AFC Divisional: Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers (Candlestick Park), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff time: 8:25pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Green Bay Packers traveling to San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Candlestick Park shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Green Bay Packers versus San Francisco 49ers in the AFC Divisional. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Green Bay Packers-San Francisco 49ers cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 12-4 | W2 |
| Miami Dolphins | 7-9 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | W1 |
| New York Jets | 6-10 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 10-6 | W3 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 8-8 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-11 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Houston Texans | 12-4 | L2 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 11-5 | W2 |
| Tennessee Titans | 6-10 | W1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 2-14 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Denver Broncos | 13-3 | W11 |
| San Diego Chargers | 7-9 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | L2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2-14 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 11-4-1 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 11-5 | W5 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-8-1 | L1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 5-11 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Washington Redskins | 10-6 | W7 |
| New York Giants | 9-7 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 8-8 | L2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-12 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 10-6 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 10-6 | W4 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-12 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Atlanta Falcons | 13-3 | L1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | W4 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | L1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-9 | W1 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 14 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 1421243131 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 724314545 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Sam Shields 52 yard interception return ( Mason Crosby kick) | 7-0 |
| 49ers | Colin Kaepernick 20 yard rush ( David Akers kick) | 7-7 |
| Packers | DuJuan Harris 18 yard rush ( Mason Crosby kick) | 14-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Michael Crabtree 12 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick ( David Akers kick) | 14-14 |
| 49ers | Michael Crabtree 20 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick ( David Akers kick) | 14-21 |
| Packers | James Jones 20 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick) | 21-21 |
| 49ers | David Akers 36 yard field goal | 21-24 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Mason Crosby 31 yard field goal | 24-24 |
| 49ers | Colin Kaepernick 56 yard rush ( David Akers kick) | 24-31 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Frank Gore 2 yard rush ( David Akers kick) | 24-38 |
| 49ers | Anthony Dixon 2 yard rush ( David Akers kick) | 24-45 |
| Packers | Greg Jennings 3 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick) | 31-45 |
| Packers | 49ers | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 20 | 29 |
| Total Yards | 352 | 579 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 26/39 | 17/31 |
| Pass yards | 257 | 263 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 1 |
| Sack yards lost | 9 | 7 |
| Net pass yards | 248 | 256 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 16 | 43 |
| Rush yards | 104 | 323 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 4 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 3 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties | 5 | 8 |
| Penalty yards | 26 | 86 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Colin Kaepernick | 17/31 | 263 | 2 | 1 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Aaron Rodgers | 26/39 | 257 | 2 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Colin Kaepernick | 16 | 181 | 2 | 56 |
| Frank Gore | 23 | 119 | 1 | 26 |
| LaMichael James | 3 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| Anthony Dixon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| GNB | ||||
| DuJuan Harris | 11 | 53 | 1 | 18 |
| Aaron Rodgers | 3 | 28 | 0 | 17 |
| Randall Cobb | 2 | 23 | 0 | 19 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Michael Crabtree | 9 | 119 | 2 | 20 |
| Frank Gore | 2 | 48 | 0 | 45 |
| Vernon Davis | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Randy Moss | 2 | 25 | 0 | 13 |
| Delanie Walker | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| LaMichael James | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Ted Ginn Jr. | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| GNB | ||||
| James Jones | 4 | 87 | 1 | 44 |
| Greg Jennings | 6 | 54 | 1 | 30 |
| Jordy Nelson | 5 | 46 | 0 | 12 |
| Jermichael Finley | 4 | 35 | 0 | 19 |
| Randall Cobb | 5 | 24 | 0 | 8 |
| DuJuan Harris | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 |
San Francisco 49ers defeated Green Bay Packers 45-31 at Candlestick Park in the AFC Divisional. The final scoring play was Packers: Greg Jennings 3 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick). Top line of the day: Colin Kaepernick: 263 pass yards on 17-of-31, 2 TD, 1 INT. San Francisco 49ers move on to the conference final.
San Francisco 49ers walked out of Candlestick Park as the team that survived an AFC Divisional Green Bay Packers will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 45-31. The final scoring play came from Packers: Greg Jennings 3 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick). Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. San Francisco 49ers move on to a conference championship.
San Francisco 49ers 45, Green Bay Packers 31. Round: AFC Divisional. Attendance: 69732. Q1: 3 scoring plays. Q2: 4 scoring plays. Q3: 2 scoring plays. Q4: 3 scoring plays. Top performers: - Colin Kaepernick: 263 pass yards on 17-of-31, 2 TD, 1 INT - Colin Kaepernick: 181 rush yards on 16 carries - Michael Crabtree: 9 catches for 119 yards
AFC Divisional, played at Candlestick Park. Final: Green Bay Packers 31, San Francisco 49ers 45, with San Francisco 49ers taking the result by 14. **First quarter**
- Packers: Sam Shields 52 yard interception return ( Mason Crosby kick) - 49ers: Colin Kaepernick 20 yard rush ( David Akers kick) - Packers: DuJuan Harris 18 yard rush ( Mason Crosby kick)
**Second quarter**
- 49ers: Michael Crabtree 12 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick ( David Akers kick) - 49ers: Michael Crabtree 20 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick ( David Akers kick) - Packers: James Jones 20 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick) - 49ers: David Akers 36 yard field goal
**Third quarter**
- Packers: Mason Crosby 31 yard field goal - 49ers: Colin Kaepernick 56 yard rush ( David Akers kick)
**Fourth quarter**
- 49ers: Frank Gore 2 yard rush ( David Akers kick) - 49ers: Anthony Dixon 2 yard rush ( David Akers kick) - Packers: Greg Jennings 3 yard pass from Aaron Rodgers ( Mason Crosby kick)
**Top performers**
- Colin Kaepernick: 263 pass yards on 17-of-31, 2 TD, 1 INT - Colin Kaepernick: 181 rush yards on 16 carries - Michael Crabtree: 9 catches for 119 yards