Jimmy Garoppolo, San Francisco 49ers, Green Bay Packers. (Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports)
The Green Bay Packers will take on the San Francisco 49ers with a trip to the NFC Championship Game on the line Saturday night.
A pair of NFC rivals will clash on Saturday night in primetime, as the No. 1 Green Bay Packers will host the No. 6 San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round.
All Green Bay does under head coach Matt LaFleur is win 13 regular-season games a year. No doubt the Packers ended up with home-field advantage in the NFC again. As for the 49ers, they eked out a tight one vs. America’s Team in Arlington last week. To all those Dallas Cowboys fans who sprinted into AT&T Stadium, bless your heart. So who is going to the conference title bout?
Here are three predictions from the NFC Divisional Round game between the 49ers and Packers.
49ers vs. Packers: 3 bold predictions for NFC playoff game
3. Neither starting quarterback will throw for more than 250 yards
Even though this game being played in Green Bay, Wisconsin in late January will be at well below freezing temperatures, at least it will not be in a blizzard. The Green Bay weather report for Saturday night has this game being played in single digits with a wind chill that makes it feel almost less than zero. However, snow is not going to be a reason a team wins or loses in this one.
Though both quarterbacks can sling it, do not count on either Aaron Rodgers or Jimmy Garoppolo approaching 300 yards passing. In fact, neither quarterback will throw for over 250 yards through the air on Saturday night. This is because both teams have strong ground games they can lean on to win a punishing playoff game on the Frozen Tundra. Vince Lombardi smiles down from above.
Rodgers might come within a throw of getting to 250, but Garoppolo will be under by a good bit.
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