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Blog temperatures rose last week when I produced a chart questioning the perceived gap between Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers and San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick heading into the Packers-49ers divisional playoff game. 2012 Ryan vs. Kaepernick: Wk....

ESPN NFL reporter Sal Paolantonio shares his thoughts on Ravens-Broncos, Joe Flacco, the impact of Ray Lewis' presence, the AFC title game and more. Paolantonio ESPN NFL analyst Tim Hasselbeck talks about Packers-49ers, Colin Kaepernick, Seahawks-F...

SAN FRANCISCO -- After a couple hours of sleep and a quick turnaround on the West Coast, I got to thinking in the early hours of Sunday morning. (Scary, I know.) What if the Green Bay Packers' divisional playoff loss wasn't just a matter of sch...

SAN FRANCISCO -- A few thoughts on the Green Bay Packers' 45-31 loss to the San Francisco 49ers at Candlestick Park: What it means: The Packers' season ended exactly as it began: with a mismatch against the San Francisco 49ers. The Packers sent 49...

Thoughts on the San Francisco 49ers' 45-31 victory over the Green Bay Packers in the NFC divisional round Saturday night at Candlestick Park: What it means: The 49ers will play in the NFC Championship Game for a second consecutive season, and they...

SAN FRANCISCO -- The masses have gotten their wish: Veteran receiver Donald Driver is active for Saturday night's divisional playoff game between the Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers. Driver is one of six receivers who are in uniform for ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- OK. The time has come. We're nearing kickoff here at Candlestick Park and I'm headed over to our Countdown Live chat with noted NFC West blogger Mike Sando. Please stop by. I'll be back on the blog when or if merited during the game....

SAN FRANCISCO -- I'm a little late to this trash-talking party, but as we get closer to kickoff at Candlestick Park, I thought I would throw this your way. About 20 minutes after the Green Bay Packers drafted him in 2005, quarterback Aaron Rodgers...

We had a few discussions late this season on the Green Bay Packers' defense before, during and after linebacker Clay Matthews' hamstring injury. It's not too hard to figure out; Matthews has 15 sacks in 13 regular-season and postseason games. But ...

It's about time to take this show out west. The San Francisco 49ers will be at Candlestick Park on Saturday evening, awaiting the Green Bay Packers for a divisional-round playoff matchup. My guess is that NFC West blogger Mike Sando is already wai...

Five nuggets of knowledge about Saturday's Green Bay Packers-San Francisco 49ers divisional playoff game: Tight matchup: In talking and writing about this game over the past week, it became clear that there truly is no favorite. The Packers and 49...

BREAKING: Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers grew up in Chico, Calif., which is more or less San Francisco 49ers country, which means Rodgers was once a big 49ers fan. In the video, Rodgers tells ESPN's Bob Holtzman: "I have lot of great mem...

Five nuggets of knowledge about the San Francisco 49ers' divisional playoff game against the Green Bay Packers on Saturday at Candlestick Park: Season of change: These are not your 2011 49ers. The three players most instrumental in San Francisco's...

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Merril Hoge, Chris Mortensen, Mark Schlereth, Seth Wickersham and Keyshawn Johnson are picking the Green Bay Packers to defeat the San Francisco 49ers in the teams' divisional playoff game Saturday. K.C. Joyner is calling the 49ers' offense overra...

Jeff Hanisch/USA TODAYAaron Rodgers and the Packers fell to the 49ers in Week 1, but both offenses will look much different this time around. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Green Bay Packers 30-22 in Week 1, with the 49ers leading by as many 1...