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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instanceOf American football game
NFC Championship Game
announcer John Madden NERFINISHED
Pat Summerall NERFINISHED
attendance 75752
category 1987 in sports in New Jersey
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
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
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
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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Giants–Washington rivalry notablePlayoffMeeting 1986 NFC Championship Game