Yahoo Sports Staff
49ers use clutch 4th quarter drive to rally past Packers, advance to NFC championship game
Christian McCaffrey scored with 1:07 left, capping a clutch drive led by quarterback Brock Purdy, and linebacker Dre Greenlaw picked off one of Jordan Love's rare mistakes as the 49ers held on for a 24-21 win over the Packers in Saturday's divisional playoff game. The 49ers will host the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or Detroit Lions in the NFC championship game next Sunday.
It's the fourth NFC title game appearance in the last five years for San Francisco.
Read the full game recap here.
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Packers field goal is NO GOOD. Anders Carlson misses from 41 yards and the Packers miss a chance to go up a touchdown with six minutes left.
The Niners open the fourth quarter with a field goal to cut the lead to four.
Packers force a 4th and long near midfield and here comes the FG team.
INTERCEPTION.
The Packers had a promising drive at midfield, but a tipped pass gets scooped up by Dre Greenlaw.
Plus the two-point conversion.
The two-point conversion puts the @Packers up by 7
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And now the Packers are on top again.
What a response from Green Bay!
Tucker Kraft scores after the long kick return.
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The Packers responded with this wild play, fumbling then recovering the ball.
What a rollercoaster!
Huge Keisean Nixon return, he fumbles, but the Packers jump on it.
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Christian McCaffrey responded to put the Packers back on top.
THERE GOES CMC 🗣️
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Sorry for the outage here, but it's been a doozy. The Packers took the lead here.
Bo Melton keeps his feet in and puts the Packers ahead!
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