San Francisco hosts the Green Bay Packers on 1961-09-24 at New City Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 2.
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 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 slate's Week 2 games 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.
The first 1 games have shown the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1961, 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 1-0 | W1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1-0 | W1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 1-0 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 0-1 | L1 |
| New York Giants | 0-1 | L1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 0-1 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 0-1 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 1-0 | W1 |
| Baltimore Colts | 1-0 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 1-0 | W1 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1-0 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 0-1 | L1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 0-1 | L1 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 0-1 | L1 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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| San Francisco 49ers | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 710101010 |
| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 13 | 3 | 7 | 720233030 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Paul Hornung 1 yard rush ( Paul Hornung kick) | 0-7 |
| 49ers | J.W. Lockett 1 yard rush ( Tommy Davis kick) | 7-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Willie Wood 39 yard punt return ( Paul Hornung kick) | 7-14 |
| Packers | Paul Hornung 13 yard field goal | 7-17 |
| 49ers | Tommy Davis 46 yard field goal | 10-17 |
| Packers | Paul Hornung 15 yard field goal | 10-20 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Paul Hornung 43 yard field goal | 10-23 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Max McGee 21 yard pass from Bart Starr ( Paul Hornung kick) | 10-30 |
The 49ers' road effort ended in a 10-30 loss on the road the Green Bay Packers on 1961-09-24. John Brodie went 9 of 20 for 93 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 102 on 16 carries. R.C. Owens caught 3 for 60. On the other side Bart Starr went 11 of 16 for 161 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Jim Taylor ran for 63 on 13 carries.[1]
San Francisco's offense came up short 10-30 against the Green Bay Packers on 1961-09-24. John Brodie went 9 of 20 for 93 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 102 on 16 carries. R.C. Owens caught 3 for 60.
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 10, Green Bay Packers 30. Margin: minus 20. Box score reads: John Brodie went 9 of 20 for 93 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 102 on 16 carries. R.C. Owens caught 3 for 60. Monty Stickles caught 3 for 28. On the Green Bay Packers' side: Bart Starr went 11 of 16 for 161 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. Jim Taylor ran for 63 on 13 carries.
A 10-30 road loss 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
John Brodie went 9 of 20 for 93 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. J.D. Smith ran for 102 on 16 carries. R.C. Owens caught 3 for 60. 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 11 of 16 for 161 yards with 1 touchdowns and 1 interceptions for the Green Bay Packers, and Jim Taylor ran for 63 on 13 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1961, 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
John Brodie went 9 of 20 for 93 yards with 0 touchdowns and 1 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: J.D. Smith ran for 102 on 16 carries, plus Billy Kilmer ran for 19 on 3 carries. Receiver room: R.C. Owens caught 3 for 60, and Monty Stickles caught 3 for 28.
Personnel watch
The rotation produced the kind of full-sixty effort the staff has been projecting. The offensive line's pocket time was the kind that, in calendar 1961, defines the year's pacing. The defensive unit's pressure was the central element of the afternoon.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| John Brodie | 9/20 | 93 | 0 | 1 | |
| Billy Kilmer | 1/5 | 24 | 0 | 2 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Bart Starr | 11/16 | 161 | 1 | 1 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| J.D. Smith | 16 | 102 | 0 | 33 |
| Billy Kilmer | 3 | 19 | 0 | 9 |
| C.R. Roberts | 4 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| J.W. Lockett | 5 | 5 | 1 | 2 |
| John Brodie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ray Norton | 1 | -4 | 0 | -4 |
| GNB | ||||
| Jim Taylor | 13 | 63 | 0 | 10 |
| Paul Hornung | 17 | 51 | 1 | 10 |
| Tom Moore | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| Bart Starr | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ron Kramer | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| R.C. Owens | 3 | 60 | 0 | 24 |
| Monty Stickles | 3 | 28 | 0 | 12 |
| J.W. Lockett | 2 | 18 | 0 | 11 |
| J.D. Smith | 2 | 11 | 0 | 10 |
| GNB | ||||
| Ron Kramer | 5 | 61 | 0 | 16 |
| Max McGee | 3 | 52 | 1 | 21 |
| Boyd Dowler | 2 | 36 | 0 | 23 |
| Paul Hornung | 1 | 12 | 0 | 12 |
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