STADIUM: Levi’s Stadium
REFEREE: Alex Kemp
DATE: Saturday, January 20, 2024
GAME TIME: 8:15 PM ET
FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Greg Olsen, Erin Andrews, Tom Rinaldi
Westwood One: Mike Golic, Ryan Radtke, Laura Okmin
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) GB: 82 or 225 SF: 81 or 227 National: 88
REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: GB leads series, 34-28-
1 LAST GAME: 9/26/21: GB 30 at SF 28
LAST GAME AT SITE: 9/26/21
POSTSEASON SERIES HISTORY
LEADER: SF leads series, 5-4
LAST GAME: NFC-DIV 1/22/22: SF 13 at GB 10
LAST GAME AT SITE: NFC-C 1/19/20: GB 20 at SF 37
Green Bay Packers
Playoff Record: 37-25
Championships: 13 [1929-31, 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961-62, 1965, 1966 (SB I), 1967 (SB II), 1996 (SB XXXI), 2010 (SB XLV)]
Last Postseason Game: NFC-WC 1/14/23: GB 48 at DAL 32
San Francisco 49ers
Playoff Record: 36-23
Championships: 5 [1981 (XVI), 1984 (XIX), 1988 (XXIII), 1989 (XXIV), 1994 (XXIX)]
Last Postseason Game: NFC-C 1/29/23: SF 7 at PHI 31
HEAD COACHES NOTES: Matt LaFleur vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 2-3 Reg. Season: 56-27 (.675) Postseason: 12-10. Kyle Shanahan vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 3-3 Reg. Season: 64-51 (.557) Postseason: 6-3.
GREEN BAY PACKERS NOTES:
• PACKERS advanced to NFC-Div. for 4th time in 5 seasons under HC MATT LAFLEUR. Became 1st-ever No. 7 seed to win playoff game. Had 31 reg. season rec. TDs by players in 1st or 2nd NFL season, most by any team in a season in common-draft era.
• QB JORDAN LOVE passed for 272 yards & 3 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 157.2 rating in NFC-WC at Dal. & became 1st QB ever with 150+ rating in road playoff game. Ranked 2nd in NFL with 32 TD passes & 4th in NFC with 4,159 pass yards in 2023 reg. season. Was 1 of 3 QBs (Dak Prescott & Brock Purdy) with 9 games of 2+ TD passes & 100+ rating in 2023.
• RB AARON JONES rushed for 118 yards & 3 TDs in NFC-WC. Has 597 scrimmage yards (99.5 per game) & 8 TDs (7 rush, 1 rec.) in 6 career playoff games, most playoff rush TDs in GB history. Has 507 scrimmage yards (84.5 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in 6 career games, incl. playoffs, vs. SF.
• WR ROMEO DOUBS had 6 catches for 151 yards & rec. TD in NFCWC, 3rd-most rec. yards ever in GB playoff game & 1st-career 100-yard game. Had 59 receptions for 674 yards & career-high 8 rec. TDs in 2023.
• WR JAYDEN REED ranked 3rd among rookies in rec. TDs (8), tied-3rd in scrimmage TDs (10), 6th in rec. yards (793) & 8th in receptions (64).
• WR DONTAYVION WICKS became 2nd GB rookie ever (Davante Adams) with playoff rec. TD in NFC-WC. Had 39 catches for 581 yards & 4 rec. TDs in 2023. Reed & Wicks became the 1st pair of rookie teammates each with 500+ rec. yards since 2014 (JAX Allen Hurns & Allen Robinson).
• DL KENNY CLARK had career-high 7.5 sacks & team-high 9 TFL in 2023. Aims for his 5th in row in postseason with a TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row vs. SF, incl. playoffs, with sack.
• LB RASHAN GARY led team with 9 sacks in 2023. Had 2 sacks & 3 TFL in last postseason meeting (2021 NFC-Div.).
• LB PRESTON SMITH had 8 sacks this season, his 6th-career season with 8+ sacks. Had sack & PD in NFC-WC.
• LB QUAY WALKER led team with 118 tackles in 2023, his 2nd-straight season with 115+ tackles. Had 11 tackles in playoff debut last week.
• CB JAIRE ALEXANDER had 3rd-career playoff INT last week. Had 3 PD & INT in his last game at SF (9/26/21).
• S DARNELL SAVAGE had 64-yard INT-TD in NFC-WC.
SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS NOTES:
• SAN FRANCISCO won NFC West for 2nd-straight season. Ranked 3rd in scoring offense (28.9 ppg) & scoring defense (17.5). Became 4th team ever with 4,000-yard passer & 4 players each with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in same season.
• QB BROCK PURDY led NFL in rating (113.0), ranked 3rd in TD passes (31) & 5th in pass yards (4,280) in reg. season. Became 5th player ever with 8 games of 120+ rating in a season. Has 4 TDs (3 pass, 1 rush) vs. 0 INTs for 109.8 rating in 3 career playoff starts.
• RB CHRISTIAN MCCAFFREY led NFL in scrimmage yards (2,023) & rush yards (1,459) & tied-1st in scrimmage TDs (21) in reg. season. Had 100+ scrimmage yards & TD in 6 of his 7 home games this season. Has 416 scrimmage yards (104 per game) & 4 TDs (2 rush, 2 rec.) in 4 career playoff games & aims for his 5th in row in playoffs with TD.
• WR BRANDON AIYUK had 75 receptions for career-high 1,342 rec. yards (7th-most in NFL this season) & 7 rec. TDs. Had 100+ rec. yards in 5 of his 7 home games in 2023.
• WR DEEBO SAMUEL had 60 catches, 1,117 scrimmage yards (892 rec., 225 rush) & 12 TDs (7 rec., 5 rush) in reg. season. Has 765 scrimmage yards (85 per game) & 3 TDs (2 rec., 1 rush) in 9 career playoff games.
• TE GEORGE KITTLE had 65 catches for 1,020 rec. yards (most among TEs in 2023) & 6 rec. TDs in reg. season. 49ers became 1st team ever with RB, 2 WRs & TE each with 1,000+ scrimmage yards in same season.
• DL NICK BOSA had 10.5 sacks & 16 TFL in reg. season. Has 8 sacks & 9 TFL in 9 career playoff games. Has sack in 3 of his 4 career games, incl. playoffs, vs. GB.
• DL JAVON HARGRAVE had 7 sacks & 8 TFL in reg. season. Has 3 sacks & 5 TFL in 8 career playoff games.
• DL ARIK ARMSTEAD has 7 sacks in 9 career playoff games. Has 6 sacks in his past 5, incl. playoffs, vs. GB.
• LB FRED WARNER led team with 132 tackles & had career highs in PD (11) & INTs (4) in reg. season. Has 64 tackles (7.1 per game), 6 TFL, 4 PD & 2 INTs in 9 career playoff games.
• LB DRE GREENLAW had 120 tackles in reg. season.
• CB CHARVARIUS WARD led NFL with career-high 23 PD & had career-high 5 INTs in reg. season. Has 12 PD in 14 career playoff games
