The home schedule continues against the Green Bay Packers on 1966-12-04 at Milwaukee County Stadium. The 49ers' offensive line continues to anchor the calendar's identity heading into Week 13.
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.
Inside the conference Week 13 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.
Across the first 12 games the 49ers are tracking the kind of pace that, in calendar 1966, 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 | 8-2-1 | W3 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 8-2-1 | W1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 7-4 | L1 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 6-5 | W1 |
| Washington Redskins | 6-6 | W1 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-7-1 | L2 |
| New York Giants | 1-9-1 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 9-2 | W2 |
| Baltimore Colts | 7-4 | L2 |
| Los Angeles Rams | 7-5 | W3 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 5-4-2 | W1 |
| Chicago Bears | 4-5-2 | W1 |
| Detroit Lions | 4-7-1 | L1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 3-7-1 | L3 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 1-10 | L1 |
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| Green Bay Packers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7772020 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
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| Packers | Carroll Dale 83 yard pass from Bart Starr ( Don Chandler kick) | 0-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
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| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
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| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
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| Packers | Bart Starr 1 yard rush | 0-13 |
| 49ers | Dave Parks 65 yard pass from John Brodie ( Tommy Davis kick) | 7-13 |
| Packers | Elijah Pitts 2 yard rush ( Don Chandler kick) | 7-20 |
The 49ers' home effort ended in a 7-20 loss on the road the Green Bay Packers on 1966-12-04. John Brodie went 14 of 33 for 183 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. John David Crow ran for 52 on 9 carries. Dave Parks caught 6 for 138 with 1 touchdown. On the other side Bart Starr went 13 of 24 for 236 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Jim Taylor ran for 84 on 18 carries.[1]
The 49ers lost 7-20 against the Green Bay Packers on 1966-12-04. John Brodie went 14 of 33 for 183 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. John David Crow ran for 52 on 9 carries. Dave Parks caught 6 for 138 with 1 touchdown.
The Sunday's outcome maps to the kind of game-script the staff has been working through across the calendar's closing 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 7, Green Bay Packers 20. Margin: minus 13. Box score reads: John Brodie went 14 of 33 for 183 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. John David Crow ran for 52 on 9 carries. Dave Parks caught 6 for 138 with 1 touchdown. John David Crow caught 2 for 27. On the Green Bay Packers' side: Bart Starr went 13 of 24 for 236 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions. Jim Taylor ran for 84 on 18 carries.
A 7-20 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 14 of 33 for 183 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. John David Crow ran for 52 on 9 carries. Dave Parks caught 6 for 138 with 1 touchdown. 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 13 of 24 for 236 yards with 1 touchdowns and 0 interceptions for the Green Bay Packers, and Jim Taylor ran for 84 on 18 carries.
The turning point
The in-game adjustment that, in calendar 1966, 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 14 of 33 for 183 yards with 1 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. The lead-back rotation: John David Crow ran for 52 on 9 carries, plus Ken Willard ran for 52 on 14 carries. Receiver room: Dave Parks caught 6 for 138 with 1 touchdown, and John David Crow caught 2 for 27.
Personnel watch
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
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| SFO | |||||
| John Brodie | 14/33 | 183 | 1 | 2 | |
| GNB | |||||
| Bart Starr | 13/24 | 236 | 1 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| John David Crow | 9 | 52 | 0 | 15 |
| Ken Willard | 14 | 52 | 0 | 8 |
| Tommy Davis | 1 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Gary Lewis | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 |
| Dave Kopay | 4 | 5 | 0 | 7 |
| George Mira | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GNB | ||||
| Jim Taylor | 18 | 84 | 0 | 17 |
| Elijah Pitts | 14 | 27 | 1 | 5 |
| Bart Starr | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Jim Grabowski | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Donny Anderson | 2 | -6 | 0 | 4 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Dave Parks | 6 | 138 | 1 | 65 |
| John David Crow | 2 | 27 | 0 | 16 |
| Bernie Casey | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Monty Stickles | 2 | 7 | 0 | 16 |
| Gary Lewis | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Dave Kopay | 1 | -6 | 0 | 6 |
| GNB | ||||
| Carroll Dale | 3 | 142 | 1 | 83 |
| Marv Fleming | 4 | 36 | 0 | 17 |
| Elijah Pitts | 3 | 31 | 0 | 14 |
| Jim Taylor | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 |
| Boyd Dowler | 1 | 13 | 0 | 13 |
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