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Green Bay scored on its first drive for the eighth time in eight games this season, and the rout was on.
"We had a jolt tonight having '33' back," Rodgers said, referring to Jones, who had 79 yards from scrimmage (58 rushing, 21 receiving). "He's a dynamic guy. He had a couple plays the first drive that were special. It was fun seeing him out there."
Rodgers went on to play a practically flawless game, going 25-of-31 for 305 yards with four TDs for a 147.2 passer rating as the Packers built a 34-3 lead in the fourth quarter.
He added a score to wide-open tight end Marcedes Lewis off play-action and a pair of TDs to Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who bounced back from an early third-down drop to score both from deep (52 yards) and in close (1-yard scramble throw).
Defensively, the Packers were facing a unit with almost no one who took the field in the two San Francisco meetings last year, beginning with backup QB Nick Mullens.
Other than a handful of explosive plays to receiver Richie James (nine catches, 184 yards, TD), the 49ers couldn't get much going until a pair of garbage-time scores.
Green Bay's turnover-starved defense got a pair, as Preston Smith's pressure and hit produced a Mullens floater that safety Raven Greene picked off, and Za'Darius Smith smoked a backup left tackle having a rough night for a strip-sack. The offense turned both takeaways into points.
Rashan Gary spent his share of time in San Francisco's backfield, too, as Mullens (22-of-35, 291 yards, one TD, one INT, 86.7 rating) couldn't keep his undermanned offense in the game.