The 49ers face the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship on 1998-01-11 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 NFC Championship 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 NFC Championship 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 NFC Championship 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 NFC Championship bracket games.
Through the regular season the 49ers' tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar play, anchored the conference seeding into the NFC Championship. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 11-5 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 11-5 | L1 |
| Tennessee Oilers | 8-8 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 7-9 | W3 |
| Baltimore Ravens | 6-9-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 10-6 | W1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 9-7 | L2 |
| New York Jets | 9-7 | L1 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | L3 |
| Indianapolis Colts | 3-13 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 13-3 | W6 |
| Denver Broncos | 12-4 | W1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 8-8 | W2 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | L5 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 13-3 | L1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 7-9 | L1 |
| Carolina Panthers | 7-9 | L2 |
| New Orleans Saints | 6-10 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 13-3 | W5 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 10-6 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 9-7 | W2 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 4-12 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New York Giants | 10-5-1 | W3 |
| Washington Redskins | 8-7-1 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-9-1 | L3 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 6-10 | L5 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-12 | -- |
1997 NFC Championship Green Bay Packers at San Francisco 49ers
1997 NFC Championship Game Green Bay Packers@San Francisco 49ers.
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1997 NFC Championship Game Green Bay vs San Francisco| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Ryan Longwell 19 yard field goal | 3-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Antonio Freeman 27 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 10-0 |
| 49ers | Gary Anderson 28 yard field goal | 10-3 |
| Packers | Ryan Longwell 43 yard field goal | 13-3 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Ryan Longwell 25 yard field goal | 16-3 |
| Packers | Dorsey Levens 5 yard rush ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 23-3 |
| 49ers | Chuck Levy 95 yard kickoff return ( Gary Anderson kick) | 23-10 |
The 49ers lost the NFC Championship 10-23 against the Green Bay Packers on 1998-01-11. Brett Favre threw for 222 and a touchdown at 3Com Park. Dorsey Levens ran for 114 with a touchdown. Young threw for 250 with no touchdowns. Hearst ran for 56. The Packers' second consecutive NFC Championship win over the 49ers. The closing-drive coverage ended the season. Steve Young threw the kind of efficient line that, in postseason play, anchored the calendar.[1][2]
The 49ers lost the NFC Championship 10-23 against the Green Bay Packers. Brett Favre threw for 222 and a touchdown at 3Com Park. Dorsey Levens ran for 114 with a touchdown. Young threw for 250 with no touchdowns. Hearst ran for 56. The Packers' second consecutive NFC Championship win over the 49ers. The closing-drive coverage ended the season. 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.
The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the staff has been pointing toward. The closing-drive coverage was the kind of stop the unit has been generating across the back half. The NFC Championship's afternoon ends with the projected outcome.
49ers 10, Green Bay Packers 23. Margin: minus 13. The NFC Championship'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 10-23 NFC Championship home loss to 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
Brett Favre threw for 222 and a touchdown at 3Com Park. Dorsey Levens ran for 114 with a touchdown. Young threw for 250 with no touchdowns. Hearst ran for 56. The Packers' second consecutive NFC Championship win over the 49ers. The closing-drive coverage ended the season. 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
The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort the staff has been projecting. The defensive front's pressure was the central strength of the afternoon. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in postseason play, anchors the bye-week preparation. The receiver room's distribution carried the offense's production.
What it means
| SF | Opp | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 19 | 15 |
| Total Yards | 325 | 257 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 2 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 16/27 | 23/38 |
| Pass yards | 222 | 250 |
| Pass TD | 1 | 0 |
| Interceptions | 0 | 1 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 4 |
| Sack yards lost | 3 | 26 |
| Net pass yards | 219 | 224 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 32 | 18 |
| Rush yards | 106 | 33 |
| Rush TD | 1 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 1 | 4 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 9 | 6 |
| Penalty yards | 62 | 64 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Steve Young #8 | 23/38 | 250 | 0 | 1 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Brett Favre | 16/27 | 222 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Terry Kirby | 6 | 21 | 0 | 6 |
| Garrison Hearst | 8 | 12 | 0 | 9 |
| Steve Young #8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| William Floyd | 2 | -1 | 0 | 3 |
| GNB | ||||
| Dorsey Levens | 27 | 114 | 1 | 12 |
| William Henderson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Brett Favre | 2 | -10 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Terrell Owens | 6 | 100 | 0 | 48 |
| J.J. Stokes | 6 | 87 | 0 | 43 |
| Greg Clark | 1 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| Garrison Hearst | 3 | 14 | 0 | 19 |
| Iheanyi Uwaezuoke | 2 | 14 | 0 | 10 |
| Brent Jones #84 | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
| Terry Kirby | 4 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
| GNB | ||||
| Antonio Freeman | 4 | 107 | 1 | 40 |
| Robert Brooks | 3 | 36 | 0 | 18 |
| Dorsey Levens | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11 |
| Mark Chmura | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| Tyrone Davis | 1 | 17 | 0 | 17 |
| Derrick Mayes | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
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