 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 . 
