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Alex Smith can't pick up first down New York takes over in tie game midway through second quarter VIDEO: Alex Smith Pass To Vernon Davis Gives 49ers 7-0 Lead The San Francisco 49ers are hosting the New York Giants in the 2012 NFC Championship. The 49ers have taken an early 7-0 lead on their second possession. Eli Manning made two consecutive third-down conversions to start the first Giants possession, but the 49ers were able to get to the quarterback and strip the ball for a big loss and forcing New York to punt. Kyle Williams returned the punt 14 ... Alex Smith: Improving Quarterback Has Proven He's the Long-Term Solution in SF Alex Smith has plenty of haters, but he's proven this season that he should be the long-term quarterback in San Francisco. This year, Smith finally lived up to the potential that made him the No. 1 overall draft pick in 2005. He had career highs in passing yards (3,144), completion percentage (61.3) and quarterback rating (90.7). More importantly, he has led the 49ers to 14 wins this season ... NFC Championship: Alex Smith's magical run San Francisco 49ers quarterback Alex Smith is finally proving to people around the NFL that having the right people coaching him is finally paying off in ways they never imagined before. 49ers' Alex Smith evolves Alex Smith is not the same Alex Smith he was six months ago. Everybody agrees with that, including Alex Smith. The parts are the same. The engine and electronics aren't. Like Alex Smith, Eli Manning had his struggles Who's had it worse than 49ers quarterback Alex Smith? Eli Manning! Granted, it's tough to pin down which No. 1 overall pick had a more rugged introduction to the NFL, but Smith gives the nod to his counterpart in today'... 49ers season recap: Game by game Week 1: Alex Smith was hardly spectacular with 124 passing yards and no touchdowns, but Ted Ginn certainly was, returning a kickoff 102 yards and later a 55-yard punt return - all in the fourth quarter - for Jim Harbaugh's first win. Is 49ers' Smith the new Captain Comeback? 49ers quarterback Alex Smith runs 28 yards for a touchdown late in the fourth quarter of last weeken's playoff game against the New Orleans Saints. SAN FRANCISCO -- Alex Smith was stuck in San Francisco. Patience has paid off for 49ers quarterback Alex Smith Jim Harbaugh didn't draft quarterback Alex Smith, and no one would have been surprised if Smith and the 49ers parted ways for good last spring after Harbaugh was hired as San Francisco's coach and Smith's contract expired after six seasons. Fresh start has ignited 49ers QB Alex Smith SAN FRANCISCO - Alex Smith was stuck in San Francisco. Not a bad place to be for a summer, but after six miserable seasons as the 49ers' quarterback, it was time to get out.
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