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runningback brandon jacobs has been the poster child for new york's ground game. veteran averaged under 4 yards a carry during the season. and today, he engaged in a little trash talk through the media with 49ers former receiving great jerry rice who called him out on espn. >> i feel like brandon jacobs is a little soft. he can't get away, you know, from a defender. this guy's 265 and it upsets me when i see him get tackled by a guy that's like 190 or 200 pounds. >> i grew up with san francisco 49ers fans. i have loved jerry rice. i still love jerry rice. you know, he -- i give him a lot of credit for the game being the way it is today. you know? i have nothing negative to say about jerry. if he feels that way, he feels that way. i bet you he won't tackle me. [ laughter ] >> ouch. >>> well said. the 49ers special teams unit was the unsung hero last saturday against the saints. blake costanzo number 51 recovered a fumble and later forced one. that led to six 49ers points. he came from cleveland. the coach loves to talk about his blue collar style of play. >> he has

a couple years ago in 2008 brandon jacobs rolled over him. >> thanks. break we'll go one-on-one with mack mcgarry as the tv legend retires as host of the world's longest running quiz show. >> d.c. mayor vincent gray will join philadelphia mayor michael nutter on nbc's "meet the press" with david gregory this sunday and the two players explain why they think congress is to blame for struggling urban economies. "press >>> after more than 20,000 contestants and 200,000 questions, mac mcgarry is moving on retiring as the host of "it's academic" after a career that spanned decades. jim handly caught up with him to talk about how the show has changed over the years and some of his most memorable moments. >> reporter: he has walked these halls for more than 50 years. mac mcgarry is an institution at nbc. the man armed with the envelopes filled with the questions he's posed to thousands of students over the years. >> the oldest students on the show would now be in their late 60s. and i remember them as 18. >> reporter: he's called out some famous faces and name

earlier this week on espn, jerry rice called giants runningback, brandon jacobs soft. today the 265-pound jacobs responded and he begins the top five. >> i bet he won't tackle me. >> at number four, dustin johnson pulled a ken bastida today. >> oh problem. >> number three, this would make fred jealous. scores the game winner shootout. detroit has won five straight games. at number two, lebron jams comes up empty, but makes a bigger save when he keeps marlins owner from hitting the deck. free tickets for a baseball game. at number one, the shot of the night came from the lucky fan. that's $700 for the gain. he beat usf74-63. they have not won since 1989. been a long time. >> yeah. >> $700. the number one play of the night. >> very cool. >> the check, the cash. >> who cares, as long as she gets seven. >> give her cash. >> we'll be back.

in stopping the run and have their hands full with 260 pound brandon jacobs and bradshaw. 49ers led thegue in knocking players out of the game especially running backs. >> when you play physical people get hurt. we don't want to go out and essentially hurt anybody. when you play this game, the way we play and you play it fast and some guys end up being injured. >>> giants arrived in san francisco around 5:30 last night. the airport high, they are hottest team, including knocking off the defending superbowl champions in green bay. eli manning has an explosive offense but he has respect to the niner defense. >> they make a lot of big plays on defense. obviously their offense builds off that position. so from offensive standpoint we have to be very sound. the mechanics have to be perfect. >> the anticipation right now, you have to make sure you don't get too excited. >> the superbowl, but 3:30 for a shot at superbowl. >> sharks on the road facing a team that eliminated them last year. showing dan who is the sharks fan. 4-0 vancouver. and he takes out roberto and cotur played defense. he is

after new york recovered an onside kick, brandon jacobs gets around the corner and then some.addition, to the three fumbles, they had eight drops. the giants are headed to candlestick park for the nfc championship game next sunday. beat them again and the 49ers are in the super bowl. >>> in the afc, it will be baltimore at new england in the championship game. the ravens are one step from the super bowl after outlasting houston in a game that matched teams with similar styles. ray lewis is the heart of baltimore's defense. but the texans helped out after jumping to the 3-0 lead, the texans were due to get the ball back until jacoby jones did this and the ravens are in business. they cashed in when flacco flipped the pass to wilson. ravens in the 7-34 lead. ladairus webb, and the raven's offense in business with a short field again. yates was intercepted three times and the ravens had a 17- point 1st quarter and 17-3 lead. but the texans had a 10-point 2nd quarter to pull within 4. arian foster rushed for 132 yards and was a threat all day. both team's defenses dominated the se

get the ball to knicks, get the vac to cruz, to those guys and then brandon jacobs i think had the biggest>> i think he played the best. >> the question now is will the giants be able to beat the pack ners green bay? >> if they can put two more people in the field and play with 13, yes. other than that, no. >> not happening. >> that's not going to happen. >> all right. that's not going to happen. the saints, we talked to them about them against the lions, their rushing attack phenomenal in this game. three rushing touchdowns. brees also had three touchdowns. >> yep. the thing about the saints again is that three zones of offense. they have the guy that plays in the first zone. they have the guy that plays in the second zone. jimmy grant. they have two wide receivers that honestly are average receivers. not big players, andre johnson, not megatron. but when you have people that can play in the first two zones your receivers have one job. run as fast as you can. i'll throw you the ball. >> can the saints still be successful against the 49ers' number one rushing defense in the nfl in the regu

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49ers defense is the best in the nfl at stopping the run andheir have their hands full with brandon jay cox, -- jacobs, and bradshaw was hurt when these two played in the regular season, and the 49ers lead the league in knocking players out of games especially running backs. >> whenever you play physical people get hurt and we don't want to go out and intentionally hurt anybody, but when you play this game the way we play and you play fast and care-free, some guys are going to get injured and we're not going to stop playing physical. >> mike: the giants left new york today and arrived in san francisco 5:30 tonight. seen here getting off the bus at the hotel. they're the hottest team in the postseason, winning their last four, including knocking off the packers last week. eli manage is driving this welsh balanced offense but has respect for the niners d. >> they make big plays on defense and obviously their offense builds off that, off short field position, and so from an offensive standpoint, we have to be sound and everybody's mechanics have to be perfect. >> we have great focus. the anticipation is