Jordan Love is leading the Green Bay Packers into Saturday’s NFC Divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. Can the Packers punch their ticket to the NFC Championship Game? Follow along all night for updates.
49ers 24, Packers 21 (34 seconds remaining)
With the game on the line, Jordan Love on third-and-2 checked it down to Luke Musgrave for a gain of 3 with a timeout at 51 seconds. That would be it. Love, so exceptional during the second half of the season, made a horrendous decision by running right and throwing it across his body to Christian Watson, who wasn’t open at all. The ball was underthrown and intercepted by Dre Greenlaw.
Christian McCaffrey’s 6-yard touchdown run has given the 49ers the lead. The Packers have all of their timeouts to drive to a game-tying field goal.
It is Jordan Love’s time.
Packers 21, 49ers 17 (14:56 remaining)
Jake Moody’s 52-yard field goal cleared the crossbar with not much more distance to spare to make it a four-point game. It’s a win for Green Bay, though, with the 49ers starting the drive at Green Bay’s 48 following Dre Greenlaw’s interception.
Packers 21, 49ers 17 (6:18 remaining)
The Packers are sinking or swimming with Anders Carlson. The rookie made his first two field-goal attempts of the day but was wide left from 41 yards on a kick that would have made it a seven-point game. It was a wasted drive, with Aaron Jones’ 53-yarder putting the Packers in instant scoring position. Tight end Tucker Kraft, receiver Dontayvion Wicks and right tackle Zach Tom had key blocks, and Jones ran through a tackle to tack on about 35 yards.
Packers 21, 49ers 17 (9:37 remaining)
Brock Purdy made a sensational pass to Jauan Jennings for a gain of 21 on third-and-10. The ball got just over Keisean Nixon to Jennings, who took a big hit from Anthony Johnson. That was a great throw; on the next third-and-10, Purdy had Ray-Ray McCloud open but was off-target. Darnell Savage made two big plays to set up third-and-long, with an exceptional open-field tackle on Christian McCaffrey and tight coverage against George Kittle.
Packers 21, 49ers 17 (13:22 remaining)
On third-and-2, Jordan Love could have run for the first down but felt he had a better option with a checkdown to Aaron Jones. The pass was behind Jones and almost intercepted.
