1986 NFC Championship Game
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The 1986 NFC Championship Game was a defensive showdown at Giants Stadium in which the New York Giants shut out Washington to advance to Super Bowl XXI.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American football game
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NFC Championship Game ⓘ |
| announcer |
John Madden
NERFINISHED
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Pat Summerall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| attendance | 75752 ⓘ |
| category |
1987 in sports in New Jersey
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NFC Championship Games ⓘ New York Giants playoff games ⓘ Washington Redskins playoff games ⓘ |
| city | East Rutherford, New Jersey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conference | National Football Conference NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date | January 11, 1987 ⓘ |
| finalScore | New York Giants 17, Washington Redskins 0 ⓘ |
| headCoachHomeTeam | Bill Parcells NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headCoachVisitorTeam | Joe Gibbs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeam | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamConferenceSeed | 1 ⓘ |
| homeTeamDivision | NFC East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamKicker | Raul Allegre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamLinebacker |
Carl Banks
NERFINISHED
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Harry Carson NERFINISHED ⓘ Lawrence Taylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamNickname | Big Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamQuarterback | Phil Simms NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamRegularSeasonRecord | 14–2 ⓘ |
| homeTeamRunningBack | Joe Morris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamScore | 17 ⓘ |
| homeTeamScoringPlay |
Joe Morris touchdown run
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Phil Simms touchdown pass to Lionel Manuel ⓘ Raul Allegre field goal ⓘ |
| homeTeamTightEnd | Mark Bavaro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| homeTeamWideReceiver | Lionel Manuel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| loser | Washington Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
Giants defense held Washington scoreless
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defensive showdown ⓘ |
| previousPlayoffRoundHomeTeam | defeated San Francisco 49ers in NFC Divisional Playoff ⓘ |
| previousPlayoffRoundVisitorTeam | defeated Chicago Bears in NFC Divisional Playoff ⓘ |
| referee | Pat Haggerty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| season | 1986 NFL season NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shutout | true ⓘ |
| stadium | Giants Stadium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| superBowlNumber | XXI ⓘ |
| surface | artificial turf ⓘ |
| televisionNetwork | CBS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeam | Washington Redskins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeamConferenceSeed | 3 ⓘ |
| visitorTeamDivision | NFC East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeamQuarterback | Jay Schroeder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visitorTeamRegularSeasonRecord | 12–4 ⓘ |
| visitorTeamScore | 0 ⓘ |
| weather | windy ⓘ |
| winner | New York Giants NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| winnerAdvancedTo | Super Bowl XXI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| year | 1987 ⓘ |
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