[Mr. Mojo]

The admission was likely made only because a New York team came up on the short end.

Could be.

What few are talking about is the monumental mistake the Giants made by playing a soft zone defense through the last third of the game. The "prevent D" usually prevents only one thing - winning. The Giants rushed only 3 D-lineman during this time, and Garcia had all day to choose his receivers. Bad coaching, and Fassell should be fired.

[NittanyLion]

What few are talking about is the monumental mistake the Giants made by playing a soft zone defense through the last third of the game. The "prevent D" usually prevents only one thing - winning. The Giants rushed only 3 D-lineman during this time, and Garcia had all day to choose his receivers. Bad coaching, and Fassell should be fired.

Yep. Garcia sat in the pocket and looked for whoever Sehorn was covering the entire 4th Quarter. The Giants would've been better off pressuring Garcia, even if it hurt their pass coverage game.

[Alberta's Child]

I may be wrong about this, but I'm quite certain that the Giants were in their standard defense for almost the entire game. They rushed four linemen throughout.

The only thing that changed at the end was that they used their nickel defense because San Francisco was using a three-wideout set.