PREVIEW Giants vs. 49ers

Records: Both teams are 10-6.
Time: 4:30 p.m. today.
TV/radio: WYFX (17/62), WJW (8), WPGH (53), WBBW-AM (1240).
Series history: 49ers lead 16-14 (including playoffs). 49ers beat Giants 16-13 at Meadowlands, Sept. 5. In their last postseason meeting, 49ers beat Giants 44-3 at San Francisco, Jan. 15, 1993.
Last week: Giants beat Eagles 10-7 in OT; 49ers lost to Rams 31-20.
Rankings: Giants offense (rush 14, pass 6, overall 6); Giants defense (rush 16, pass 9, overall 9); 49ers offense (rush 6, pass 14, overall 8); 49ers defense (rush 7, pass 22, overall 14).
Key matchup: San Francisco Pro Bowl LB Julian Peterson vs. New York Pro Bowl TE Jeremy Shockey. Shockey led NFL TEs and rookies with 74 receptions and 894 yards receiving. Peterson shut down Kansas City's Pro Bowl TE Tony Gonzalez (one catch for 6 yards) in 17-10 win on Nov. 10.
Streaks, stats and notes: Both teams were 7-2 vs. common opponents and 2-4 vs. teams with winning records. ... Giants are 16-20 in postseason, while 49ers are 25-17. ... Clubs split six playoff games, with point differential of 122-118 for San Francisco. ... New York has not scored more than 17 points against 49ers since 34-24 loss to San Francisco in 1989. Giants managed to win twice in that span, including 15-13 in NFC championship in 1990 season. ... WR Ron Dixon expects to play after missing last four games with knee injury. Dixon averaged 17.1 yards on 22 catches this season. ... QB Kerry Collins set team single-season passing records with 335 completions and 4,073 yards passing.
-- Associated Press