This year felt different for the top-seeded Packers, and an emphatic opening scoring drive indicated that could be true. Green Bay knows what it's like to lose to San Francisco in the playoffs, but the narrative entering the game promised a better outcome. Another year and another disappointing finish for Aaron Rodgers and the Packers. With a helmet warmed by a sideline heater and a foot that has never missed in the postseason, Gould drilled a 45-yarder from a snow-dusted field through the uprights (his second made attempt of the game), sending the upstart 49ers to the conference title game and cementing an ugly, but complete victory for the NFC's No. Finally, when it came time to secure the win, Robbie Gould answered the call. San Francisco recovered the live ball for a score, tying a game that seemed destined to end in a 10-3 final. The most important play came on special teams - an area in which the Packers have been the worst in the NFL this season - when San Francisco overwhelmed Green Bay long snapper Steven Wirtel, freeing Jordan Willis to block Corey Bojorquez's punt. Defensively, the 49ers responded to a failed fourth-down attempt by shutting down Green Bay's ensuing drive, capping the effort with a sack of Aaron Rodgers. When it mattered most, though, Garoppolo was able to rely on his most important weapons: George Kittle and Deebo Samuel. San Francisco was far from perfect offensively starting with Jimmy Garoppolo, who threw an ugly interception to end a promising scoring drive, and tossed a few more risky passes throughout the contest. All three phases of football propelled the 49ers to the NFC Championship Game. READ: Trotter: Gould, 49ers' defense among winners from Saturday's gamesġ.READ: 49ers CB Ward on stopping QB Rodgers: 'We confused him'. READ: Rodgers weighs future: 'I don't want to be part of a rebuild'.READ: LaFleur calls Packers' late-game special teams mishap 'unacceptable'.
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