Below are several statistics and notes from Saturday's game, which were provided by the 49ers Communications staff.
With the Win...
- The San Francisco 49ers have won 5-consecutive postseason games against the Green Bay Packers.
- The 49ers improved to 34-38-1 all-time against the Packers, including a 6-4 record in the postseason.
- San Francisco has advanced to the Conference Championship Game for the 17th time since 1980, which is the most in the NFL during that span.
- The 49ers have advanced to the Conference Championship Game in 3-consecutive seasons for the 4th time in franchise history and the first time since the 2011-13 seasons.
- The Niners improved to 19-7 in the Divisional Round of the playoffs.
- The 49ers have won 37 playoff games, tying them with the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots for the most in NFL history.
- Head coach Kyle Shanahan improved to 7-3 as head coach of the 49ers in the postseason, including a 3-0 record against Green Bay.
Kyle Shanahan
- Head coach Kyle Shanahan has reached the Conference Championship game in each of his first 4 playoff appearances as head coach of the 49ers.
- Shanahan is the 2nd coach in NFL history to earn a trip to the Conference Championship Game in each of his first 4 playoff appearances as a head coach [George Seifert – First 5 playoff appearances (1989-94)].
Brock Purdy
- QB Brock Purdy completed 23 of his 39 passing atts. for 252 yds. and 1 TD. His passing TD marked the 4th of his playoff career.
- Purdy is the 5th QB in NFL history to win a playoff game in each of his first two seasons, joining former QBs Joe Flacco (2008-09), Ben Roethlisberger (2004-05), Mark Sanchez (2009-10) and Denver Broncos QB Russell Wilson (2012-13).
Christian McCaffrey
- RB Christian McCaffrey registered 17 carries for 98 yds. and 2 TDs on the ground to go along with 7 recepts. for 30 yds. through the air. His rushing TDs give him 5 in his playoff career.
- McCaffrey's 2 TDs on the evening marked his first career playoff game with 2-or-more TDs.
- Today's game marked the 5th playoff game of McCaffrey's career. With 128 yds. from scrimmage and 2 TDs on the evening, McCaffrey became the 4th RB and the 6th player in NFL history to register 50-or-more yds. from scrimmage and 1-or-more TDs in each of their first 5 career playoff games.
PLAYERS WITH 50-OR-MORE YDS. FROM SCRIMMAGE AND 1-OR-MORE TDS IN EACH OF THEIR FIRST 5 CAREER PLAYOFF GAMES, NFL HISTORY
Rank | Player | Team(s) | Games |
1t. | RB Marcus Allen | L.A Raiders | 7 |
RB Terrell Davis | Denver Broncos | 7 | |
3t. | RB Christian McCaffrey | Carolina Panthers/San Francisco 49ers | 5 |
WR Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona Cardinals | 5 | |
RB Curtis Martin | New England Patriots/New York Jets | 5 | |
WR Randy Moss | Minnesota Vikings | 5 |
George Kittle
- TE George Kittle registered 4 recepts. for a team-high 81 yds. and 1 TD. His TD recept. marked the 2nd of his playoff career.
Dre Greenlaw
- LB Dre Greenlaw registered 8 tackles and 2 INTs of Packers QB Jordan Love, marking the first two postseason INTs of his career.
- Greenlaw's 2 INTs of Love marked the first time that a 49ers player registered 2 INTs in a playoff game since DB Eric Davis intercepted Dallas Cowboys QB Troy Aikman twice in the NFC Championship Game vs. Dal. (1/15/95).
- Greenlaw is also the first NFL LB to register 2 INTs in a playoff game since St. Louis Rams LB Tommy Polley intercepted Green Bay Packers QB Brett Favre twice in the NFC Divisional Round vs. GB (1/20/2002).
- Greenlaw's 8 tackles on the evening give him 62 tackles in his playoff career, which are the 5th-most tackles by a 49ers player in the playoffs in franchise history.
MOST TACKLES IN THE PLAYOFFS, FRANCHISE HISTORY
Rank | Player | Tackles |
1. | LB NaVorro Bowman | 78 |
2. | LB Ken Norton | 73 |
3t. | LB Fred Warner | 71 |
LB Patrick Willis | 71 | |
5. | LB Dre Greenlaw | 62 |
Fred Warner
- LB Fred Warner registered 7 tackles on the evening, giving him 71 tackles in his playoff career.
- Warner's 71 tackles in the playoffs are tied for the 3rd-most in franchise history.
MOST TACKLES IN THE PLAYOFFS, FRANCHISE HISTORY
Rank | Player | Tackles |
1. | LB NaVorro Bowman | 78 |
2. | LB Ken Norton | 73 |
3t. | LB Fred Warner | 71 |
LB Patrick Willis | 71 | |
5. | LB Dre Greenlaw | 62 |
Jake Moody
- K Jake Moody connected on 1 of his 2 FGAs and all 3 of his PATs.
- Moody's 52-yd. FG marked his first career playoff FG and the longest playoff FG by a 49ers player since K Robbie Gould connected on a 50-yd. FG vs. Dal. (1/22/23 – NFC-D).
- His 52-yd. FG is tied for the 3rd-longest made FG in the playoffs in franchise history.
LONGEST MADE FG IN THE PLAYOFFS, FRANCHISE HISTORY
Rank | Player | Date | Yds. |
1. | K Robbie Gould | vs. GB (1/19/20 – NFC-C) | 54 |
2. | K Robbie Gould | at Dal. (1/16/22 – NFC-WC) | 53 |
3t. | K Jake Moody | vs. GB (1/20/23 – NFC-D) | 52 |
K Robbie Gould | at. Dal. (1/16/22 – NFC-WC) | 52 |
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