Preview: Sunday's Giants-49ers game

THE GAME: San Francisco 49ers (2-4) at the defending Super Bowl champion Giants (4-1), 1 p.m., Fox WHAT IT MEANS: Redemption. A national TV audience got to hear the Cleveland crowd chant “over-rated” at the Giants, and they got to see plenty of evidence that the fans were right. They gave up 454 yards to the worst offense in football? Couldn’t touch the QB? Couldn’t force a punt? And Eli Manning got picked three times? Ugh. It’s fair to say the Giants can’t wait for kickoff so they can show everyone that the game was an aberration, not a trend. … For the 49ers, they need to right their ship soon because 2-5 would mean they probably can only afford two losses in their final nine games if they want even a slim hope of making the playoffs. MATCHUP TO WATCH: Frank Gore vs. the entire LB corps. He’s the NFL’s leader in yards from scrimmage this season and an incredibly dangerous weapon. He is used a lot like the way the Rams tried to use ... (link)