Recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Aaron Jones ran for 105 yards and four touchdowns and the Green Bay Packers beat the 49ers 34-17 at Levi's Stadium on Thursday Night Football. Aaron Rodgers threw for 305 yards and a touchdown. Davante Adams had 7 catches for 86. Nick Mullens threw for 291 yards with one TD and two INTs. Tevin Coleman left with a knee injury. The 49ers fell to 4-5 with their second straight primetime loss.[1][2][3]
Columnist recap
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
Aaron Jones ran for four touchdowns Thursday night at Levi's Stadium. Four. The Packers won 34-17 over a 49ers team that, on a short week with Garoppolo out, looked like the version of itself that the injury list had been threatening all season.
Aaron Rodgers threw for 305 with a touchdown. Davante Adams had seven catches. Nick Mullens threw for 291 but two interceptions. The 49ers' defense, missing Bosa, Thomas, and now with the third defensive end out, gave up 4.6 yards per carry to Aaron Jones.
The kind of Thursday primetime where a defending NFC champion with a depleted roster runs into a healthy 5-2 contender and the result is the kind of 17-point margin that puts the season's competitive trajectory in the active conversation. 4-5 with the bye in Week 11 and a chance to reset.
By the numbers
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Packers 34, 49ers 17. Margin: -17. Nine-game record: 4-5, +18 differential.
- Aaron Jones: 15 carries for 105, 4 rushing TDs.
- Aaron Rodgers: 25-of-31 for 305, 1 TD.
- Davante Adams: 7 catches for 86.
- Nick Mullens: 25-of-44 for 291, 1 TD, 2 INTs.
- Tevin Coleman: exited with knee injury.
- Brandon Aiyuk: 7 catches for 71.
- 49ers 4-5 (2 straight primetime losses); Packers 6-2.
Film room
AI summary, sourced from 1 period article (ESPN AP)
A 34-17 Thursday Night Football loss to the Packers at Levi's Stadium. The 49ers fall to 4-5 with their second straight primetime defeat.
How it unfolded
Aaron Jones ran in his first touchdown on the Packers' opening drive. Mullens answered with a Brandon Aiyuk touchdown drive. The second quarter was Jones's second rushing touchdown and a Mullens interception to set up a third Jones rushing TD. The Packers led 21-7 at halftime. Mullens drove the 49ers for a Mostert touchdown to make it 21-14. Jones answered with his fourth rushing touchdown. A Mason Crosby field goal pushed it to 31-14. The 49ers added a late Gould field goal.
The turning point
Aaron Jones's third rushing touchdown right before halftime. With the 49ers' defense having given up two scores already and Mullens having just thrown an interception, Jones's third score from the 1 effectively put the game out of reach with two-plus quarters still to play.
By the numbers
Mullens 25-of-44 for 291 with one TD and two INTs. Aaron Rodgers 25-of-31 for 305 with a TD. Aaron Jones 105 rushing on 15 carries with four touchdowns. Adams 7 catches for 86. Aiyuk 7 catches for 71. Mostert 11 carries for 58 with a TD.
Personnel watch
Tevin Coleman exited with a knee injury. Garoppolo still out. Mostert returned and produced 58 rushing yards. The defense, without Bosa, Thomas, and now Coleman's complementary running, could not generate enough pressure to slow Aaron Rodgers.
What it means
4-5 with the Saints on the road next week, then the bye, then the Rams to open the back half. The Thursday-night loss is the season's third double-digit defeat and the 49ers' playoff window is now actively closing.
