The San Francisco 49ers will travel to the east coast for NFL Sunday Night Football tonight in a big game against the New York Giants from the MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The game has a scheduled start time of 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the NBC network or online through live stream via the link below.

This all-NFC clash sees two teams seemingly going in opposite directions. The 49ers started the season with a win, but have since lost three straight games to drop to 1-3, where as the Giants lost their two opening games before stringing together two wins in a row to come into Week 5 on 2-2.

The Giants will be kicking themselves to an extent as both of those opening losses were very winnable games, and New York gave up winning positions in both. Had they put on more complete performances they very easily could have been coming into this clash in total command of the NFC East with a 4-0 record.

But as it is the NFC East is on a knife edge with all the teams having plenty of ups and downs through the first quarter of the regular season.

That means a win today is vital for the Giants if they are to remain serious division contenders. Their opponents today seem in disarray, and have been outscored in their past three games by a combined 79 points.

By overall record, the winless Detroit Lions are the worst team in the NFL so far, but some pundits have highlighted the 49ers for that unwanted accolade after putting on consistent poor performances. In addition they have been restricted to under 200 total yards gained in each of the past two weeks.

Whether the 49ers can let loose against this Giants team remains to be seen, but for New York this game, against such an opponent, is really a must win if they have any ambitions for this season.

One of the major concerns for the 49ers is their absent offense. In a toothless display last week they managed just three points against the Green Bay Packers and have scored just one touchdown in the last two weeks combined.

Earlier this week on Thursday Night Football, the Indianapolis Colts and Houston Texans faced off with the Colts claiming a hard earned 27-20 victory.

The story of the night was Andre Johnson, who caught two touchdown passes against his former team to secure the win for the Colts.

Johnson of course spent 12 seasons in the NFL with the Texans before being released by Houston earlier this year in March. Johnson finished the the game with six catches for 77 yards, and ultimately proved the difference between the teams.

The victory meant that the Colts have won a record breaking 16 consecutive AFC South games, the longest such streak in the NFL.

The Colts claimed the win despite losing star quarterback Andrew Luck to injury for the second game in a row. He was replaced by 40 year old veteran Matt Hasselbeck, who was also thought not to be in perfect fitness after missing training just two days before on Tuesday.

Today's big NFL Sunday Night Football game between the San Francisco 49ers and the New York Giants has a scheduled start time of 8.30 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the NBC network or online through live stream by clicking here.