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49ers at Packers

We said last week a 49er win over the Cowboys would not surprise us. They did it and now bring their leauge-leading yards per pass attempt, our killer offense to the Packers home field in Green Bay. The forecast is for cold.

The Packers pass D has the ability to cool off hot passing teams too. Ranked 2nd in the league on our killer stat, defense -- yards per pass attempt allowed, the 49er have their work cut out for them. Packers' performance is pictured in the chart below. Stronger than league average in all but 3 games, they're tough.

Opp Yds per Pass Att

Green Bay Packers

2021 through Week 17


      Opponent Yards per Pass Allowed - Green Bay Packers

Our computer favors the Packers by 5.5, with 3 of that due to the home field. In the case of Packers at Lambeau hosting a fair-weather team, it maybe should be more. Even so, I'm impressed by the 49ers coming out of the highly-contentious NFC West. Competition hardened. I think they'll cover and again, I would not be surprised by an upset win.

Bill Sanders for BudGoodeSports.com
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