 In the playoffs the Giants, who were the top seed in the conference ahead of the Bears, defeated the San Francisco 49ers for the second consecutive year in the playoffs by a score of 49 – 3. They then disposed of their division rivals, the Washington Redskins, in the NFC Championship Game 17 – 0. In the Super Bowl, behind Simms' 88 % pass completion percentage and their strong defense, the Giants overcame a 10 – 9 halftime deficit and scored thirty second half points while allowing only ten more and defeated the Broncos 39 – 20.
