The San Francisco 49ers and Green Bay Packers square off in the first 1 seed-vs.-7 seed matchup in NFL history. The two teams will set a record for their 10th playoff meeting, with the Packers looking to even a series that’s spanned 27 years. In a rivalry that’s racked up plenty of historic moments, here’s a look back at the nine previous iterations of Packers-Niners.
The defending champion 49ers fell behind early, digging themselves into a 21-0 hole by the second quarter. Steve Young attempted 65 passes, a playoff record that still stands today.
The Packers kicked off the campaign for their first Super Bowl win in 30 years with a blowout in the “Mud Bowl” against San Francisco. Edgar Bennett rushed for 80 yards and a pair of touchdowns, while Desmond Howard broke off a 71-yard punt return touchdown.
Green Bay fell short of back-to-back Super Bowl titles, but the Packers picked up their third straight playoff victory over the 49ers despite a 95-yard kick return touchdown by Chuck Levy.
Steve Young connected with Terrell Owens with eight seconds left for a 25-yard touchdown pass, in what would eventually become known as The Catch II.
Jerry Rice had only one catch for six yards in the contest.
Trailing 18-15, Niners QB Jeff Garcia was intercepted on a deep throw to Owens. Green Bay responded, capping off the scoring with Ahman Green’s nine-yard TD. Both teams were Wild Cards despite each winning 12 regular season games.
After throwing a pick-six early, Colin Kaepernick took over the game with 444 total yards and four touchdowns. His 181 rushing yards are a postseason record for quarterbacks.
Kaepernick pulled off a second straight playoff win against the Packers, leading the team in rushing and out-dueling Rodgers through the air.
Raheem Mostert took over the game with a 220-yard, four-touchdown performance to send Jimmy Garoppolo and the 49ers to the Super Bowl.
In a snowy, sloppy defensive battle, the game swung on a blocked punt touchdown by Talanoa Hufanga with less than five minutes to go.
