5 Packers weaknesses 49ers can attack in NFC Championship game
By Chris Wilson
The San Francisco 49ers host the Green Bay Packers for the 2020 NFC Championship game. Niner Noise breaks down five weaknesses head coach Kyle Shanahan and Co. should attack.
Based off what happened earlier in the regular season, the San Francisco 49ers should have no trouble beating the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Championship game.
Back in Week 12 on Sunday Night Football, the Niners throttled quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Co., 37-8, holding Rodgers to just over 100 yards passing and sacking him five times. It was the ultimate one-sided affair between two teams en route to becoming legitimate Super Bowl contenders.
San Francisco still might have the advantage.
After all, head coach Kyle Shanahan’s squad was minus EDGE Dee Ford, linebacker Kwon Alexander, and left tackle Joe Staley, who were all out with injuries during that game. Now healthy, those three figure to present even more problems for Green Bay in this high-profile contest between the conference’s top two seeds.
According to the Action Network, the 49ers are already listed as 7.5-point favorites.
But Rodgers is still Rodgers, and the Packers didn’t get to a 13-3 record without reason. Coming off of a nail-biting victory over the Seattle Seahawks in the divisional round, the Packers will look to enact some vengeance against San Francisco for what happened during the regular season.
There are plenty of ways the Packers can try to exploit weaknesses the Niners have, which is a key factor for Sunday’s bout.
However, the 49ers can expect to pull off a conference victory and represent the NFC in Super Bowl LIV if they exploit these five Green Bay weaknesses during the game on Sunday at Levi’s Stadium.