49ers expect to see different Packers in NFC title game
When Aaron Rodgers greeted Jimmy Garoppolo following the least productive start of his sterling career he had a simple message for the San Francisco 49ers quarterback: “We’ll see you later on.”
Less than two months after that lopsided loss, the Green Bay Packers quarterback has proven prophetic. For the eighth time in the past 25 seasons Green Bay and San Francisco are squaring off in the postseason, this time with a berth in the Super Bowl on the line.
“We know it will be different,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said. “That game got away from them early. That’s definitely not the team we’ll see this week. Everyone knows how good Green Bay is, how good their coaching staff is, how good their players are, how good their quarterback is . ... That game really holds zero relevance to what’s going to happen this Sunday.”
SANTA CLARA, Calif. —
Green Bay Packers’ Aaron Rodgers celebrates as he walks off the field after an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday in Green Bay, Wis. The Packers won 28-23 to advance to the NFC Championship.
The Packers (14-3) looked The Niners added a couple of nothing like a Super Bowl confield goals and got a fourth-down tender back on Nov. 24 when they stop against Aaron Jones before were completely overwhelmed breaking that game open at the by the 49ers (14-3) from the end of the first half with a 42start. Rodgers was strip-sacked yard TD pass from Garoppolo to by Fred Warner on the opening Deebo Samuel and a third field drive and Nick Bosa returned goal from Chase Mclaughlin in the fumble to the 2, setting up the final 65 seconds of the half Tevin Coleman’s TD run. to make it 23-0.