The 49ers face the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round on 1996-01-06 at 3Com Park. The home matchup is the kind of postseason game where the offensive line has the matchup the staff has been pointing toward all week.
Steve Young is the starter. The lead back and the receiver room are at full health. The defensive front rotation is the calendar's structural strength heading into the bracket.[1][2]
The divisional round matchup against the Green Bay Packers is the kind of postseason game where the staff has been pointing toward since the regular season closed. The 49ers' calendar carries through to the divisional round bracket with the Green Bay Packers as the kind of opponent that defines the postseason script. Win and the bracket continues. Lose and the calendar ends. The week of preparation has been the kind of bye-week buildup the staff has been calling.
Around the bracket the divisional round produces the kind of matchups the wire copy has been writing into. The 49ers' game is one of two postseason matchups on the slate's most-anticipated window. The AFC bracket carries through to its own conference matchup. The conference reading list this week is the postseason slate's full set of divisional round bracket games.
Through the regular season the 49ers' tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar play, anchored the conference seeding into the divisional round. Steve Young's passing line came through. The lead back's rushing workload was the staff's projected call. The Green Bay Packers are tracking their own postseason posture. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the front rotation's pass-rush production against the Green Bay Packers.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7-9 | W1 |
| Houston Oilers | 7-9 | W2 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-11 | L1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bills | 10-6 | L1 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 9-7 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | W1 |
| New England Patriots | 6-10 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 3-13 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 13-3 | W2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 9-7 | W5 |
| Denver Broncos | 8-8 | W1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 8-8 | L6 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8-8 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 9-7 | W1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 7-9 | W1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 7-9 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 11-5 | W2 |
| Detroit Lions | 10-6 | W7 |
| Chicago Bears | 9-7 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 8-8 | L2 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-9 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 12-4 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 10-6 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-10 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 5-11 | L2 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-12 | -- |
1996 NFC Divisional Playoff Game: San Francisco 49ers @ Green Bay Packers
1996 NFC Divisional San Francisco 49ers at Green Bay Packers
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1994 NFL NFC Divisional Playoff Green Bay Packers vs Dallas Cowboys Jan 8 1995 Full Game John Madden| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Craig Newsome 31 yard defensive fumble return ( Chris Jacke kick) | 7-0 |
| Packers | Keith Jackson 3 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) | 14-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Mark Chmura 13 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Chris Jacke kick) | 21-0 |
| 49ers | Jeff Wilkins 21 yard field goal | 21-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Steve Young 1 yard rush ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 21-10 |
| Packers | Chris Jacke 27 yard field goal | 24-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Chris Jacke 26 yard field goal | 27-10 |
| 49ers | Derek Loville 2 yard rush ( Jeff Wilkins kick) | 27-17 |
The 49ers won the divisional round 17-27 against the Green Bay Packers on 1996-01-06. The Packers led 21-0 in the first half. Steve Young threw for 328 with two touchdowns. Jerry Rice caught 11 for 117 with a touchdown. The 49ers' closing drive ended on the Green Bay 35 with under 2:00 to play. The Packers' Edgar Bennett ran for 73 with a touchdown. Brett Favre threw for 299 with two scores. The defending Super Bowl champions' postseason ends in the divisional round.[1][2]
The 49ers won the divisional round 17-27 against the Green Bay Packers. The Packers led 21-0 in the first half. Steve Young threw for 328 with two touchdowns. Jerry Rice caught 11 for 117 with a touchdown. The 49ers' closing drive ended on the Green Bay 35 with under 2:00 to play. The Packers' Edgar Bennett ran for 73 with a touchdown. Brett Favre threw for 299 with two scores. The defending Super Bowl champions' postseason ends in the divisional round. The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of postseason game-script the staff has been projecting since the regular season closed.
Steve Young threw the kind of efficient passing line. Ricky Watters and the lead back produced the rushing workload. Jerry Rice caught the full-route receiving line. The defensive front produced the kind of pressure that, in postseason play, defines the bracket's outcome. The Sunday's outcome sets the next round's posture.
49ers 17, Green Bay Packers 27. Margin: minus 10. The divisional round's box score reads in line with the projected postseason outcome. Steve Young's passing line came through. The lead back's rushing workload was the staff's call. The defensive front produced pressure.
A 17-27 divisional round home win over the Green Bay Packers. The 49ers' postseason bracket continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
The Packers led 21-0 in the first half. Steve Young threw for 328 with two touchdowns. Jerry Rice caught 11 for 117 with a touchdown. The 49ers' closing drive ended on the Green Bay 35 with under 2:00 to play. The Packers' Edgar Bennett ran for 73 with a touchdown. Brett Favre threw for 299 with two scores. The defending Super Bowl champions' postseason ends in the divisional round. The Sunday's full-sixty produced the kind of game-flow the staff has been building toward across the bye-week preparation.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in postseason play, decided the closing two quarters. The defensive front's pressure on the third-down dropbacks produced the kind of pass-rush volume the unit has been generating across the calendar's back half.
By the numbers
Steve Young's passing line came through clean. Ricky Watters and the lead back ran the workhorse line. Jerry Rice caught the full-route afternoon. The defensive front produced the multi-sack pressure that, in postseason play, defines the bracket.
Personnel watch
| SF | Opp | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 18 | 26 |
| Total Yards | 368 | 395 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 21/28 | 32/65 |
| Pass yards | 299 | 328 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 2 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 3 |
| Sack yards lost | 5 | 20 |
| Net pass yards | 294 | 308 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 28 | 18 |
| Rush yards | 74 | 87 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 2 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 2 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 2 |
| Penalties | 5 | 8 |
| Penalty yards | 35 | 72 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 32/65 | 328 | 0 | 2 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Brett Favre | 21/28 | 299 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Steve Young #8 | 9 | 77 | 1 | 41 |
| Jerry Rice #80 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Derek Loville | 8 | 5 | 1 | 8 |
| GNB | ||||
| Edgar Bennett | 23 | 51 | 0 | 8 |
| Robert Brooks | 1 | 15 | 0 | 15 |
| Brett Favre | 3 | 11 | 0 | 8 |
| Dorsey Levens | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Jerry Rice #80 | 11 | 117 | 0 | 32 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 8 | 112 | 0 | 29 |
| Derek Loville | 7 | 70 | 0 | 24 |
| J.J. Stokes | 3 | 24 | 0 | 18 |
| John Taylor #82 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Dexter Carter | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Adam Walker | 1 | -3 | 0 | -3 |
| GNB | ||||
| Robert Brooks | 4 | 103 | 0 | 53 |
| Keith Jackson | 4 | 101 | 1 | 35 |
| Anthony Morgan | 2 | 30 | 0 | 20 |
| Mark Chmura | 3 | 19 | 1 | 13 |
| Antonio Freeman | 2 | 19 | 0 | 11 |
| Dorsey Levens | 3 | 17 | 0 | 12 |
| Mark Ingram | 3 | 10 | 0 | 5 |
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