San Francisco 49ers Playoff Picture: Green Bay Would Be a Nightmare Matchup

December 19, 2012   ·   Amber North   ·   Jump to comments

The San Francisco 49ers’ win over the New England Patriots Sunday in Foxborough proved two things: Jim Harbaugh made a great decision to keep Colin Kaepernick as starting quarterback, and that the Niners are a proven Super Bowl-caliber team.
If the playoffs were to start today, the 49ers would be coming off a bye as a No. 2 seed and would face the winner of the Minnesota Vikings-Green Bay Packers game.
Both of those teams would serve as a tough matchup, as the Vikings proved in their Week 3 victory over an uncharacteristically terrible 49ers team.
The Vikings wouldn't get by the Packers in the Wild-Card round, though. And the Packers could be the team that gets in the way of San Francisco’s Super Bowl chances. Here are a few reasons:
Sour taste from Week 1 loss
The Packers are undoubtedly ready for a shot to avenge their loss to the 49ers in their Week 1 showdown at Lambeau Field. Even though Aaron Rodgers rallied in the fourth quarter, th...

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