NFC: Green Bay Packers 27.2C San Francisco 49ers 17 1995–96 NFL playoffs
at 3com park @ candlestick point, san francisco
game time: 4:00 p.m. est/1:00 p.m. pst
game weather: 59 °f (15 °c), clear
game attendance: 69,311
referee: bob mcelwee
tv announcers (fox): dick stockton , matt millen
for first time ever since becoming head coach of packers, mike holmgren coaching against former team offensive coordinator , quarterbacks coach 6 seasons.
the packers jumped 21–0 lead en route 27–17 victory. green bay quarterback brett favre threw 222 yards in first half, , ended completing 21 out of 28 passes 299 yards , 2 touchdowns. receiver robert brooks caught 4 passes 103 yards. meanwhile, defense sacked 49ers quarterback steve young 3 times , intercepted him twice. young ended setting playoff record 65 pass attempts, completed 32 of them 328 yards. added 77 yards on ground. second playoff game in row, green bay did not lose turnovers, while 49ers turned ball on 4 times.
the packers took opening kickoff , held onto ball 7:11 before kicker chris jacke s 44-yard field goal attempt blocked 49ers defensive tim mcdonald. on san francisco s first play, running adam walker fumbled after being hit linebacker wayne simmons. rookie defensive craig newsome picked ball , returned 31 yards touchdown. after forcing 49ers punt, packers advanced 62 yards, favre completing 35-yard pass tight end keith jackson , 20-yarder brooks, score on favre s 3-yard touchdown jackson, finished day 4 receptions 101 yards.
green bay later drive 72 yards in 7 plays score on tight end mark chmura s 13-yard touchdown reception before young s 32-yard completion jerry rice set jeff wilkins 21-3 field goal cut lead 21–3 @ end of half. in second half, jacke kicked 2 field goals while 49ers manage 2 touchdowns: 1-yard run young , 2-yarder running derek loville.
this time during 1990s nfc team won divisional playoff game on road. rice finished game 11 receptions 117 yards, while 49ers tight end brent jones had 8 catches 112.
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