Christian McCaffrey’s goal with 1.11 staying and an interception from Dre Greenlaw assisted the San Francisco 49ers prevent an upset and take a 24-21 win over the Green Bay Packers to advance to the NFC National Championship.
George Kittle’s second-quarter goal sufficed to provide the 49ers a slim 7-6 lead at half time in the putting rain of this Divisional Round clash at Levi’s Arena, with 2 basket from Anders Carlson accounting for the Packers’ points.
Nevertheless, the video game sprang to life in a wild 3rd quarter which saw Green Bay develop a seven-point lead on the back of goals from Bo Melton and Tucker Kraft, plus an effective two-point conversion, which sandwiched one from McCaffrey.
Jake Moody slotted a basket to keep the hosts within touching range while Carlson missed out on another effort, however a drive led by second-year quarterback Brock Purdy established McCaffrey for his 2nd goal inside the two-minute caution, followed by Greenlaw obstructing Jordan Love to make sure the NFC’s No 1 seed prevented a shock to the No 7 Packers.
Just like their win on the roadway to the Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round recently, the Packers chose to get from the coin toss and looked for another early goal as they assemble a 16-play, 45-yard opening drive.
On this celebration however, they needed to choose a 29-yard basket from Carlson as the 49ers defense held company. Yet Green Bay’s protective system showed up also to require the hosts to punt on their very first belongings after Kenny Clark and Preston Smith sacked San Francisco signal-caller Purdy.
Nevertheless, a stopped working fourth-and-one conversion by the Packers in the 49ers’ red zone early in the 2nd quarter established an 86-yard drive by the hosts which was ended up with Purdy discovering tight end Kittle for a 32-yard goal to enter front.
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San Francisco 49ers running back Christian McCaffrey enters into high equipment on a 39-yard goal run.
Green Bay kicker Carlson’s 2nd 29-yarder of the night cut the deficit to one point with simply over 4 minutes of the very first half staying, while opposite number Jake Moody saw a 48-yard effort to extend the 49ers’ lead on the penultimate play of the half obstructed by Colby Wooden.
San Francisco’s hopes were not assisted by Deebo Samuel being required off the field due to a shoulder injury and after that a pass disturbance charge versus Ambry Thomas on 3rd and 15 offered the visitors field position for Love to fire a 19-yard pass to the exposed Melton in the endzone for the lead.
The 49ers reaction was instant however, with Kittle’s 32-yard gain from Purdy’s pass followed by running back McCaffrey racing 39 backyards through the defense for the home side’s 2nd goal of the video game.
Back came the Load to retake the lead after a disorderly kick return which saw Eric Wilson recuperate the ball from a fumble by Keisean Nixon, followed by Love snapping a pass to the right for Kraft to get for a two-yard goal, in addition to the quarterback finding Aaron Jones for an effective two-point conversion.
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Moods flare in between the Packers and 49ers after Jordon Love is pushed out of bounds.
Moody cut the 49ers’ deficit to 4 points with a 52-yard basket at the start of the 4th quarter, while fellow novice Carlson missed out on a 41-yard effort with 6.18 staying on the back of Jones’ 53-yard run.
With the video game on the line, Purdy stepped up to the mark by assisting his side up field to establish McCaffrey to run it in. There was still time for Green Bay to introduce one last attack, however cornerback Greenlaw’s choice dispatched their hopes.
Stat leaders
Green Bay Packers
- Passing: Jordan Love, 21/34, 194 backyards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
- Hurrying: Aaron Jones, 18 brings, 106 backyards
- Getting: Romeo Doubs, 4 catches, 83 backyards
San Francisco 49ers
- Passing: Brock Purdy, 23/39, 252 backyards, 1 TD
- Rushing: Christian McCaffrey, 17 brings, 98 backyards, 2 TDs
- Getting: George Kittle, 4 catches, 81 backyards, 1 TD; Jauan Jennings, 5 catches, 61 backyards
What’s next?
The 49ers now host either the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or the Detroit Lions in the NFC National championship next weekend for a location in the Super Bowl.
Enjoy the Detroit Lions handle the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at 8pm Sunday, survive on Sky Sports NFL, followed by the Kansas City Chiefs at the Buffalo Expenses from 11.30 pm.