NFL playoffs: 20 fantastic Wild-Card games since 2000

Wild, Wild-Card games have been prevalent in the first round of the NFL playoffs. A look at some of the best since 2000.

2002: 49ers 39, Giants 38

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The 49ers trailed 38-14 with 4 minutes left in the third quarter, but scored 25 straight points. Garcia hit Tai Streets with a 13-yard touchdown pass with a minute left, and the Giants botched the snap on a 41-yard field-goal attempt as time expired. At the time, the 49ers’ rally was the biggest in NFC playoff history. Only Buffalo’s 32-point comeback in a 41-38 victory over Houston in January 1993 was bigger.