49ers head to third consecutive NFC title game after rallying past Packers

49ers head to third consecutive NFC title game after rallying past Packers originally appeared on NBC Sports Bay Area

The 49ers’ quest for a sixth Lombardi Trophy marches on after they escaped with a 24-21 win over the Green Bay Packers in their NFC divisional round playoff game on Saturday night at Levi’s Stadium.

San Francisco punched a ticket to its third straight NFC Championship Game and fourth in five years, but unlike the last two years, the 49ers will host the conference title game.

The No. 2 seeded Detroit Lions and the No. 4 seeded Tampa Bay Buccaneers will play 12 p.m. PT on Sunday at Ford Field for the chance to face the 49ers next Sunday in Santa Clara with a trip to Super Bowl LVIII on the line.

Brock Purdy and the 49ers’ offense struggled all night, but the second-year pro led them on a game-winning drive that was capped by a Christian McCaffrey 6-yard touchdown run.

McCaffrey rushed for 98 yards and two touchdowns, while tight end George Kittle caught four passes for 81 yards and a touchdown.

Purdy completed 23 of 39 passes for 252 yards and one touchdown.

Not only are the 49ers headed back to the NFC title game, but the win is the franchise’s 37th playoff win, moving them into a tie with the Packers and New England Patriots for the most all time.

The 49ers are trying to avenge back-to-back NFC title game losses to the Los Angeles Rams and the Philadelphia Eagles.

The top-seeded 49ers have their best chance to win the Super Bowl under coach Kyle Shanahan, and they now are one win away from heading to Las Vegas.

It wasn’t pretty, but the 49ers will take it.

Source link : https://sports.yahoo.com/49ers-head-third-consecutive-nfc-042336352.html

Author : NBC Sports BayArea

Publish date : 2024-01-21 04:28:10

Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.