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NFC Championship Game
Green Bay Packers
at
San Francisco 49ers
San Francisco 37, Green Bay 20
You could kind of see this one coming. The Packers kind of got lucky with the match-ups to this point, having faced a Vikings team that was less than 100 percent late in the regular season to clinch the NFC North, and then benefitting by Seattle losing. Then, the Saints got shocked by the Vikings, which meant that the Seahawks came into Lambeau Field, which was likely an easier test than the New Orleans Saints.
However, the Packers had gotten killed in San Francisco earlier this season, and they got killed yet again in this rematch here in the NFC title game. They lost that first meeting, 36-7, and then fell behind badly in this game early, ultimately trailing 34-7 in the second half before scoring some points to make it look more respectable when the game was already well out of reach. In fact, the Pack got blown out.
The 49ers relied on different players stepping up in a big way on different weeks to help keep them winning, and that was the case again this season, as well. Last week it was running back Tevin Coleman carrying the freight. Raheem Mostert stepped up in a huge, historical way for the Niners, pounding the overmatched Packers defense as he piled up an incredible 220 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries. That was the second most rushing yards by anyone in NFL postseason history, and a new franchise record for San Fran.
He was so good that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo could largely sit back and let him do his thing. Garoppolo completed 6 of 8 passes for 77 yards, while the Niners as a team rushed for 285 total yards on 42 attempts. It was the fourth time in NFL postseason history that a team had less than 10 pass attempts for the entirety of the game.
In a losing cause, Aaron Rodgers completed 31 of 39 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns, although he also threw two interceptions. Aaron Jones added 56 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries. Davante Adams led receivers on Green Bay with nine catches for 138 yards.
Statistically, the game appeared more competitive than it actually was. Green Bay’s offense actually slightly outgained San Francisco, 358 to 354 total yards. They produced 21 first downs, to just 19 for the Niners, and the Pack also enjoyed a slight advantage in time of possession, as well. However, what really hurt them were the three turnovers that they also produced, while the 49ers committed none.
With this win, the 49ers will now head to Miami to take on the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs on the first Sunday in February in Super Bowl LIV. It is the seventh Super Bowl appearance by the 49ers in franchise history, and the first since they reached the big game against Baltimore following the 2012 season.
However, the Packers had gotten killed in San Francisco earlier this season, and they got killed yet again in this rematch here in the NFC title game. They lost that first meeting, 36-7, and then fell behind badly in this game early, ultimately trailing 34-7 in the second half before scoring some points to make it look more respectable when the game was already well out of reach. In fact, the Pack got blown out.
The 49ers relied on different players stepping up in a big way on different weeks to help keep them winning, and that was the case again this season, as well. Last week it was running back Tevin Coleman carrying the freight. Raheem Mostert stepped up in a huge, historical way for the Niners, pounding the overmatched Packers defense as he piled up an incredible 220 yards and four touchdowns on 29 carries. That was the second most rushing yards by anyone in NFL postseason history, and a new franchise record for San Fran.
He was so good that quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo could largely sit back and let him do his thing. Garoppolo completed 6 of 8 passes for 77 yards, while the Niners as a team rushed for 285 total yards on 42 attempts. It was the fourth time in NFL postseason history that a team had less than 10 pass attempts for the entirety of the game.
In a losing cause, Aaron Rodgers completed 31 of 39 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns, although he also threw two interceptions. Aaron Jones added 56 yards and one touchdown on 12 carries. Davante Adams led receivers on Green Bay with nine catches for 138 yards.
Statistically, the game appeared more competitive than it actually was. Green Bay’s offense actually slightly outgained San Francisco, 358 to 354 total yards. They produced 21 first downs, to just 19 for the Niners, and the Pack also enjoyed a slight advantage in time of possession, as well. However, what really hurt them were the three turnovers that they also produced, while the 49ers committed none.
With this win, the 49ers will now head to Miami to take on the AFC Champion Kansas City Chiefs on the first Sunday in February in Super Bowl LIV. It is the seventh Super Bowl appearance by the 49ers in franchise history, and the first since they reached the big game against Baltimore following the 2012 season.
My pick: Accurate
Garoppolo's eight passes left the Niners as one of just four teams with fewer than 10 attempts in a postseason game., ESPN Staff Writer, January 19, 2020:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000001097994/article/jimmy-garoppolo-throws-only-eight-passes-vs-packers
49ers RB Raheem Mostert runs over Packers with 220 yards, 4 TDs by Nick Wagoner ESPN Staff Writer, January 19, 2020:
https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/28519341/49ers-rb-raheem-mostert-runs-packers-220-yards-4-tds
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