Published 18:00 IST, January 17th 2020
NFC Championship 2020: Steely 49ers look to repeat 37-8 heroics against Packers
The last time the San Francisco 49ers faced off against the Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers and co were dealt a heavy 37-8 defeat at the Levi's Stadium.
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Two teams with similar records in regular season will face off against each or at Levi's Stium in San Francisco this weekend. 49ers will look to make it through to Super Bowl for first time since 2012. Packers, on or hand, will have heavy 37-9 defeat y suffered in hands of 49ers on back of ir minds as y compete for NFC Championship 2020.
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NFC Championship 2020: Packers look to conquer demons from 8-37 defeat to 49ers
Some National Football League (NFL) analysts believe that too much has been re into heavy defeat Packers suffered to 49ers in ir last outing. 49ers absolutely dominated Packers at Levi's Stium that night. Jimmy Garoppolo threw for a massive 253 yards to condemn Packers to defeat.
However, since n, Packers have rebuilt ir season in convincing fashion. y ultimately ended season with a 14-3 record, with Aaron Rodgers leing way in offence. Aaron Rodgers has just one Super Bowl to his name, back in Super Bowl XLV in which he also secured MVP. However, that will count for little against a 49ers team rewned for ir steely defence.
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Packers have also been heavily reliant on ir wide receiver Davante ams. combination of Aaron Rodgers and Davante ams has worked well for Packers as seen in match against Seahawks, but ams h 83 receptions this season, while next wide receiver Allen Lazard has just 35 receptions. ams was, refore, only real threat in Packers' attack.
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NFC Championship 2020: San Francisco 49ers look to continue excellence in defence
San Francisco 49ers he coach Kyle Shanahan was full of praise about Aaron Rodgers' abilities earlier this week. “His arm talent is just unbelievable, his athletic ability is unbelievable", 49ers coach told reporters. However, that could very well have been a ploy to draw some attention away from ir 37-8 win over Packers earlier in season. Jimmy Garoppolo throwing for 253 yards was catalyst in that win.
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However, more focus has been on 49ers defence this season. team has allowed fewer passing yards than 49ers. y also allowed fewest passing yards per attempt, passing yards per completion and passing yards per 20+ yards. se numbers, combined with fact that Jimmy Garropolo is tied for fifth-most touchdown passes this season (27), could spell trouble for Packers at Levi's Stium this weekend.
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18:00 IST, January 17th 2020