BREAKING: San Francisco 49ers’ star weapon has revealed his playing status for Saturday night’s Divisional Round matchup against the Green Bay Packers.
The San Francisco 49ers are currently favored to win the Lombardi Trophy and break Kyle Shanahan’s 7-year drought, which includes three Conference Championship games and one Super Bowl participation in February 2020.
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Kyle Shanahan must correct the situation if the 49ers are to retain the NFC’s top seed. Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images
The Niners have been dominant this season, and while they finished with 5 defeats, one of them came in a meaningless game against the Los Angeles Rams, and the other three came during a dreary period when important players Trent Williams and Deebo Samuel were absent.
Fortunately for the 49ers, it appears like they will enter this game with all important players, including standout back Christian McCaffrey, who was sidelined in Week 18, fit and healthy on the offensive side of the ball, via Underdog NFL.
What Does This Mean for the San Francisco 49’ers?
McCaffrey was originally scheduled to participate in this game, thus neither team’s game strategy is likely to change significantly. However, in terms of the game, this is not good news for Green Bay.
The Packers are historically bad against the run, and facing up against the top run schemer in the game, Kyle Shanahan, who is 2-0 against the Packers in the playoffs and is now the best running back, will undoubtedly not inspire the Green Bay crowd.
Let’s see if the Green Bay Packers can pull off an upset against the strongly favored (10 points) Niners, or if San Francisco claims another victim on the way to the championship.