It wasn’t pretty, but Brock Purdy got it done.
Purdy led a 12-play, 69-yard touchdown drive late in the fourth quarter to help the San Francisco 49ers survive in a 24-21 victory.
The Green Bay Packers had a 21-14 advantage entering the fourth quarter after three lead changes in the third quarter. But momentum started to swing San Francisco’s way when Packers kicker Anders Carlson missed a 41-yard field goal wide left midway through the final period.
Purdy and the 49ers conducted what wound up being the game-winning touchdown drive after Carlson’s missed field goal.
The Packers had a chance to tie or take the lead on their final possession with under two minutes in the fourth quarter, but Jordan Love tossed an ill-advised pass over the middle to Christian Watson that was intercepted by 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw.
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Love had 194 passing yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions in the loss. Packers running back Aaron Jones produced 108 rushing yards.
Purdy, who had an inconsistent performance, passed for 252 yards and one touchdown, but he missed multiple throws.
Greenlaw and Fred Warner led the 49ers defense. The star linebacker tandem combined for 15 tackles, and Greenlaw had two interceptions.
The 49ers’ victory means they have advanced to three consecutive NFC Championship games.
The 49ers will play the winner of Sunday's Tampa Bay Buccaneers-Detroit Lions game.
The 49ers beat the Buccaneers 27-14 in Week 11 and are 20-6 all-time against Tampa Bay. The Buccaneers won their lone playoff meeting.
The 49ers are 38-27-1 all-time against the Lions. The teams are 1-1 in the playoffs. - Mike Brehm
Jordan Love tried to force a pass to Christian Watson and it turned disastrous for Green Bay. Love threw across his body to Watson and 49ers linebacker Dre Greenlaw got in front of it to intercept the pass with 52 seconds remaining in the game. - Tyler Dragon
The 49ers went on a 12-play, 69-yard touchdown drive after Green Bay’s costly field goal miss.
Brock Purdy had an inconsistent game, but he had his best drive of the night when the 49ers needed him most. Purdy completed six passes during the 12-play drive, including one on third-and-5 to extend San Francisco’s series. The game-leading touchdown was scored on running back Christian McCaffrey’s 6-yard touchdown run up the right side with 1:07 remaining in the fourth quarter. - Tyler Dragon
Packers kicker Anders Carlson had a chance to give Green Bay a seven-point lead with 6:21 left, but his 41-yard field goal attempt went wide left. The rookie went 27-for-33 during the regular season. - Mike Brehm
The 49ers weren’t able to convert an interception into a touchdown, but they were able to walk away with three points.
LB Dre Greenlaw intercepted Packers QB Jordan Love and returned it to Green Bay’s 48-yard line. But Purdy and the 49ers weren’t able to get anything going on offense. They settled for a 52-yard field goal to bring them within four points of the Packers. - Cydney Henderson
A wild third quarter featured 22 total points and three lead changes.
The Packers ended the quarter with a 21-14 lead. Wide receiver Bo Melton caught a 19-yard touchdown and Green Bay had a big 73-yard kickoff return by Keisean Nixon to help lift them to an advantage entering the fourth quarter.
The Packers had seven total first downs in the third quarter.
The 49ers’ lone touchdown of the quarter came on a 39-yard run by running back Christian McCaffrey.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love threw an interception toward the end of the quarter. San Francisco linebacker Dre Greenlaw was the recipient of the INT. - Tyler Dragon
Two-time All-Pro return man Keisean Nixon nearly wasted a 73-yard kick return.
Nixon accelerated by 49ers special teamers on a kickoff return, but had the football poked loose from him inside San Francisco’s 30-yard line. Luckily for Nixon, out of nowhere Packers’ Eric Wilson dove on the football and recovered it safety at the 49ers’ 20-yard line.
Four plays later, Packers quarterback Jordan Love tossed a 2-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tucker Kraft. The Packers then successfully converted a two-point conversion to take a 21-14 lead with 5:23 remaining in the third quarter.
There have been three lead changes in the last three possessions.
Nixon has 97 yards on two returns. Nixon's return was the Packers' longest kick return in playoffs since Desmond Howard's 99-yarder in Super Bowl 31 vs. the Patriots following the 1996 season, per the AP. - Tyler Dragon
The 49ers answered right back with a score of their own. They marched 75 yards down the field in only four plays to take a 14-13 lead over the Packers. San Francisco did so with two of their best players: tight end George Kittle and running back Christian McCaffrey.
Kittle broke a tackle during a reception from QB Brock Purdy for a 32-yard gain into Packers' territory. On the next play, McCaffrey made a defender miss and ran the ball 39 yards to the end zone. - Cydney Henderson
The Packers took full advantage of a 41-yard pass interference penalty on San Francisco.
On third-and-15, 49ers cornerback Ambry Thomas interfered with Packers wide receiver Bo Melton. As a result of the penalty, the football was placed on the San Francisco 19-yard line. One play later, Melton capped things off by catching a 19-yard touchdown to give Green Bay a 13-7 lead in the third quarter.
Melton’s route and Green Bay’s play design completely fooled San Francisco’s secondary on the touchdown. - Tyler Dragon
Deebo Samuel’s night ended prematurely. The wide receiver suffered two separate injuries in the first half Saturday night. Samuel was hit hard during the 49ers’ first drive and had to be evaluated for a head injury. The 49ers cleared Samuel to return, but the versatile wide receiver then sustained a shoulder injury during the team’s second possession.
The 49ers originally deemed Samuel questionable to return in the second quarter. They later downgraded Samuel to out in the third quarter due to the shoulder injury. He was seen walking around the 49ers' sideline with a hoodie on during the second half. Samuel’s night ended with two catches for 24 receiving yards. - Tyler Dragon
The 49ers are heading into the locker room with a 7-6 halftime lead over the Packers. It could have been larger if it weren’t for San Francisco kicker Jake Moody’s 48-yard field goal being blocked by Packers DL Colby Wooden in the final seconds of the half.
The first half marked multiple missed opportunities for both teams. Packers QB Jordan Love couldn’t find the end zone in three trips to the red zone and safety Darnell Savage Jr. dropped a sure-fire interception that could have been returned for major yards, if not a pick-six. Love has 10 completions for 115 yards so far in the contest and Aaron Jones has rushed for 49-yards.
The only touchdown of the first half came from QB Brock Purdy’s 32-yard touchdown to tight end George Kittle. Purdy has completed 10 passes for 125 yards and one touchdown, but he’s been without receiver Deebo Samuel, who exited the game in the first quarter to be evaluated for an injury. Although he was cleared to return, he injured his shoulder later.
The Packers are settling for another field goal.
Kicker Anders Carlson booted a 29-yard field goal to bring the Packers within one point of the 49ers.
Receiver Romeo Doubs caught a 22-yard pass on his tippy toes near the sideline to put the Packers at the 49ers’ 9-yard line, but their drive stalled in the red zone after a run for no gain, pass for -2 yards and an incomplete pass. - Cydney Henderson
The 49ers are on the scoreboard.
After a quiet first quarter, the 49ers drove 86 yards down the field in 12 plays and scored a touchdown in their first possession in the second period.
San Francisco scored on its first big play of the night. Brock Purdy passed deep to tight end George Kittle for a 32-yard touchdown to give the 49ers a 7-3 lead.
Kittle has two catches, a team-high 41 yards and a touchdown midway through the second quarter.
Purdy’s up to 91 passing yards. - Tyler Dragon
The 49ers defense made a defensive red zone stand against the Packers.
Green Bay looked poised to add to the their three-point lead, but they were stopped inches short of a fourth down conversion. On fourth and 1 at San Francicsco’s 14-yard line, Packers quarterback Jordan Love attempted a tush push to get a first down. Although it looked close, referees marked the ball just short and the chains confirmed that.
The 49ers took over on downs. - Cydney Henderson
The Packers have a 3-0 lead and ended the first quarter in San Francisco territory.
Green Bay connected on a 29-yard field goal on its opening drive and controlled most of the first quarter. The Packers tallied 111 total yards compared with just 22 yards by the 49ers.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love ended the quarter with 68 total passing yards. Wide receiver Romeo Doubs had one catch for 38 yards.
The Packers possessed the football for 11 minutes and 47 seconds in the first period. - Tyler Dragon
49ers receiver Deebo Samuel was cleared to return to the team’s divisional round playoff matchup against the Packers after sustaining a hit to the head.
With 5:35 remaining in the first quarter, Samuel caught a short 9-yard pass from QB Brock Purdy and appeared to be injured on the play when Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander came in to finish the tackle.
Samuel was taken into the blue tent to be evaluated for a head injury before he was clears. He had two receptions for a team-high 24-yards. - Cydney Henderson
The Packers had a promising opening drive going, but it stalled in the red zone.
Green Bay’s first series covered 58 yards in 14 plays. However, Jordan Love’s pass on third-and-8 from San Francisco’s 11-yard line fell incomplete in the end zone.
The Packers had to settle for a 29-yard field goal by kicker Anders Carlson to give them a 3-0 lead with 7:22 left in the first quarter. - Tyler Dragon
Kristin Juszczyk, the wife of San Francisco 49ers All-Pro fullback Kyle Juszczyk, is back with her latest creation.
After going viral last week for creating Taylor Swift a custom puffer jacket featuring the name and No. 87 number of Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, Kristin Juszczyk showed up to Levi's Stadium in a custom red two-piece suit with her husband’s No. 44 on it. She also designed a corset for model Olivia Culpo, the fiancé of RB Christian McCaffrey.
“You guys have made this week one of the best weeks of my life,” Kristin Juszczyk wrote on Instagram. “Let’s finish it with a W!” - Cydney Henderson
The Packers vs. 49ers divisional playoff matchup marks the 10th playoff meeting between the two teams. It’s the most playoff matchups between any two teams in NFL history. The 49ers hold a 5-4 edge over Green Bay in the two teams' playoff series.
The Packers vs. 49ers divisional playoff game is set to kick off at 8:15 p.m. ET. The game will be held at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
The Packers-49ers playoff game will be televised on FOX. Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play) and Greg Olsen (analyst) will broadcast the game, with Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi reporting from the sidelines.
USA TODAY Sports' staff picks for the game:
Rain is expected during the game with a temperature in the high 50s.
The top NFL betting apps favor the 49ers over the Packers in their divisional playoff game.
The 49ers are 10-point favorites over the Packers, according to the BetMGM NFL odds.
The over-under is 50.5, according to BetMGM.
San Francisco is a -5000 favorite on the moneyline. Meanwhile, Green Bay is a +375 underdog, according to BetMGM.
The Packers' succession of quarterbacks shared some fascinating playoff results.
Brett Favre could never beat the Dallas Cowboys in the playoffs (0-3), but managed to go 4-1 against the San Francisco 49ers.
Aaron Rodgers went 3-0 in playoff games against the Cowboys, but could not defeat the 49ers (4-0).
With last week's wild-card win over the Cowboys, Jordan Love already did something Favre couldn't in the playoffs. In this week's divisional playoff, Love will attempt to do something Rodgers failed to do in the postseason … defeat the 49ers.
Just a few months removed from being the last pick in the 2022 NFL draft, Brock Purdy had helped the 49ers reach the NFC championship game.
He helped the 49ers win playoff games over the Seattle Seahawks and Dallas Cowboys before a torn ligament in his elbow in last season's NFC title game ended the 49ers' hopes of defeating the Philadelphia Eagles.
With a win over the Green Bay Packers on Saturday, Purdy can become the fifth quarterback in NFL history to win a playoff game in each of his first two seasons, joining Ben Roethlisberger (2004-05), Joe Flacco (2008-09), Mark Sanchez (2009-10) and Russell Wilson (2012-13).
Purdy's follow-up season to his nearly out-of-nowhere rise in 2022 has been sensational. Purdy became the first 49ers quarterback in more than 20 years to throw for more than 4,000 yards (4,280) or at least 30 TDs (31). He led the NFL with a 113 passer rating and his 9.6 yards per attempt were the most in the NFL for a qualifying QB since Kurt Warner had 9.9 in 2000.
The Packers will be without backup linebacker Kingsley Enagbare (knee). Cornerback Jaire Alexander (ankle), linebacker Isaiah McDuffie (neck), running back AJ Dillon (neck) and punter Daniel Whelan (illness) were listed as questionable on the Packers' injury report.
The 49ers will be without starting defensive end Clelin Ferrell (knee). Linebacker Dre Greenlaw (Achilles) was listed as questionable on the 49ers' injury report.
The 49ers and Packers have met 72 times before Saturday's NFC divisional playoff game, with the Packers holding a 38-33-1 (including playoffs) edge in the series dating to 1950. The Packers and 49ers enter this season's divisional playoff game tied with the New England Patriots for the most all-time postseason victories with 37. This year's divisional playoff game marks the 10th time that the Packers and 49ers have met in the playoffs, which is the most of any other matchup. The 49ers hold a 5-4 edge over the Packers in the two teams' playoff series. This historic playoff rivalry includes two matchups in the NFC championship game (1997 and 2019 seasons) and one of the classic wild-card games, "The Catch II."
Here are the results of the previous Packers-49ers playoff games:
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