They were the No. 1 overall picks in the 2004 and 2005 drafts.
Eli Manning and Alex Smith had their best NFL regular seasons, and they've carried it over into the playoffs.
And, now, their paths will converge Sunday as the most-important pieces of their respective teams in the NFC Championship Game at Candlestick Park (3:30 p.m.)
Although the quarterbacks of the New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers will never be on the field together, how they stack up against each other will likely decide which team advances to Super Bowl XLVI in Indianapolis on Feb. 5.
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