9ERS VS PACKERS at Levi stadium: Saturday, Jan. 20 at 5:00pm

 by Geep

* 9ER OFFENSE VS PACKERS DEFENSE:
The packers defense will be faced with stopping RB CMC, who led the NFL with 1,459 rushing yards and scored 21 touchdowns (14 rushing and 7 receiving). Then there are all pros TE Kittle, FB Juszczyk and LT Williams, as well as WR Aiyuk and Samuel.
* Aiyuk was chosen as a 2nd team All-Pro, catching 75 passes for a career-best 1,342 receiving yards.
Samuel joined Hall of Famer Charley Taylor to become the 2nd player in NFL history with at least 4,000 receiving yards and 1,000 rushing yards in his first 5 seasons.
* BP set a 9ers season records with 4,280 passing yards, a 113.0 passer rating and 9.6 yards per pass attempt.
* A key for a 9ers win, will be opening running lanes for CMC and protecting Purdy against a Packers pass rush led by Rashan Gary (9 sacks), Preston Smith (eight) and Kenny Clark (7.5 sacks).

THE 9ER DEFENSE: PRESSURE GB QB LOVE
* GB QB Jordan Love looks to be an emerging start, he got better as the season went on. He finished the regular season with 32 TD passes, 11 INT's and a passer rating of 96.0.
* Love toyed with the Cowgirls defense, completing 16 of 21 passes for 272 yards and 3 TD's to his receivers Jayden Reed, Romeo Doubs and Dontayvion Wicks.
* GB RB Aaron Jones is a load. Finally healthy, he tore off chunks of yardage against Dallas, carrying the ball 21 times for 118 rushing yards and three TD's on the ground.
* DT Armstead is back, returning to action after missing the last 5 games due to foot and knee issues. He'll team up with DT Hargrave to provide the 9ers with a stout interior to stop GB RB A.Jones.
DE Chase Young and Bosa will need to pressure love into making mistakes that 2nd team All-Pro, CB Charvarius Ward, and the 9er DB's can turn into INT's.
* First team All-Pro MLB Fred Warner, who leads the 9ers with 132 tackles, 4 INT's, 4 forced fumbles and 6 tackles for loss, will look to help limit GB RB Aaron Jones and TE Luke Musgrave, while adding to his stats.

SPECIAL TEAMS: These 2 teams do not excel on special teams, as
The 9ers and GB are ranked 25th and 29th, respectively.
* GB rookie, Anders Carlson has missed 5 extra points during the season and 1 more on Sunday against the Cowboys.
* 9er Kicker, Jake Moody, was mostly consistent during his 1st season, but he missed at inopportune times. he heads into his first postseason after a rough Week 18 performance, in which he missed a 38-yard field goal and an extra point. He was 60 for 60 on extra points before missing in a 1 point loss to the Rams.
* 9er Punter, M. Wishnowsky, had his best season with a 42.7 net average on 52 punts. 50% of his punts forced the opposition to begin their drives inside their own 20-yard line.
* GB return man Keisean Nixon was chosen to the All-Pro team for his work on kickoffs.
* 9ers Ray-Ray McCloud is back as the 9ers’ return man on kickoffs and punts after he missed more than a month with fractured ribs.
Also, 9ers core special-teams player George Odum is back after undergoing surgery to repair a torn biceps in late November.

This should be a game the 9ers win by 10+ points, but will depend on 4 things.
1) The 9er O-Line stopping GB's pass rush, giving BP time to find his receivers. 2) Opening holes for CMC to run thru. 3) The 9er defense Keeping GB RB Aron Jones out of the end zone and 4) Pressuring
Love into making mistakes and controlling his receivers YAC.

Gameday Week 18: Rams vs 49ers

 Here is the list of players we know will not be playing in this game:

QB Brock Purdy (3rd QB) DT Arik Armstead (foot) RB Christian McCaffrey (calf) S Tashaun Gipson (quad) S Ji’Ayir Brown (knee) CB Ambry Thomas (hand) WR Jauan Jennings (concussion)

Saturdays business:

* Activated WR Ray-Ray McCloud from IR * Placed TE Ross Dwelley on IR * Elevated S Tayler Hawkins and RB Jeremy McNichols from practice squad

Meaningless game for both teams who just want to come out healthy and ready for the playoffs. Maybe McVay prefers the Cowboys over the Lions but who knows? Go Niners!

No Purdy

 

According to Shanny, Brock Purdy will be the one other player hermetically sealed and ruled out of this game, along with CMC. Sounds like the rest of the starters are dialed in to play. Thoughts?

Gameday Week 17: 49ers vs Commanders

 

Good afternoon everyone and welcome to gameday live. San Francisco can wrap up the number one seed with a win and an Eagles loss today. Washington has allowed a passer rating of 113.0 this season, highest in the NFL. I expect Brock to bounce back and have a Purdy good day. The Redskins will turn to Howell at quarterback after Brissett got injured. He's been a turnover machine and he'll be going up against a 49ers defense that's been taking the ball away. He'll need the game of his life to pull an upset. I don't see that happening. San Fran big in this one, 33-10. Go Niners!

#49ers inactives today at Washington: QB Brandon Allen (3rd QB) WR Jauan Jennings (concussion) S Ji'Ayir Brown (knee) OL Jaylon Moore (concussion) TE Ross Dwelley (ankle) DL Arik Armstead (foot) LB Jalen Graham

Jingle Bell Brock

Merry Christmas everyone! We've got one final present to open before we wrap it up for another year. Will ShanaClaus give us what we want or will we be left with coal? That depends on whether or not the 49ers defense minus Arik Armstead can stop the run or not. Ultimately, discipline by every defensive player, particularly the defensive line must be exact in their assignments. 

 #49ers are the #1 red-zone offense in the NFL, they convert on 69% of trips. In past four games, they have scored a TD on 13 of their 14 red zone drives, an NFL best 93%. That includes 12 straight touchdowns.

Ravens are the #2 red-zone defense in the NFL, they only allow TDs on 38% of trips.

The Ravens' defense is also 17th in explosive rush rate. They've given up an explosive run on 9.8% of carries this season. The #49ers are #1 in explosive run rate, meaning they go for an explosive run on 14.3% of carries this season.

All Ravens eyes will be on CMC which might mean Deebo and Kittle both have big games. Expect 5-6 screens to Deebo with a fake or two in between to Kittle over the middle. I like the 49ers bigger in this game than the "experts" predict, 37-24. Go Niners!

*Verrett and his 4.38 speed has been promoted from the practice squad to todays game

49ers inactives: QB Brandon Allen (3rd QB) DT Arik Armstead WR Jauan Jennings TE Ross Dwelley LB Oren Burks RB Elijah Mitchell CB Sam Womack

Dirty Purdy

"Did he fire six shots or only five?" Well to tell you the truth in all this excitement I kinda lost track myself. But being this is a . 44 Magnum, the most powerful handgun in the world and would blow your head clean off, you've gotta ask yourself one question: "Do I feel lucky?" Well, do ya, punk?

Players with above a 45% dvoa and .400 epa/play in a single season : 04 Peyton 07 Brady 11 Rodgers 23 Purdy

Some call him a game manager. I call him MVP.

Gameday Week 15: San Francisco 49ers vs. Arizona Cardinals

 Good afternoon and welcome to gameday live. Today's divisional matchup features the 49ers 2nd most yards, 3rd most points and 1st in DVOA offense against the Cardinals 2nd worst in DVOA, 31st against the pass, 28th against the run defense that's allowing the 3rd most points per game. All added up it points to another beatdown. The Cardinals are coming off a win against the Steelers, and a bye which gives them a big rest advantage. Murray's return has given their offense a shot in the arm, and Conner has given the 49ers some trouble on the ground. The 49ers will be without their starting DT's, and it'll be up to Kinlaw/Givens/Davis to hold the line. Some speculate this is another trap game for San Francisco but listening to the coaches and players, it sounds as if they're locked in like its a playoff game. I like the 49ers to win 41-17 and stay on track to earn that number 1 seed for the playoffs. Go Niners!

#49ers inactives: QB Brandon Allen (3rd QB) RB Elijah Mitchell (knee) LB Oren Burks (knee) TE Ross Dwelley (ankle) G Spencer Burford (knee) DT Arik Armstead (foot, knee) DT Javon Hargrave (hamstring)