfeffer8541]

When really think about it. How could the Giants or any other team win a game against anyone wo scoring a TD? That alone in a championship game makes it one of the greatest games of all time, esp against that 49ers team. With a 'backup' QB as well. Giants really won that game "against all odds".

[@edwardoutlawjr8154]

The Giants and the Niners had an underrated rivalry in the 80's into the early 90's.

[@Torgo1969]

9:06 Well done, Anderson! Lott was nothing to be trifled with but that stiff-arm was impressive.

[@rustykuntz94]

Matt Bahr was a guts, clutch kicker and classy there at the end "This ones for the troops." As the 91 Persian Gulf war had just gotten underway

[@michaeltimothy70]

I was a huge giant fan then. We all cheered the boys but also respected the niners. If the giants lost we new they lost to the best. All these years later I find myself a niners fan from that time. Just great football. An iconic time with the best players ever and the best two announcers that ever lived.

[@janspup6232]

I remember this day vividly, the scoreboard with the 51-3 score of the Bill's game and my grandmother how hates the Bill's said thet were playing like wild animals. Miss you Gram

[@battlestarmarc]

Awesome game. If Montana did not get hurt the 49ers would have won.

[@philb.1502]

If he didn't get hurt?? Why didn't he get up and keep playing? Who told him to be hurt? Why didn't his O-line block better?

[@ASimoneau]

I miss the days when they had starter pistols to signal the end of the game.

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Beat the 49ers on the road by holding them to 13 points. Who was the Giants Defensive Coordinator? Bill Belichick

[@jorgeguardado6015]

Nobody did it like Pat & John, such a great game with today's rules there would be a flag on each hit. Those players earned their money. NFL is soft now and remember they used to sell you on VHS NFL greatest hits

[@rockabye_baby187]

Hostetler was the reason they won this game.

[@Torgo1969]

An arguable statement, but he played very well and came back from what looked like a serious ACL injury. Hoss is a treasure in the hearts of Giants fans.

[@rorydouthard6706]

I watch these games to hear John and Pat. I sure do miss them. Oh and nice shot by Leonard Marshall to knock Montana out of the game and result in this being his last game as a Niner. I recall it being SO strange when he went to KC. It was blasphemous to not finish out your career with the original team. Nowadays, these dudes might play for 5-6 teams over a 10 year span. Aaaaaah, the good ole days!

[@williamricci4637]

The hardest hitting game ever.

[@theeusthenopteron6483]

Absolutely with 2000 AFC Playoff between the Titans and Ravens. Those are my Top 2

[@norvingracelopez5885]

I still haven't forgiven Roger Craig for that fumble 🤦‍♂️

[@dre_allday24]

Same here 🤦🏾‍♂️

[@greatestshow99]

The Niners didn't lose this game on that one play. NY punched them in the mouth throughout. I'm a Rams fan; reminds me of Belichick taking a Super Bowl from the Greatest Show in 2001 😏 Also the 1999 NFC Championship versus that great Bucs D. Rams barely managed to win that one in the end. Not as much now with the rule changes that favor the offense, but back in the day great D typically topped great offense. See NY beating Bills in the SB.

[@wq113ca]

Neither has the 49ers apparently

[@razkable]

He got you two rings

[@alih122]

@@greatestshow99 STOP. If Craig doesn't fumble the ball the niners more than likely would have won that game. That's a fact. Kudos to the Giants for playing a fantastic game and they deserved to win but stop being a idiot and acting like that didn't have a catastrophic impact on the game. As I was watching that game I was thinking oh great we are close to get another field goal for insurance and than Craig fucked it all up!

[@thechillestofthemall6947]

That game was a Dog Fight. I was 10 yrs old at the time.

[@Penland1234]

No wonder the younger generations get worser every ten years missing this REAL SHIT!

[@tyronpouncey5985]

Real football

[@adamnorton1734]

Joe Montana, probably the only quarterback in history who ever wished he HADN’T sidestepped an a sack by LT.

[@brainscott8198]

And, no one still hasn't won 3 championships in a row, to this day. Not since the 1966, '67, and '68 Packers has any team won 3 straight NFL Championships.

[@Penland1234]

Only 2 of them counted. I am only 35 and a Packers fan since Young left SF, maybe that's why I make such a reply.

[@brainscott8198]

@@Penland1234 dude, all 3 counted as NFL Champoinships. You think the NFL didn't exist until Super Bowl era? AFL was from 1960 to 1969. Green Bay won 3 NFL championships in a row January 1966, Jan 1967, and Jan 1968...all 3 were NFL CHAMPIONSHIPS.

[@Penland1234]

@@brainscott8198 you must get tired of running into young idiots like myself. I really do appreciate this history lesson as a Packers fan. I am not even a true Packers fan but I am not afraid to admit it. They have been pretty consistent the past few years and that gets me interested even though they finally had a down year this year.

[@audieconrad8995]

Man...didn't the GIANTS -D beat the crap outta Montana...

[@salvatoreturieo7128]

Giants didn't even get a touchdown this game, I remember saying, buffalo is gonna rip them apart

[@deathfire096]

AFC were soft. I knew the Bills were having a rough day.

[@Thedude24]

“…And the GIANTS have the ball!!” Great call by pat.

[@PDizzo]

The Field Goal Game! Well coached Game by the GMen!!

[@res340]

Never heard the radio calls from either teams broadcasters.

[@bearcattony00]

Great game in the backdrop of the Gulf War breaking out. There were several news interruptions during the games that day as America endured scud attacks with the reporters wearing gas masks

[@redmustangredmustang]

People forget how the Giants limped into the playoffs. With those losses to the Bills, Phil Simms out for the year and their last two wins were against last place teams like the Cardinals and Patriots were very lack luster victories. Then to get to the Super Bowl with a back up QB and back up running back against the back to back champion 49ers. Just slogging it out and getting that Craig fumble because one more first down and the game was over. Then to play against a superior then Bills team with the game plan of time of possession and then on defense just having 2 down lineman to protect against any catches and run after the catch. The Giants pulled it off . It's amazing that after Parcells retired the team would fall off a cliff with Ray Handley as head coach.

[@razkable]

The giants win is so insane at the end against that team...

[@watchit5985]

One of the hardest fought games in NFL history. Although often overshadowed by by their offensive, the 49ers defenses were awesome. The Giants were always defensively awesome.

[@cjrrun]

The way to silence a home crowd is to have the road team kick a game winner with no time left

[@cjrrun]

That year, the Giants beat every team they faced on their schedule. Lost to SF, Eagles and Buffalo. And beat 2 in playoff rematches

[@TheSandmanShane]

When Simms went down that season and Hostetler took over I thought they were finished.

[@GRIMLOCK07]

*"Everbody was doubting."* *_Jeff Hostetler_*

[@deathfire096]

I was. LOL Most people picked the 49ers to return to the SB except the Giants, N.Y. and N.J. states.

[@robinhood-s7g]

Montana the greatest qb he was so accurate

[@tony84.]

7:02, What a play, Joe Montana to John Taylor.