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Two historic NFC teams with recent postseason history will collide again on Saturday night. The San Francisco 49ers (12-5; 9-8-0 ATS) are 5-4 all-time in playoff matchups against the Green Bay Packers (10-8; 10-8-0 ATS). That includes a January 2022 Lambeau Field victory that pushed their head-to-head winning streak to four games during the postseason. All four of those playoff wins over the Packers have been since 2013. This time, San Francisco gets to host in Levi's Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 8:15 p.m. EDT. Who will survive the weekend?
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Green Bay played last weekend, taking on the Dallas Cowboys on the road. They jumped out to a 27-0 lead and extended it to 48-16 during the fourth quarter. The offense cut through the Dallas defense like a knife through butter. In their past three road games, the Packers have put up 114 points (38.0 ppg). In general, the offense has been much sharper since November began and finished the season 12th in scoring (22.5 ppg). The offensive line allowed the third-fewest sacks, the rushing attack finished ninth in yards per carry, and only five teams were better at protecting the football. With 7.2 yards per pass attempt (11th), the Packers ended the year eighth in yards per play. Green Bay quietly has a complete offense that is only getting better each week. If AJ Dillon can return on Saturday, that'll only help even more.
Defensively, Green Bay is banged up and lost Kingsley Enagbare to a suspected ACL injury last week. With whoever is on the field, the Packers will try to replicate their performance in Dallas, which was highlighted by four sacks and two interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown. This year's Packers defense allowed 20.6 points per game, the 10th-best mark in the NFL. However, most of their numbers aren't as sparkling. Green Bay allowed the 28th-most rushing yards and 23rd-most yards per carry. Against the pass, they allowed 7.3 yards per attempt (20th). Overall, opponents picked up 5.4 yards per snap (20th). Green Bay had 18 takeaways (23rd) and 45 sacks (16th), so there weren't many impact plays either. A lot of Dallas' scoring came in garbage time, but the Packers did end up allowing 32 points last Sunday. Will they stifle an even tougher 49ers team?