The Green Bay Packers have advanced to the playoffs 11 times since Rodgers became their starting quarterback. In his first year as a starter in 2008, injury cost him more than half the season, and in his second year he battled through a knee injury to start all 16 games, but his performance was not up to his usual standards.
In only one season have the Packers reached the Super Bowl with Rodgers as a starter, and they had to win the final game of the regular season to get into the playoffs. The next year, they finished as the most disappointing team in the history of the NFL, going one and done, after getting smoked by the New York Giants in the Super Bowl.
Since winning the Super Bowl, the Packers have gone 0-4 in appearances in theNFC Championship Game.
The San Francisco 49ers have been the most troublesome team for Rodgers and the Packers. His predecessor at quarterback, Brett Favre, had no trouble with the legendary Jerry Rice and Steve Young. The 49ers were eliminated from the playoffs by the Packers in three of the last four years.
It's like "The Opposite" episode of "Seinfeld" with Rodgers as the starter. George decided to do the opposite of what he normally does because his life is a mess, and he began to thrive while Elaine's life fell apart. The 49ers are eating a chicken-salad sandwich, the Packers are eating fruit and the assistant to the traveling secretary of the New York Yankees is eating fruit.
Rodgers is 0-3 against the 49ers in the playoffs. Whether Rodgers gets outdueled by a quarterback who, for some reason, was out of the NFL in his late 20s; comes up short in a defensive struggle; or he and his team melt like a Hershey's bar left in a car in July, they cannot get past the
Saturday night may be his final chance at the 49ers in a Packers uniform, so let's look back at how the previous matchups played out.
Rodgers was still the Discount Double Check darling of the NFL even though he lost to the Giants. The mobile quarterback with a chip on his shoulder took over for one of the greatest quarterbacks of all time and quickly returned the team to dominance.
A mobile quarterback in the Bay Area had a former NFL power in mind. In Week 9 of the 2012 season, Colin Kaepernick took over for the 49ers, leading them to the second-best record in theNFC. He shredded the Packers for 181 yards on the ground, a record for a quarterback in any game, regular season or playoff, in his first-ever playoff game.
Rodgers was solid as well with 257 yards passing and two touchdown and was matched every step of the way until the fourth quarter. The Packers never saw the lead again after the 56-yard touchdown run by Kaepernick.
There were no offensive records set in Green Bay. The Packers only had one yard of total offense until early in the second quarter. They ended the first half with a field goal and were down 13-10.
The teams traded scores in the third and fourth quarters. The Packers had a chance to take the lead on a 3rd-and-goal with 5:24 remaining, but Rodgers fell to the turf for two yards as the Packers got flagged for holding. The 49ers won the game with a field goal after tying the game with a field goal of their own.
The 49ers fell apart in a flash after defeating one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the game in back-to-back years. Their quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, decided in 2016 to engage in public protest during the national anthem because he was disgusted by police brutality and has not been seen in an NFL uniform since that season.
It took a few years for the 49ers to rebuild their roster. For the second year in a row, Rodgers wasn't playing his best, as the Packers were the best team in the NFC in 2019. It was good to have the Packers in the Super Bowl.
The Packers were down by 10 points in the second quarter when they forgot how to play football. They fumbled a snap deep in 49ers territory, lost a punt in their own territory, fumbled a punt return, and Rodgers threw an pick in the final minute of the quarter.
The 49ers only threw the ball twice in the second quarter, as their deficit ballooned to 27-0. In that game, Mostert finished with 220 yards rushing, four touchdown, and averaged 7.6 yards per carry. Jimmy Garoppolo had six passes.
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