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49ers grades in comeback divisional-round win vs. Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area
SANTA CLARA — The 49ers on Saturday night played poorly enough to never be in control against the Green Bay Packers.
And they performed just well enough to stick around. And, ultimately, the 49ers made all the clutch plays to enable them to pull out a rousing, rain-soaked come-from-behind victory.
The 49ers’ defense, offense and special teams combined their highlights at opportune times in order to keep their 2023 NFL season from coming to an end with a 24-21 victory over the Packers in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs at Levi’s Stadium.
“In all three of the phases, I felt we were keeping both teams in the game,” 49ers coach Kyle Shanahan said.
There were times when different areas of the team appeared headed toward failing grades. But the 49ers live to fight another day.
Here are the 49ers’ grades from their improbable victory over the Packers, which sends the franchise to its third consecutive NFC Championship Game:
Rushing offense
The yards did not come easy for Christian McCaffrey, but he got all the ones that mattered.
McCaffrey gave the 49ers some life with a 39-yard touchdown run in the third quarter. Then, he supplied the winning points with a 6-yard scoring run on a third-and-1 play with 67 seconds remaining.
McCaffrey finished with 98 yards and two touchdowns on 17 carries.
Even quarterback Brock Purdy got into the act with some big yards, including a 9-yard scramble to set up McCaffrey’s fourth-quarter touchdown. Purdy also gained first downs on two quarterback sneaks.
Grade: B
Passing offense
The 49ers’ passing game was completely out of sync for most of the game. Purdy was missing his targets and he did not appear to be on the same page with his receivers through most of the night.
But in the final six minutes, everything looked a lot more similar to how it did through a season in which he led the NFL with a 113.0 passer rating.
Purdy completed…
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Publish date : 2024-01-21 07:36:56
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