Packers, Giants Get Boost From History Athletes and coaches don't live in the past. They do get enlightened and, sometimes, uplifted from it. The Green Bay Packers and New York Giants have good memories from recent postseasons. Green Bay went from sixth-seeded NFC wild card to Super Bowl champion a year ago. New York used a similar route to win the 2007 NFL championship - winning at Lambeau Field on the way. They meet Sunday in the final game of the divisional round. In going 15-1, including winning all eight home games, the Packers established themselves as the cream of the NFL this season. They have gotten healthy during their bye. They beat the Giants 38-35 in the Meadowlands on Dec. 4. Most significantly, they discovered how to win in last year's surge to the title. "I think we learned a lot last year being a six seed and having to go on the road," star quarterback Aaron Rodgers said. You take on a different attitude as a team as the road team going into a hostile environment. I think that prepares us for the mindset that the opposing team is going to have. It is a different feeling, and last year we just got in and this year we had a run and got a bye. So it is a different feeling, but last year really helped. New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning throws a pass during an NFL football practice, Friday, Jan. 13, 2012, in East Rutherford, N.J. The Giants are scheduled to play the Green Bay Packers in an NFC divisional playoff game on Sunday, Jan.15, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun) Close Just as 2007 certainly helped the Giants. They fell to New England in the season finale that year, completing the Patriots' undefeated record, but gained so much confidence from that loss that they were not intimidated when they met up with the Patriots in the Super Bowl. The Giants won 17-14. That defeat five weeks ago to the Packers also brought confidence. New York fell to 6-6 with that fourth straight loss, but won three of its last four to take the NFC East, then easily handled Atlanta 24-2 in the wild-card round last Sunday. "We're extremely excited to have all of our key guys intact that we're going to ride with going through this postseason," safety Antrel Rolle said, noting that defensive end Osi Umenyiora and linebacker Michael Boley didn't play against Green Bay but will this time. We're excited. We're excited about the opportunity that's ahead of us and we're excited about playing together and understanding the defense, understanding each other, understanding that this guy is going to be next to us and he's fighting with everything he has. Also fighting to get into the conference championship games were New Orleans (14-3) and San Francisco (13-3), who open the second round of the playoffs Saturday afternoon. That NFC matchup will be followed by Tim Tebow and Denver (9-8) at New England (13-3). Before the Giants and Packers renew their rivalry, Houston (11-6) will be at Baltimore (12-4) on Sunday. No visitor has won at Lambeau Field since Miami managed the feat on Oct. 17, 2010. But coach Mike McCarthy knows there is more to be learned from this edition of the Giants, the team that challenged his Packers as much as anyone in 2011. There is a reason why we are both playing in this game. We are two of the last four teams in the NFC," McCarthy said. They are playing well and they wouldn't be here if they were not, so to me, that is to be expected. I think they are playing better than when they played us and earlier in the season they had some tough defeats also. It is playoff football and they are a very good football team.