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With Brandon Jacobs' 14-yard touchdown run with 2:44 to go, the Giants have all but put away a victory against the Packers to advance to the NFC Championship next Sunday at San Francisco.

At first blush, the matchup couldn't be much more of a contrast from playing Green Bay. The 49ers are a team predicated on its defense and running game, even after San Francisco was able to win a wild divisional playoff against New Orleans on Saturday.

The most immediate concern for the Giants will be the health of defensive tackle Chris Canty, who was helped off the field shortly before Donald Driver's touchdown for the Packers with 4:52 remaining.

Canty needed a great deal of assistance to get off the field and his absence would alter the rotation of the interior defensive line going into a game against 49er Pro Bowl running back Frank Gore. Linval Joseph and Rocky Bernard would likely be called up to play more snaps on early downs.

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The Packers got to within 10 points at 30-20 on a 10-yard touchdown pass from Aaron Rodgers to Donald Driver to cap a drive that was helped by a questionable blow-to-the-head call against Giants defensive end Osi Umenyiora.

After two score, Green Bay attempted an onside kick and nearly recovered it, with the ball squirting through the hands of two Giants before Victor Cruz could secure it.

New York will attempt to burn time off the clock with a running game that, while it has looked good of late, has been inconsistent today and ranked last in the league during the regular season.

Green Bay is burning timeouts to try and get the ball back with time remaining but Eli Manning hooked up with Cruz for 17 yards on third-and-11 that may be the final nail in the Packers' coffin, with the clock now under four minutes.

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After the Packers opted to go for it on fourth-and-five inside Giants territory early in the fourth quarter, the Giants got a key stop when Michael Boley sacked Aaron Rodgers for the second time in the game.

On their ensuing possession, New York was finally able to put a drive together in the second half after being held to two consecutive three-and-outs.

The Giants moved the ball inside the Packer 20-yard line before Eli Manning was sacked on third down and Lawrence Tynes banged in a 35-yard field goal to make it a two-score game at 23-13 with less than eight minutes to play.

On the Packers next possession, Ryan Grant fumbled the ball away and Chase Blackburn returned it for the Giants to the Green Bay 4-yard line.

Eli Manning quickly made it a three-score game, hitting Mario Manningham with a four-yard touchdown pass to give the GIants a 30-13 lead.

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James Starks was huge for the Packers on a 10-play, 58-yard scoring drive that got Green Bay back within a score of the Giants.

Starks had a 29-yard run on the drive, as well as a first-down conversion on a screen pass, and Mason Crosby kicked a 35-yard field goal to pull the Packers back to within 20-13 with 3:55 left in the third quarter.

The scoring drive came after the Packer defense recorded the game's first three-and-out, holding the Giants without a first down after Osi Umenyiora forced Green Bay's second turnover of the game. Umenyiora stripped the ball out of Aaron Rodgers' hand and Deon Grant made the recovery at the Giants 37-yard line.

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The Giants took the first two-possession lead of the game on the final play of the first half when Hakeem Nicks hauled in a 37-yard Hail Mary from Eli Manning to take a 20-10 lead over the Packers at the half.

Ahmad Bradshaw helped set up the score with a nifty 23-yard run that included a mad sprint all the way across the field to get out of bounds to stop the clock with six seconds to go.

The Packers are playing like a team that gave up more passing yards than any team in NFL history; Manning has 274 yards and two touchdowns at halftime.

Time of possession—something coach Tom Coughlin emphasized this week—is also in favor of the Giants at the break. New York has held the ball for 16:38 to just 13:22 for Green Bay.

The Giants are out-gaining the Packers 311-170 at the break.

Green Bay will get the ball first in the second half and will be under pressure to put points on the board after falling behind by two scores with the dramatic late touchdown.

Aaron Rodgers was 12-for-21 for 117 yards and a touchdown in the first half and—as he did in the Week 13 matchup between these teams in New Jersey—also leads the Packers with 25 rushing yards.

Green Bay has looked just a little out of sync offensively with five dropped passes. The Packers face a daunting challenge in the second half, needing to come back from 10 points down, but Green Bay is a quick-strike attack that led the league with 560 points this season, the second-highest total in NFL history.

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The Giants had the game's first scoreless possession when Green Bay's Brad Jones blocked a 40-yard field goal attempt by Lawrence Tynes.

That came after the Giants thwarted an attempted surprise onside kick by the Packers following John Kuhn's game-tying touchdown, setting New York up on a short field.

The first four possessions of the game ended with scores and it is becoming apparent that neither defense can do much to stop the opposing offense, so an empty possession could be critical later on.

The pressure is now squarely on the Giant defense to keep Green Bay off the scoreboard on this ensuing possession.

This is the second gaffe by the Giants special teams today; Tynes earlier booted a kickoff out-of-bounds after Hakeem Nicks' touchdown, setting Green Bay up at its own 40-yard line for a drive that eventually ended with a touchdown.

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The Packers got the first break of the game when Packers wide receiver Greg Jennings was ruled down by contact on a bang-bang play where the ball appeared to have been stripped by Giants safety Deon Grant.

Initially ruled a fumble on the field, the call was overruled on the field and changed to a down-by-contact call.

Giants coach Tom Coughlin challenged the call, which was allowed to stand—but was not confirmed—by instant replay.

That leaves the Giants with just one timeout remaining in the first half; New York burned one early in the first possession to avoid a possible penalty for 12 men in the huddle.

The overrule on the field was critical; the call likely would have stood under review regardless of how it was called on the field.

The play later cost the Giants on the scoreboard, as well, when Aaron Rodgers hit fullback John Kuhn for an eight-yard touchdown to tie the game at 10-10.

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The Giants caught a huge break on Green Bay's first possession, holding the Packers to a game-tying field goal by Mason Crosby after Aaron Rodgers overthrew a wide-open Greg Jennings on third-and-8.

Combined with a first-down drop by tight end Jermichael Finley, the Packers were guilty of self-inflicted wounds late in that drive.

The Giants wanted to get to Rodgers, but the Packer pass protection was solid. If Green Bay can successfully put the pressure on the Giants pass coverage, the Packers should have a significant advantage.

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The Giants were concerned after their 38-35 loss to the Packers in Week 13 about the fact Green Bay had a six-minute advantage in time of possession.

In getting a field goal on their first drive of the game, the Giants held the ball for 6:27 and featured 13 plays, including five runs and eight passes.

Coach Tom Coughlin was concerned about time of possession and wanted to limit the number of opportunities for Packer quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

Through one drive, anyway, you'd have to say: Advantage, Giants.

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As expected, both the Giants and Packers will have almost all of their key players active for today's divisional playoff game.

The Giants will be without linebacker Mark Herzlich; his ankle will not allow him to go. But with Michael Boley back from his injury for a few weeks now, Herzlich's role would have been strictly as a backup.

Of more significance is the return of three starters for the Packers' offense. Left tackle Chad Clifton started in Week 17 against the Lions after missing almost half the season with a hamstring injury but the Packers will also have right tackle Bryan Bulaga back for the first time since he sprained his knee in Green Bay's loss at Kansas City on Dec. 18.

The Packer receiving corps will also be at full strength for the first time since beating the Oakland Raiders on Dec, 11. Greg Jennings missed the final three regular-season games with a knee injury, but the Pro Bowler participated fully in practice this week and is ready to go.

The return of Jennings is significant; he is Green Bay's best route-runner among the wide receivers and because teams generally roll extra coverage to Jennings, it creates opportunities for the other talented receivers such as Jordy Nelson, Donald Driver and James Jones.

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The Packers confirmed Sunday morning that offensive coordinator Joe Philbin will be with the team in his familiar post in the coaches' box.

That comes a week after Philbin's 21-year-old son Michael was initially reported missing in Oshkosh, Wis. The younger Philbin's body was recovered from the Fox River on Monday and authorities have said he was the victim of an accidental drowning.

While head coach Mike McCarthy is the Packers' primary play-caller, Philbin plays an important role on game day with what he can observe from the coaches' box that McCarthy may not be able to see at field level.

Funeral services for Michael Philbin were held Friday in Green Bay, with many members of the team and coaching staff in attendance.