49ers vs. Packers: Position grades and analysis for San Francisco

In Week 6 of the 2018 NFL regular season, the San Francisco 49ers suffered a painful loss at the hands of the Green Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Niner Noise has your full position grades and analysis from the Niners’ 33-30 loss under the lights on Monday Night Football.

Packers kicker Mason Crosby picked a bad time to revert to form after his Week 5 meltdown. After losing the game for Green Bay last week, Crosby converted all four of his field goal attempts against the visiting San Francisco 49ers, including the game-winner as time expired.

For a summary of San Francisco’s Monday Night Football matchup with the Packers, check out Niner Noise’s game recap, which includes scores and analysis from the 49ers’ sixth game of the 2018 NFL regular season.

After their loss to the lowly Arizona Cardinals last week, not much was expected from the 49ers as they traveled to Lambeau Field for a showdown with the Packers and future Hall-of-Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

However, San Francisco gave Green Bay a run for their money after holding on to a second-quarter lead until the closing minutes of the game. No one expected such a competitive contest — perhaps not even the 49ers’ coaching staff, who failed to put the Packers away during the second half of the game.

As the third quarter wore on, so grew the feeling of pending doom for the young and injured San Francisco squad. How many times has Aaron Rodgers revived his offense at the end of a game in order to lead his team to a last-minute victory?

The 49ers needed to keep their foot on the gas, but instead they traded field goals while trying to milk the clock.

Over the past 11 seasons, NFL teams have learned that you never give Rodgers the ball in a game’s closing minutes unless the game is well out of reach. Not only did the 49ers fail to finish off the Packers when they had the chance, they instead gave Rodgers two chances to score in the final two minutes of the game.

While it did require some assistance from the officials for Rodgers to complete his comeback, once the 49ers left the door open for potential victory, the outcome of this game was no longer in question. If you give Rodgers the opportunity to beat you, he will.

Each week, Niner Noise breaks down and grades the performance of each of the 49ers’ position groups. Let’s start with the San Francisco 49ers’ offense: