No sooner had the Giants left the frozen tundra of Lambeau Field than their attention turned to the NFC Championship. And Justin Tuck -- who was officially credited with one tackle against the Packers -- wasted no time sending a message to the 49ers.
"We're gonna be hard to beat" Tuck told the New York Post after Sunday's dominant win.
Then he took it a step further, while still not issuing a Joe Namath-like declaration:
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SIGN UP HERE Im going to go ahead and answer this for you: Do we feel were gonna win in San Fran? Tuck said. Yes, we feel like were gonna win in San Fran. Am I guaranteeing a win? No, Im not.
What about New York's coach, who is to bravado what his Big Apple counterpart Rex Ryan is to subtlety?
We are, Tom Coughlin said in his postgame interview, a dangerous team.
Giants linebacker was a bit more measured in his comments to the New York Daily News, but similarly matter-of-fact, saying of the 49ers, "Theyre just in the way of where we want to be."