We take a look at Monday’s (20/1/2020) NFL Conference Championships 2020 match which is between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers. View the odds for both sides as well as our Tips and Bets for the match.
When: Monday 20th January, 10:40AM
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Preview:
For the 49ers, a trip back to the Super Bowl to pick up where they left off in 2012.
For the Packers, a chance for Matt LaFleur to cement his legacy as one of the most successful first-year head coaches in NFL history.
The storylines are endless in this game. Aaron Rodgers against the team that passed on him in the draft, Packers defensive coordinator Mike Pettine against his former Browns offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan… the list goes on.
Perhaps the only storyline worth paying attention to though came in Week 12 when these two teams last met in Santa Clara.
The 49ers won that day rather easily by a score of 37-8. San Francisco’s pass rush dominated Green Bay’s front-line sacking Rodgers five times, leaving the Packers with only 198 yards of total offence and just one third down conversion.
There’s no denying Green Bay’s first season under LaFleur has been a success, but in what has also been a fairly underwhelming year in terms of chemistry on the field, can the new man in charge really find an answer to the Niners’ defence?
Minnesota, or more importantly, Kirk Cousins and Dalvin Cook, found out the hard way last week just how fierce San Francisco can be on the ground. The Vikings finished with two turnovers and only 21 rushing yards, resulting in a fairly convincing 27-10 blowout loss.
The Packers don’t need to be fantastic when it comes to stopping the Niners’ pass rush though, they simply need to limit the damage enough to get the ball in Aaron Jones’ hands and give Rodgers enough time to find Davante Adams down field.
Therefore, it wouldn’t be the least bit surprising to find the Packers put up some points in the first half when they are fresh. If you’ve watched Green Bay at all this season, you’ll know most of their games have been a story of two halves – as seen last week against the Seahawks after leading 21-3 at half time.
San Francisco is beatable, and there is also a case to be made for Green Bay’s pass rush against a very inexperienced Jimmy Garoppolo. Unfortunately, the Packers looked gassed in the second half last week against Seattle, and after failing to play a consistent four quarters all year, it’s likely we see Green Bay fade away as this game goes on.
Odds:
Tip: San Francisco 49ers at $1.28
*Odds correct at time of posting. Subject to change