Green Bay Packers vs. San Francisco 49ers NFC Divisional Round preview
The Green Bay Packers (13-4) will host the San Francisco 49ers (11-7) in the NFC Divisional Round at Lambeau Field on Saturday night.
The Packers had a first-round bye as the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs, while the sixth-seeded 49ers advanced by upsetting the third-seeded Dallas Cowboys at AT&T Stadium during the wild-card round.
The Packers previously beat the 49ers this season, using a late drive engineered by Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams to set up Mason Crosby’s game-winning 51-yard field goal as time expired in Santa Clara in Week 3.
With a win on Saturday night, the Packers would advance to the NFC Championship Game for the third straight season. No team since the 49ers in 2011-13 has been to three-straight NFC title games. This 49ers team is attempting to get back to the NFC Championship Game for the first time since beating the Packers there in 2019.
Here’s a quick preview of the matchup between Matt LaFleur’s Packers and Kyle Shanahan’s 49ers:
Capsule, NFL Communications
PACKERS | 49ERS | |
Points per game | 26.5 (10th) | 25.0 (13th) |
Points allowed per game | 21.8 (13th) | 21.1 (8th) |
Average scoring margin | +4.6 (9th) | +3.8 (13th) |
Turnover differential | +13 (3rd) | -4 (22nd) |
Yards per play | 5.8 (9th) | 6.1 (1st) |
Penalties per game | 4.1 (1st) | 5.1 (4th) |
PFF grade | 89.8 (6th) | 92.3 (3rd) |
DVOA | 9th | 6th |
All-Pros
Packers: QB Aaron Rodgers, WR Davante Adams, LB De’Vondre Campbell
49ers: WR Deebo Samuel, LT Trent Williams
QB COMP | Aaron Rodgers | |
Cmp/Att | 366/531 | 301/441 |
Cmp% | 68.9 | 68.3 |
Yards | 4,115 | 3,810 |
Yards/att | 7.7 | 8.6 |
TD/INT | 37/4 | 20/1 |
Passer rating | 111.9 | 98.7 |
Big time throws | 36 | 10 |
Turnover worthy plays | 12 | 25 |
QBR | 68.9 | 52.7 |
PFF grade | 90.0 | 74.2 |
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