San Francisco hosts the Green Bay Packers on 1957-12-15 at Kezar Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 12.
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 49ers' season continues with the matchup against the Green Bay Packers is the kind of home 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.
Around the league Week 12 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 home 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.
Through 11 games the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1957, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Browns | 8-2-1 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 7-4 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 5-5 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 4-6-1 | W2 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 4-7 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 7-4 | W2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7-4 | L1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-4 | W2 |
| Chicago Bears | 5-6 | W1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 5-6 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 3-8 | L2 |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 10 | 0 | 10 | 7 | 1010202727 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Joe Arenas 7 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 0-7 |
| 49ers | Gordie Soltau 32 yard field goal | 0-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Bart Starr 1 yard rush ( Fred Cone kick) | 7-10 |
| Packers | Joe Johnson 11 yard pass from Bart Starr ( Fred Cone kick) | 14-10 |
| Packers | Fred Cone 18 yard field goal | 17-10 |
| Packers | Fred Cone 37 yard field goal | 20-10 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Gordie Soltau 35 yard field goal | 20-13 |
| 49ers | Joe Perry 9 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 20-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Joe Perry 2 yard rush ( Gordie Soltau kick) | 20-27 |
The 49ers won 27-20 at home over the Green Bay Packers on 1957-12-15. Y.A. Tittle went 10 of 14 for 94 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 130 on 27 carries with 2 touchdowns. Billy Wilson caught 4 for 61. On the other side Bart Starr went 15 of 22 for 163 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Don McIlhenny ran for 46 on 9 carries.[1]
San Francisco won 27-20 against the Green Bay Packers on 1957-12-15. Y.A. Tittle went 10 of 14 for 94 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 130 on 27 carries with 2 touchdowns. Billy Wilson caught 4 for 61.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's middle 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 27, Green Bay Packers 20. Margin: plus 7. Box score reads: Y.A. Tittle went 10 of 14 for 94 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 130 on 27 carries with 2 touchdowns. Billy Wilson caught 4 for 61. R.C. Owens caught 2 for 36. On the Green Bay Packers' side: Bart Starr went 15 of 22 for 163 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Don McIlhenny ran for 46 on 9 carries.
A 27-20 home win over the Green Bay Packers. The 49ers' calendar continues to shape across the kind of game-script the staff has been projecting.
How it unfolded
Y.A. Tittle went 10 of 14 for 94 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Joe Perry ran for 130 on 27 carries with 2 touchdowns. Billy Wilson caught 4 for 61. The Sunday's offensive output produced the kind of full-sixty pace the playbook has been working through. On the defensive side Bart Starr went 15 of 22 for 163 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions for the Green Bay Packers, and Don McIlhenny ran for 46 on 9 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1957, 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
Y.A. Tittle went 10 of 14 for 94 yards with 0 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: Joe Perry ran for 130 on 27 carries with 2 touchdowns, plus Larry Barnes ran for 13 on 3 carries. Receiver room: Billy Wilson caught 4 for 61, and R.C. Owens caught 2 for 36.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Y.A. Tittle | 10/14 | 94 | 0 | 0 | |
| John Brodie | 5/12 | 75 | 0 | 2 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Bart Starr | 15/22 | 163 | 1 | 1 | |
| Babe Parilli | 0/2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Howie Ferguson | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Joe Perry | 27 | 130 | 2 | 18 |
| Larry Barnes | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 1 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| Gene Babb | 8 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| Joe Arenas | 1 | 7 | 1 | 7 |
| GNB | ||||
| Don McIlhenny | 9 | 46 | 0 | 10 |
| Fred Cone | 2 | 28 | 0 | 16 |
| Al Carmichael | 6 | 17 | 0 | 4 |
| Frank Purnell | 2 | 7 | 0 | 6 |
| Bart Starr | 5 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| Howie Ferguson | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Billy Wilson | 4 | 61 | 0 | 10 |
| R.C. Owens | 2 | 36 | 0 | 18 |
| Hugh McElhenny | 4 | 33 | 0 | 20 |
| Gene Babb | 3 | 25 | 0 | 17 |
| Joe Perry | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
| Larry Barnes | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GNB | ||||
| Al Carmichael | 4 | 47 | 0 | 20 |
| Joe Johnson | 4 | 45 | 1 | 14 |
| Billy Howton | 3 | 43 | 0 | 18 |
| Don McIlhenny | 3 | 22 | 0 | 18 |
| Fred Cone | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
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