The Packers lost the game against the San Francisco 49ers 21-24 in the Divisional Round.

Jordan Love and Rob Gronkowski (Via Imago)

The Saturday night game between the San Francisco 49ers and the Green Bay Packers was a thrilling encounter. The Packers were on the verge of creating history by beating the 49ers but failed due to a comeback drive led by Brock Purdy and Co. The Green Bay team led the game for most of the game, but in the fourth quarter, the 49ers prevailed.

Commenting on that game, Rob Gronkowski said that he found a newfound admiration for the Packers signal-caller, i.e. Jordan Love, who had his first regular season as a starter. After the departure of Aaron Rodgers, many analysts wrote Love off for the 2023-24 season. Nonetheless, Jordan Love proved everyone wrong with his performances.

After a regular season with 32 passing touchdowns for 4159 yards, the QB proved his worth against the Dallas Cowboys as well in the wild-card game. Love beat them with a stellar three touchdowns and 272 passing yards showdown.

Speaking on the performance of the Packers, the former tight end of the New England Patriots claimed that the Packers dominated the game till the 58th minute. However, they lost track after that. They choked at the dying seconds of the game.

The Green Bay Packers, I believe they outplayed the San Francisco 49ers for 58 minutes, but in order to beat a number one seed, in order to beat a team with so many weapons like the 49ers do, you have to play 60 minutes of complete football.

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The former TE and the present-day analyst later discussed what went wrong for the Packers. He discussed that Jordan Love had some bad throws when the game was heading towards the end, which led to the avoidable choke.

Jordan Love had two vital interceptions in the Divisional game

Love has impressed everyone with his stellar performance this season. However, in the game against the 49ers, he had two vital interceptions that created a lot of trouble for the team.

The 49ers defense proved their worth again. Despite being trailed after first three quarters, the defense did not lose hope. They restricted the Packers from scoring any points in the final quarter and capitalized on Love’s interceptions to grab the clutch win.
January 20, 2024; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers cornerback Deommodore Lenoir (2) pushes Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) out of bounds (Image via IMAGO)
The 49ers have now made it to the NFC Championship game for the consecutive third time after this win. Last time, they lost the game against the Eagles and Purdy had to leave the field due to injuries.

This time, Purdy would love to finish his game off with a positive result and make it to his maiden Super Bowl appearance. The 49ers will face either the Detroit Lions or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the NFC Championship round.