Packers’ 38-10 Victory Over 49ers: Breaking Down the Big Plays and Game-Changing Moments

Green Bay started the game with a familiar game plan: give the ball to Josh Jacobs. Jacobs obviously liked that game plan, as he tore up the 49er defense. He had 91 rushing yards in the first half. When Jacobs took a play off, Emanuel Wilson took over.

Wilson had 29 yards on three carries at halftime. Jacobs broke as many tackles against the 49ers as the 49ers had offensive snaps in the first quarter. The defense had a dominant first quarter, but 49ers backup QB, Brandon Allen, led a second-quarter touchdown drive to give San Francisco life, at 17-7.

Green Bay could have blown the game open when Love found Christian Watson 40 yards downfield with time running out in the first half, but Watson had the ball bounce off his hands. Love tried three more long passes but came up without a completion and the half ended with the Packers up 17-7.

While Green Bay scored two touchdowns and a field goal (a 51-yarder by McManus) on their first three possessions, the offense stalled in the second quarter. San Francisco had the opening possession of the second half and Debo Samuel almost put them back into the game.

Luckily for the Packers, the 49ers were called for holding and Samuel’s 87-yard kickoff return was erased. The Packer defense produced a stop on the 49ers’ opening series of the second half with a nice 4th down pass break up by Xavier McKinney.

The offensive magic provided by Love and Company in the first quarter played a disappearing act to start the third quarter. After a three and out, you could feel a bit of trepidation starting to float through the crowd.

But never fear, Packer fans, Xavier McKinney is here for Green Bay. McKinney added to his league-leading interception total, now with seven for the season, snagging a pass that went off the hands of Samuel and racing 48 yards to the San Francisco 26-yard line.

Defender Renado Green was all over Doubs and drew an interference penalty in the end zone. Doubs’ head was slammed into the ground and Green seemed to slam his weight into Doubs’ head. Doubs left the game with a head injury and did not return.

With the Packers having a short week, playing Miami on Thanksgiving, his injury is a concern. In Doubs’ absence, the defense rose up again. Keisean Nixon punched the football out of Christian McCaffrey’s arms for one of the three takeaways by the Packers defense.

The Packer offense did not turn the ball over, although Love tried to give one away in the third quarter, tossing a first-down intermediate pass to a covered Christian Watson, who did his best to strip the ball away from defender Ji’Ayir Brown. But almost interceptions go into the books as incomplete passes and the Packers took advantage.

Josh Jacobs returned to the game after experiencing cramps and became the first runner to pile up over 100 rushing yards against the 49ers in 55 league games. I wonder if 49er linebacker De’Vondre Campbell will blame his coaching staff for the record falling with him on the field.

It was not a coincidence that the Packers ran and threw into his zone repeatedly and effectively. Campbell is a shell of his former self and the 49ers’ losing record is an example of his impact this season.