The last of these postseason games came back in 2011 in the NFC Championship game, when the Giants defeated the 49ers on the road, 20-17, to cap off their improbable run to Super Bowl XLVI, where they went on to beat the New England Patriots on that stage for the second time in four years.

Week 9 vs. Giants with three full practices and media sessions featuring Kyle Shanahan, Robert Saleh, and Klay Kubiak.

Few would have expected the lowly New York Giants to be a matchup of particular importance for the San Francisco 49ers, but the stakes have heightened entering Sunday, columnist Ann Killion writes.

Here are three areas that the Giants need to focus on in order to give themselves a shot at victory against the 49ers.