sentences:  Although the Packers cut the score to 24–17 at halftime, the Giants scored 31 second half points to put the game out of reach.The Giants defeated the San Francisco 49ers 49–3 in their opening playoff game.Favored by only three points, the Giants caught a break when 49ers WR Jerry Rice fumbled an apparent touchdown catch-and-carry off his knee early in the game, then dominated the Niners the rest of the way.