In the NFC Championship Game, Matt Bahr made a record five field goals, including a 42-yarder as time expired to lift the Giants over the two-time defending Super Bowl champion 49ers at Candlestick Park.

Taking athlete superstition to the next level, running back Ottis Anderson wore practice pants during his MVP performance in Super Bowl XXV, something he had been doing throughout the magical playoff run.

Wide receiver Stephen Baker lived up to the nickname "The Touchdown Maker" when he swung the momentum of Super Bowl XXV with a 14-yard catch in the end zone with 25 seconds remaining in the first half.

The Giants had an atmosphere of accountability, and nothing could stop linebacker Carl Banks. Not even a dislocated wrist. With an expected recovery time of six to eight months, Banks missed six weeks.

Dec. 15, 1990 was a rough day for quarterbacks in Giants Stadium. Phil Simms broke his foot, and Jim Kelly injured his knee. One returned. One did not.

After a postgame interview caused Jeff Hostetler to miss the team's airport shuttle in San Francisco, Hall of Famer John Madden came to the rescue with his famous bus and gave the quarterback a lift.

Tom Coughlin. Bill Belichick. Romeo Crennel. Ron Erhardt. Al Groh. Charlie Weis. Ray Handley. Seven of Bill Parcells' assistants in 1990 have been head coaches in the NFL or at major college programs.

Needing to get the ball back late in the NFC Championship Game, Giants defensive tackle Erik Howard forced 49ers running back Roger Craig to fumble, and linebacker Lawrence Taylor recovered it in mid-air.

On a direct snap to the linebacker, Gary Reasons ran a fake punt 30 yards to set up Matt Bahr's fourth field goal, bringing the Giants within one point of the 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.

Captured on national television, coach Bill Parcells and quarterback Phil Simms had a heated exchange over an incomplete pass during a Week 9 game in Indianapolis. But winning solved all.

One of the great individual efforts of Super Bowl XXV, wide receiver Mark Ingram highlighted the Giants' spirit on a third-and-13 conversion from Buffalo's 32 by breaking a half-dozen tackles for a 14-yard gain.

One of Bill Parcells' favorite stories, the head coach had become friends with Seton Hall's Rev. Mannion, but the relationship took a turn when he saw him on the field as the Bills' new chaplain.

Because of a significant knee injury the year before, the Giants weren't sure tight end Mark Bavaro would be on the team in 1990. But once again he proved to be the standard-bearer of toughness.