- THE PACKERS-49ERS SERIES
The series between Green Bay and San Francisco began in 1950 when the Packers defeated the 49ers, 25-21, in Green Bay. - After the series-opening loss, San Francisco won 13 of 15 regular-season games between 1950-58, but Green Bay had a run of its own, winning 10 of 11 contests
between 1959-64 and nine in a row from 1996-2010. - The Packers and 49ers have played each other 10 times in the postseason, the most matchups between any two teams in NFL playoff history.
- In the regular season, Green Bay has won four of the last five games played and seven of the last eight matchups at Lambeau Field.
NOTABLE CONNECTIONS
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan coached together in Atlanta (2015-16), Washington (2010-13) and Houston (2008-09)…Shanahan’s father, Mike Shanahan, was the head coach of Washington when LaFleur was the team’s quarterbacks coach…Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich served as the assistant offensive line coach for the 49ers from 2017-18…Stenavich coached the offensive line at San Jose State University in 2015-16…Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley was the defensive backs coach for San Francisco in 2016-18, including Shanahan’s first two years as head coach (2017-18)…Packers strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Hill was a strength and conditioning assistant for San Francisco for five seasons (2019-23)…Packers assistant DL coach Vince Oghobaase held the same position for the 49ers in 2016-17…Packers director of college scouting Matt Malaspina worked in the 49ers’ personnel department from 2005-16.
Packers players with connections to California: RB Chris Brooks (Oceanside, Cal), DL Kenny Clark (Rialto, UCLA), WR Romeo Doubs (Los Angeles), QB Jordan Love (Bakersfield), DL Arron Mosby (Sanger, Fresno State), CB Keisean Nixon (Los Angeles), LS Matt Orzech (Menifee, Azusa Pacific), G Sean Rhyan (San Juan Capistrano, UCLA), P Daniel Whelan (Rancho Mirage, UC Davis), Evan Williams (Mountain View, Fresno State)…Packers offensive assistant
Sean Mannion was born in San Jose, Calif, and attended Foothill High School in Pleasonton, Calif. …Packers assistant special teams coach Byron Storer was born in Modesto, Calif., and played collegiate football at Cal (2004-06)… Packers strength and conditioning assistant Todd Hunt attended Mater Dei High School in Santa, Ana, Calif., was a defensive end at Fresno State (2011-15) and served as
a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs in 2016-17…Packers college scout Sean Linton played at San Jose State (2011-14) and attended high school at Helix High School in La Mesa, Calif. …49ers LB De’Vondre Campbell Sr. played for the Packers for three seasons (2021-23) and for the Falcons for one season (2016) when LaFleur was on Atlanta’s staff…49ers P Pat O’Donnell played in all 17 games for the
Packers in 2022…49ers CB Isaac Yiadom played in nine games for Green Bay in 2021…49ers linebackers coach Johnny Holland was drafted by the Packers in the second round (No. 41 overall) of the 1987 NFL Draft, played seven seasons (1987-93) for Green Bay and was inducted into the Packers Hall of Fame in 2001…Holland also coached for Green Bay in various roles from 1995-99…Holland
was on Houston’s staff with LaFleur and Shanahan in 2008-09…49ers run game coordinator/offensive line coach Chris Foerster is from Milwaukee, Wis. …Foerster also served as the OL coach for Washington when LaFleur and Shanahan were on the coaching staff…49ers defensive QC coach Jacob Webster was an offensive graduate assistant at Wisconsin in 2022…49ers LS Taybor Pepper played
in four games for the Packers in 2017…49ers TE George Kittle was born in Madison, Wis. …Packers assistant head coach/special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia was on the Buccaneers’ coaching staff in 2004-05 when Shanahan was an offensive quality control coach…49ers TEs coach Brian Fleury played QB for Tampa Bay during that time (2004-05) and again in 2008 when Bisaccia was still there and Storer was a fullback for the team…Shanahan (2014 only), Fleury, Bisaccia and Packers DBs coach Ryan Downard were on
the Browns’ coaching staff together in 2014-15…Packers passing game coordinator (defense) Derrick Ansley was on 49ers assistant head coach/defense Brandon Staley’s staff when Staley was the head coach of the Chargers in 2021-23 and Ansley and Staley coached together at the University of Tennessee in 2012…Packers offensive QC coach Rob Grosso was a player (2011-13) and a student coach (2014-15) for John Carroll University when Staley was on the coaching staff (2013, 2015-16)…49ers WRs coach Leonard
Hankerson was a wide receiver for Washington (2011-13) and Atlanta (2015) while LaFleur served as QBs coach on both those staffs…49ers RBs coach Robert Turner Jr. served in the same role with Atlanta (2015-16) and as an assistant head coach/RBs coach for Washington (2010-13) when LaFleur and Shanahan were on both those staffs…Packers CB Keisean Nixon and 49ers DB Deommodore Lenoir were high school teammates at Bishop Mora Salesian High School in Los Angeles, Calif. …Packers WR Romeo Doubs
and Lenoir were Pop Warner teammates.
LAST MEETING, NFC DIVISION PLAYOFF
- Jan. 20, 2024, Levi’s Stadium, 49ers won, 24-21
- Packers QB Jordan Love completed 21 of 34 passes for 194 yards and two TDs with two INTs.
- Packers RB Aaron Jones rushed for 108 yards on 18 carries (6.0 avg.) and WR Romeo Doubs led the team
with four catches for 83 yards (20.8 avg.). - 49ers QB Brock Purdy connected on 23 of 39 passes for 252 yards and one TD. u 49ers RB Christian McCaffrey carried the ball 17 times for 98 yards (5.8 avg.) and two TDs.
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