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BACK IN THE NFC CHAMPIONSHIP
THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT:
MATT LAFLEUR…In his first season as the Packers' 15th head coach.
KYLE SHANAHAN…In his third year as the 49ers' 20th head coach.
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and his brother, 49ers passing game coordinator Mike, worked together in Atlanta for two seasons (2015-16)…Matt LaFleur has also worked with 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan in Atlanta (2015-16), Washington (2010-13) and Houston (2008-09)…Shanahan's father, Mike Shanahan, was the head coach of the Redskins when LaFleur was the quarterbacks coach…Packers offensive line coach Adam Stenavich spent two seasons as the 49ers' assistant offensive line coach…Packers WR Jake Kumerow is the cousin of 49ers DL Nick Bosa…49ers offensive assistant Bobby Slowik is a native of Green Bay...Green Bay players with connections to California include: WR Davante Adams (Palo Alto, Fresno State), T David Bakhtiari (San Mateo), DL Kenny Clark (Rialto, UCLA), RB Tyler Ervin (Colton, San Jose State), CB Kevin King (Oakland), TE Marcedes Lewis (Long Beach, UCLA), LB Blake Martinez (Stanford), QB Aaron Rodgers (Chico, University of California) and RB Jamaal Williams (Fontana)…California natives on the Packers' coaching staff include: offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett (Fullerton), defensive line coach Jerry Montgomery (Los Angeles) and defensive backs coach Jason Simmons (Inglewood)…Mike LaFleur was an offensive intern in Cleveland in 2014 when Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine was the head coach…LaFleur has worked with a number of 49ers assistant coaches, including special teams coordinator Richard Hightower (Houston, 2008; Washington 2010-13), run game coordinator Mike McDaniel (Houston, 2008; Washington, 2011-13; Atlanta, 2015-16), defensive coordinator Robert Saleh (Central Michigan, 2004; Houston, 2008-09), assistant head coach/tight ends Jon Embree (Washington, 2010), offensive line coach John Benton (Houston, 2008-09), run game specialist/outside linebackers coach Johnny Holland (Houston, 2008-09), Slowik (Washington, 2011-13), offensive assistant Katie Sowers (Atlanta, 2016) and running backs coach Robert Turner Jr. (Washington, 2010-13; Atlanta, 2015-16)…Pettine, Packers special teams coordinator Shawn Mennenga and defensive backs coach Ryan Downard worked with Hightower (2014), McDaniel (2014) and 49ers defensive quality control Brian Fleury (2014-15) in Cleveland…Holland played linebacker for the Packers for seven seasons (1987-93)...Matt LaFleur was on the Houston coaching staff when 49ers inside linebackers coach DeMeco Ryans played linebacker for the Texans…Matt LaFleur was a graduate assistant at Central Michigan when 49ers T Joe Staley was on the team...Hackett coached alongside Saleh, Benton and 49ers safeties coach Daniel Bullocks in Jacksonville in 2016…Packers tight ends coach Justin Outten was on the Atlanta coaching staff with Matt and Mike LaFleur, McDaniel and Turner Jr. …Packers inside linebackers coach Kirk Olivadotti was on the Washington staff with Matt and Mike LaFleur, Shanahan, Hightower, Embree and Turner Jr. …Embree was the head coach at Colorado in 2011-12 when Bakhtiari played for the Buffaloes...Packers outside linebackers coach Mike Smith was 49ers DL Dee Ford's position coach in Kansas City in 2018. Additionally, Smith and 49ers wide receivers coach Wes Welker were teammates at Texas Tech...Packers assistant chief of staff Joe McKillip worked with 49ers administrative assistant to the head coach Nick Kray on the N.C. State football operations staff (2015-16)…49ers RB Tevin Coleman, OL Mike Person and TE Levine Toilolo played in Atlanta when Matt LaFleur and Outten were on the coaching staff (2015-16)…Packers S Adrian Amos and 49ers K Robbie Gould played together in Chicago in 2015…Packers G/T Billy Turner and 49ers WR Emmanuel Sanders played together in Denver for three seasons (2016-18)…Packers LB Za'Darius Smith and 49ers FB Kyle Juszczyk played together in Baltimore for two seasons (2015-16)…LaFleur was the quarterbacks coach at Notre Dame when 49ers OL Mike McGlinchey was a freshman for the Fighting Irish…Packers TE Jimmy Graham and 49ers CB Richard Sherman played together in Seattle for three seasons (2015-17)…49ers CB K'Waun Williams signed as an undrafted free agent with Cleveland when Pettine was the head coach…Former college teammates include: Packers DL Montravius Adams and Ford (Auburn); Packers RB Jamaal Williams and 49ers LB Fred Warner (BYU); Packers G Lucas Patrick and 49ers OL Laken Tomlinson (Duke); Packers CB Josh Jackson, 49ers QB C.J.Beathard and TE George Kittle (Iowa); Packers RB Dexter Williams, 49ers DL Sheldon Day and McGlinchey (Notre Dame); Martinez and 49ers DL Soloman Thomas (Stanford); King and 49ers WR Dante Pettis (Washington).
Jan. 5, 2014, Lambeau Field, San Francisco won, 23-20.
Packers QB Aaron Rodgers completed 17 of 26 attempts for 177 yards and a TD.
49ers QB Colin Kaepernick threw for 227 yards and a TD, as well as an INT. Kaepernick also led all rushers with 98 yards on the ground.
Packers CB Tramon Williams intercepted Kaepernick's pass in the second quarter, which led to a 5-yard TD reception by WR Jordy Nelson.
Packers K Mason Crosby ended the game with 77 career postseason points, which surpassed Chris Jacke (73 points) for the most points scored in franchise playoff history.