With a chance to take the top seed in the NFC and get the inside track on locking up home-field advantage for the playoffs, Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers fell flat against the dominant defense of the San Francisco 49ers.
In what was arguably the worst game of his career, Rodgers completed just completed 20-of-33 passes for 104 yards and a touchdown in a 37-8 loss to the Niners in San Fran.
Averaging just 3.2 yards per pass attempt, Rodgers took five sacks and was ultimately pulled with four minutes left in the fourth quarter and the game out of reach. He also lost a fumble on the opening drive of the game that set the tone for the beatdown that was to follow.
HOT START 🔥@fred_warner takes down Rodgers and @nbsmallerbear recovers the 🏈 #GoNiners pic.twitter.com/1blOUc0XVu
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) November 25, 2019
Bear hugs lead to bear shrugs 🤷♂️@nbsmallerbear sack for a loss of 9 💪#GoNiners pic.twitter.com/ouJqIbLRwC
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) November 25, 2019
“We got outcoached and we got outplayed, and we’ve got to man up,” said Green Bay coach Matt LaFleur said. “We’ve got to look at ourselves critically and get a lot of stuff corrected, and we’ve got to be honest with ourselves. It wasn’t nearly good enough.”
With the loss, the Packers (8-3) fell into a tie for first place with Minnesota in the NFC North.
For the 49ers, quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo didn’t need to do that much but completed 14-of-20 passes for 253 yards and two touchdowns.
WHO ELSE WANT SOME OF DEEBO 😤@JimmyG_10 connects with @19problemz for the 42-yard TD! #GoNiners pic.twitter.com/U09F3ZiugT
— San Francisco 49ers (@49ers) November 25, 2019
The @49ers answer right back with a 61-yard TOUCHDOWN.@JimmyG_10 on the mark to @GKittle46! #GoNiners
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Watch free on mobile: https://t.co/oTTol2dlYz pic.twitter.com/NPX0xKx6Vv— NFL (@NFL) November 25, 2019
Now 10-1 on the year, the 49ers have upcoming matchups with the first-place Baltimore Ravens and first-place New Orleans Saints. Should they beat both of those opponents, San Francisco will likely be able to hold off Seattle (9-2) in a tight NFC West race and secure the top playoff spot in the conference.
“Apparently nobody has to play us. We just have to play everybody. We’re just the punching bag people come punch on,” said San Francisco cornerback Richard Sherman. “We don’t worry about the outside noise. We understand what kind of team we have and we don’t worry about the opponent because you can’t control what they do.”
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