The home schedule continues against the Green Bay Packers on 1954-10-10 at Milwaukee County Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 3.
The roster's lead back rotation and receiver room project the kind of game-script the staff has been working through. The Green Bay Packers arrive tracking their own divisional standing.[1]
The calendar's next matchup against the Green Bay Packers is the kind of road game where the offensive line has the matchup the coaching staff has been pointing toward all week. The Sunday's biggest unknown is the front rotation against the Green Bay Packers' offensive line. The week of preparation produced the kind of game-plan continuity the staff has been building toward.
The NFL's Week 3 schedule continues to shape the playoff race. The conference's projected leaders carry through the calendar with the kind of pace the wire copy has been writing into. The road matchup with the Green Bay Packers is the calendar's sense-check on the 49ers' divisional posture. The Sunday-night and Monday-night games close the week with their own playoff implications.
2 games into the season the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1954, defines the divisional posture. The lead back's rushing workload is the staff's projected call. The receiver room's distribution is the offense's signature. The Green Bay Packers are tracking their own standing. Vegas opens the lines accordingly. A figure to follow: the offensive line's pass-protection rate.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 2-0 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 2-0 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 1-1 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0-1 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 0-2 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles Rams | 1-0-1 | T1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1-0-1 | T1 |
| Detroit Lions | 1-0 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 1-1 | W1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 1-1 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 0-2 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 1010102323 |
| Green Bay Packers | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 00171717 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Hugh McElhenny 17 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 7-0 |
| 49ers | Gordie Soltau 37 yard field goal | 10-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Veryl Switzer 5 yard pass from Tobin Rote ( Fred Cone kick) | 10-7 |
| Packers | Fred Cone 45 yard field goal | 10-10 |
| Packers | Max McGee 19 yard pass from Tobin Rote ( Fred Cone kick) | 10-17 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Joe Perry 8 yard rush | 16-17 |
| 49ers | Y.A. Tittle 2 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 23-17 |
San Francisco's offense produced 23 points on the road against the Green Bay Packers on 1954-10-10. Jim Cason went 7 of 13 for 40 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 100 on 23 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 70. On the other side Tobin Rote went 12 of 29 for 126 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Howie Ferguson ran for 41 on 7 carries.[1]
The 49ers won 23-17 against the Green Bay Packers on 1954-10-10. Jim Cason went 7 of 13 for 40 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 100 on 23 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 70.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's first weeks. The offensive line's pocket time produced the dropbacks the playbook calls. The defensive unit's pressure produced the kind of takeaway the unit has been generating. The Sunday's outcome sets the next week's posture across the divisional standings.
The Green Bay Packers produced the kind of game-script the wire copy projected. The next-week matchup is the calendar's next sense-check on the 49ers' divisional pacing.
49ers 23, Green Bay Packers 17. Margin: plus 6. Box score reads: Jim Cason went 7 of 13 for 40 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 100 on 23 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 70. John Henry Johnson caught 4 for 6. On the Green Bay Packers' side: Tobin Rote went 12 of 29 for 126 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Howie Ferguson ran for 41 on 7 carries.
A 23-17 road win at the Green Bay Packers. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
Jim Cason went 7 of 13 for 40 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 100 on 23 carries with 1 touchdown. Billy Wilson caught 5 for 70. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Tobin Rote went 12 of 29 for 126 yards with 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions for the Green Bay Packers, and Howie Ferguson ran for 41 on 7 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1954, 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 year. The receiver room's route distribution produced the kind of timing-route conversions the playbook calls.
By the numbers
Jim Cason went 7 of 13 for 40 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Joe Perry ran for 100 on 23 carries with 1 touchdown, plus Hugh McElhenny ran for 90 on 15 carries with 1 touchdown. Receiver room: Billy Wilson caught 5 for 70, and John Henry Johnson caught 4 for 6.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 4/5 | 84 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jim Cason | 7/13 | 40 | 0 | 1 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Tobin Rote | 12/29 | 126 | 2 | 2 | |
| Bobby Garrett | 1/3 | 8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Joe Perry | 23 | 100 | 1 | 51 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 15 | 90 | 1 | 17 |
| John Henry Johnson | 14 | 79 | 0 | 25 |
| Y.A. Tittle | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| Jim Cason | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Billy Mixon | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| GNB | ||||
| Howie Ferguson | 7 | 41 | 0 | 16 |
| Al Carmichael | 2 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Breezy Reid | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
| Tobin Rote | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Fred Cone | 2 | -1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Billy Wilson | 5 | 70 | 0 | 25 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 53 | 0 | 53 |
| John Henry Johnson | 4 | 6 | 0 | 9 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | -5 | 0 | -5 |
| GNB | ||||
| Veryl Switzer | 3 | 49 | 1 | 28 |
| Max McGee | 2 | 27 | 1 | 19 |
| Howie Ferguson | 3 | 26 | 0 | 12 |
| Billy Howton | 2 | 23 | 0 | 14 |
| Al Carmichael | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Breezy Reid | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
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