Trying to get a handle on this game since these teams have changed dramatically since week 3. The 49ers have unleashed Deebo from the backfield, giving them lots of mismatch opportunities and they've stiffened up on defense around their front four and their secondary has improved compared to earlier in the year. On Green Bays side, Stokes was only in his 3rd pro game (can't even remember if he started or not), Douglas wasn't even on the roster, Dillon only had 9 carries coming into the game and Yosh was making his first start with a gameplan that heavily protected him in pass pro.
When I went back and looked at game highlights from the Cowboys and 49ers, one thing kept sticking out to me: Dak, when given time, was able to push the ball downfield for big chunks of yardage. So does Green Bay try the same with Bakh, Myers and Turner back in the lineup? MVS is battling a back injury which is a problem since he tends to open up stuff with his speed downfield. On defense, the game vs Dallas showed how efficient their offense could be with the run game picking up yards and getting wide open receivers with motion. Jimmy G was near perfect throughout the first half. But the minute the 49ers offense stalled, it seemed like all their advantages disappeared in the blink of an eye and Jimmy G was the last guy you wanted at QB. I can't shake the feeling about him that I had during the San Fran-KC Super Bowl when Shanahan chose not to try to get more points before halftime even when they had time to move the ball and timeouts (I think they still had some). To me it was ultimate condemnation of Jimmy G as a QB: your own coach didn't trust you with the 2 minute drill in a Super Bowl vs a team that piled up points at times like they were in a Madden game. Ultimately, I really don't see Jimmy G having two playoff winning performances on the road in back to back weeks.
Green Bay 31
San Francisco 21