SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The San Francisco 49ers will square off against the Green Bay Packers in their first divisional round playoff matchup.
The playoff game will be coming to Levi Stadium.
The matchup comes after the Green Bay Packers toppled the Dallas Cowboys Sunday afternoon, 48-32, in a wild-card round.
According to the NFL schedule, kickoff is set for 5:15 p.m. Saturday.
San Francisco might have the league’s most difficult offense to defend with playmakers such as NFL leading rusher Christian McCaffrey, Deebo Samuel, Brandon Aiyuk and George Kittle, and a quarterback in Brock Purdy able to get them the ball.
The defense is almost as good with stars on every level, starting with DE Nick Bosa, do-everything LB Fred Warner and star CB Charvarius Ward. When everyone is healthy, there might not be a team as deep or as balanced.
The Niners have a few holes on the roster with the right side of the offensive line struggling in pass protection this season and subpar special teams.
However, the biggest knock against San Francisco during coach Kyle Shanahan’s run has been their ability to play from behind. The Niners are 0-38 under Shanahan when falling behind by at least eight points in the fourth quarter, and Purdy struggled in his few chances this season to lead a game-tying or game-winning drive.
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