The 49ers–Packers rivalry is an

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rivalry between the

San Francisco 49ers The San Francisco 49ers (also written as the San Francisco Forty-Niners and nicknamed the Niners) are a professional American football team based in the San Francisco Bay Area. The 49ers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member ...

and the

Green Bay Packers The Green Bay Packers are a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC North, North division. They ar ...

. As the 49ers play in the

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, and the Packers play in the

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, both teams do not play every year; instead, they play once every three years and at least once every six seasons at each team's home stadium due to the NFL's rotating division schedules during which their divisions are paired up. Additionally, not only both teams could meet in the playoffs, but also if they finish in the same place in their respective divisions, they would play the ensuing season. The rivalry became prominent during the 1990s, as the

Brett Favre Brett Lorenzo Favre ( ; born October 10, 1969) is an American former professional American football, football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 20 seasons, primarily with the Green Bay Packers. Favre had 321 cons ...

-led Packers defeated the

Steve Young Jon Steven Young (born October 11, 1961) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons, most notably with the San Francisco 49ers. He also played for the Tampa Bay Bu ...

-led 49ers in three of four playoff meetings. In the

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, the 49ers selected

Alex Smith Alexander Douglas Smith (born May 7, 1984) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons. He played college football for the Utah Utes, earning first-team All-American ho ...

with the first overall selection, passing on northern California native

Aaron Rodgers Aaron Charles Rodgers (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional American football, football quarterback for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the California Golden Bears foo ...

; Green Bay later selected Rodgers with the 24th pick. Since Rodgers became the Packers' starter in 2008, the Packers and 49ers met in the playoffs five times, four with Rodgers, though the 49ers have won all five of these meetings. The Packers lead the all-time series 39–34–1. The teams have met ten times in the playoffs, with the 49ers leading 6–4.

Pre-rivalry history

Green Bay Packers (1919–1949)

The

were founded in 1919 by

Curly Lambeau Earl Louis "Curly" Lambeau ( ; April 9, 1898 – June 1, 1965) was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). Lambeau, along with his friend and fellow Green Bay, Wisconsin native, George Whitney ...

and

George Whitney Calhoun George Whitney Calhoun (September 16, 1890 – December 6, 1963) was an American newspaper editor and co-founder of the Green Bay Packers, a professional American football team based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. After establishing the Packers ...

. After a few years of playing local teams, the Packers entered the

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(NFL) in 1921. Between 1929 and 1944, the Packers dominated the NFL, winning six championships and reaching the playoffs two other times. The advent of the

forward pass In several forms of football, a forward pass is the throwing of the ball in the direction in which the offensive team is trying to move, towards the defensive team's goal line. The legal and widespread use of the forward pass distinguishes grid ...

under coach Curly Lambeau and wide receiver

Don Hutson Donald Montgomery Hutson (January 31, 1913 – June 26, 1997), nicknamed "the Alabama Antelope", was an American professional football player and coach in the National Football League (NFL). In the era of the one-platoon football, he played a ...

revolutionized the way football was played. After the retirement of Hutson and the eventual departure of Lambeau to the

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, the Packers experienced poor results from 1945 to 1949.

San Francisco 49ers (1946–1949)

The

were founded in 1946 by businessman Tony Morabito in the

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(AAFC), a newly formed rival to the NFL. The 49ers competed in the Western Division of the AAFC from 1946 to 1948. Each season, they came in second place in the division behind the

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. In 1949, after the AAFC was reduced to seven teams, the league implemented a single division and used the Shaughnessy system to determine who made the playoffs. The 49ers again came in second behind the Browns, but with the new system were able to make the four-team playoffs. They defeated the

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17–7 in the semifinal but lost to the Browns in the championship game 21–7. After the season, the NFL and AAFC completed a merger, with the Browns and

Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. The Colts compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC South, South division. Since the 2008 India ...

joining the 49ers as new teams in the NFL (the

Los Angeles Dons The Los Angeles Dons were an American football team in the newly formed football league the All-America Football Conference (AAFC) from 1946 Los Angeles Dons season, 1946 to 1949 Los Angeles Dons season, 1949, and played their home games in the L ...

merged with the

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while the three other AAFC teams folded).

Overview of rivalry

The 49ers and Packers emerged as rivals during the mid-1990s, meeting in the playoffs four consecutive years. During this period, the 49ers were led by Steve Young and

Jerry Rice Jerry Lee Rice (born October 13, 1962) is an American former professional football wide receiver who played for 20 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He won three Super Bowl titles with the San Francisco 49ers before two shorter ...

, while the Packers featured

as their offensive leader, and

Reggie White Reginald Howard White (December 19, 1961 – December 26, 2004) was an American professional football defensive end who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 15 seasons. White played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers, ear ...

as their defensive anchor. The two teams' head coaches came from the

Bill Walsh William Ernest Walsh (November 30, 1931 – July 30, 2007) was an American professional and college football coach. He served as head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and the Stanford Cardinal, during which time he popularized the West Coast off ...

coaching tree, with 49ers head coach

George Seifert George Gerald Seifert (born January 22, 1940) is an American former football coach. He served as the head coach for the San Francisco 49ers and the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Seifert owned the second-greatest winnin ...

having served under Walsh as a defensive coordinator, and Packers head coach

Mike Holmgren Michael George Holmgren (born June 15, 1948) is an American former American football, football coach and executive in the National Football League (NFL). He began his NFL career as a quarterbacks' coach and later as an offensive coordinator wit ...

having served as an offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach. Both were on Walsh's staff when the 49ers won

Super Bowl XXIII Super Bowl XXIII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champ ...

in , and Holmgren served on Seifert's staff when the 49ers repeated as champions in

Super Bowl XXIV Super Bowl XXIV was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion fo ...

in . Before the season, Holmgren was hired as the Packers' head coach, and the Packers acquired Favre from the

Atlanta Falcons The Atlanta Falcons are a professional American football team based in Atlanta. The Falcons compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the National Football Conference (NFC) NFC South, South division. The Falcons were founded o ...

. Their first postseason encounter came in the 1995 Divisional Round. The 49ers entered the game as defending Super Bowl champions. In that game, the Packers jumped out to a 21–0 lead en route to a 27–17 victory at

Candlestick Park Candlestick Park was an outdoor stadium located in the Bayview-Hunters Point, Hunters Point area of San Francisco, California, United States. It was originally the home of Major League Baseball's San Francisco Giants, who played there from 1960 S ...

. While Favre threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns, Young completed 32 of a record 65 pass attempts for 328 yards, with two interceptions and three sacks. The two teams met again in the 1996 Divisional Round, with Green Bay also winning the game 35–14 en route to claiming

Super Bowl XXXI Super Bowl XXXI was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion New England Patriots and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champio ...

. This game was notorious for muddy conditions at

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following a torrent of rain and snow. In a defensive battle, it was special teams player and eventual Super Bowl MVP

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who stole the show, with a 71-yard punt return touchdown and a 46-yard return to set up another Packers touchdown. After this game, Seifert left the 49ers, and former Packers assistant

Steve Mariucci Stephen Ray Mariucci (born November 4, 1955), nicknamed "Mooch", is an American sportscaster and former football coach who was the head coach of two National Football League (NFL) teams, the San Francisco 49ers ( 1997– 2002) and the Detroit L ...

took over as head coach. Muddy field conditions and torrential rain also played a key role when the 49ers and Packers met for a third straight postseason in the

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at Candlestick Park. This game, which the Packers won 23–10 en route to a losing effort in

Super Bowl XXXII Super Bowl XXXII was an American football game played between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion and defending Super Bowl XXXI champion Green Bay Packers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Denver Broncos to decide t ...

, saw Favre complete a touchdown pass to

Antonio Freeman Antonio Michael Freeman (born May 27, 1972) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL), most notably for the Green Bay Packers. He attended the Baltimore Polytechnic Institu ...

in the second quarter to give the Packers a lead they never relinquished. But perhaps the most defining moment of the rivalry came in the 1998 Wild Card Round. Late in the fourth quarter, with the 49ers trailing 27–23, Young drove 76 yards to set up

Terrell Owens Terrell Eldorado Owens (; born December 7, 1973), also known by his initials "T.O.", is an American former professional football wide receiver who played 15 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Regarded as one of the greatest wide rec ...

' game-winning touchdown catch. This moment became known as The Catch II, in homage to a similar play in the 1981 NFC Championship Game. This was also the only time Young defeated Favre in the playoffs, and was also Favre's only career loss to San Francisco as a Packer. The final playoff meeting involving Brett Favre came in the 2001 Wild Card Round. With the Packers trailing at home 7–6 entering the second half, Favre completed 16 of 21 passes for 226 yards, and led the Packers to four scoring drives. The last of those drives saw

Ahman Green Ahman Rashad Green (; born February 16, 1977) is an American former professional football running back who played 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Nebraska Cornhuskers, earning second-team All ...

run nine yards for the game-sealing touchdown. The rivalry between the two teams reignited during the

. After the 49ers finished 2–14 in , they received the top overall pick in the draft. This draft featured two top quarterback prospects in

and northern California native

, who grew up rooting for the 49ers and idolizing

Joe Montana Joseph Clifford Montana Jr. (born June 11, 1956) is an American former professional football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL) for 16 seasons, primarily with the San Francisco 49ers. Nicknamed "Joe Cool" and "the Co ...

. In an infamous draft moment, the 49ers passed on Rodgers and selected Smith with the first pick. Meanwhile, Rodgers had to wait until the Packers selected him with the 24th overall pick. While Smith immediately became the starter for the 49ers, Rodgers backed up Favre for three seasons before becoming the Packers' starting quarterback in 2008. Between 2008 and 2012, Rodgers defeated Smith in two of three regular season encounters, before Smith was eventually traded to the

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. During the Favre era, the Packers dominated the 49ers, with Favre having an 11–1 record against them (with the only loss being the aforementioned 1998 Wild Card game). During the Rodgers era, however, the 49ers had more success against the Packers, as Rodgers went 6–7 against the 49ers as a member of the Packers, including an 0–4 playoff record. Packers vs 49er 2008

The 49ers and Packers renewed their playoff rivalry in the 2012 Divisional Round. This game saw the playoff debut of

Colin Kaepernick Colin Rand Kaepernick ( ; born November 3, 1987) is an American civil rights activist and former professional football quarterback. He played six seasons for the San Francisco 49ers in the National Football League (NFL). In 2016, he gained na ...

, and he rewarded the home fans with a quarterback playoff record 181 rushing yards, 263 passing yards and four touchdowns. This marked the final playoff game at Candlestick Park. The following season, a rematch took place in Green Bay during the 2013 Wild Card Round. Despite the chilly conditions at Lambeau Field, the 49ers prevailed in a close-knit affair 23–20, with

Phil Dawson Philip Drury Dawson (born January 23, 1975) is an American former professional American football, football player who was a placekicker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Texas Longhorns football, Texas Lo ...

scoring the game-winning field goal. Kaepernick ran for 98 yards and threw 227 yards. This was San Francisco's first playoff road victory over Green Bay. The 49ers and Packers also faced off in the

2019 NFC Championship Game The 2019 National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game was an American football game played between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers on January 19, 2020, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Both the Packers and ...

, with running back

Raheem Mostert Dominique Raheem Mostert (born April 9, 1992) is an American professional American football, football running back for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Purdue Boilermakers football, P ...

scoring four touchdowns on 220 rushing yards. This game also featured two coaches who were fourth-generation descendants to the Bill Walsh coaching tree, as 49ers head coach

Kyle Shanahan Kyle Michael Shanahan (born December 14, 1979) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach of the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League (NFL). He came to prominence as the offensive coordinator for the Atlanta ...

and Packers head coach

Matt LaFleur Matthew Robert LaFleur ( ; born November 3, 1979) is an American professional American football, football coach who is the head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He has served as the quarterback coach of the W ...

both served under Kyle's father

Mike Shanahan Michael Edward Shanahan ( ; born August 24, 1952) is an American football coach, best known as the head coach of the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL) from 1995 to 2008. During his fourteen seasons with the Broncos, he led th ...

, who in turn succeeded Mike Holmgren as the 49ers' offensive coordinator under George Seifert. Two years after the 2019 NFC Championship, the two teams met again in the 2021 Divisional Round. While the Packers entered the contest as the NFC's top seed, the sixth-seeded 49ers beat the Packers, 13–10. The game's turning point saw the 49ers' special teams score a game-tying touchdown late in the fourth quarter following a blocked punt on Packers punter

Corey Bojorquez Corey Bojorquez ( ; born September 13, 1996) is an American professional football punter for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Cerritos College before transferring to New Mexico, and signe ...

, and in the closing seconds, placekicker

Robbie Gould Robert Paul Gould III ( ; born December 6, 1982) is an American former professional football player who was a placekicker for 18 seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Chicago Bears, New York Giants and San Francisco 49ers. He p ...

kicked the game-winning field goal. This dropped Rodgers' playoff record against the 49ers to 0–4. The two teams met again two years later in the 2023 Divisional Round for a record 10th playoff meeting between two teams. Each club had two new quarterbacks,

Jordan Love Jordan Alexander Love (born November 2, 1998) is an American professional football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Utah State Aggies, where he was named to the seco ...

for the Packers and Brock Purdy for the 49ers. The Packers had won against the teams' fellow rival

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in the previous round, becoming the first 7 seed to win a playoff game against the 2 seed. Despite falling behind 21–14, the 49ers came back on their final drive to win 24–21, capped off with an interception by Dre Greenlaw off a pass by Love on Green Bay’s final possession to end the close contest. The 49er victory sent them to their third consecutive NFC Championship Game and extended their playoff win streak to 5 against the Packers.

Statistics and records

Club success

As of the 2023 NFL season, the 49ers and Packers have played in a combined 13 Super Bowls. Each team's overall record and playoff success are provided in the table below.

Game results

The 49ers and Packers have played each other 74 times, with the Packers leading the all-time series 39–34–1. The Packers lead the all-time series 23–11 when they are the home team, while the 49ers lead the all-time series 17–12–1 when they are the home team. The 49ers and Packers have played each other ten times in the postseason, with the 49ers leadings the playoff series 6–4. The following game results are up-to-date through the 2024 season. , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width: 15%;", , style=" width: 15%;", Packers
25–21 , style="width: 20%;", City Stadium , style="width: 10%;", Packers
1–0 , style="text-align:left;" , First meeting at City Stadium , - , style=", 49ers
30–14 , Kezar Stadium , Tied
1–1 , style="text-align:left;" , First meeting at

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, - ! scope="col", , style=", 49ers
31–19 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
2–1 , , - ! scope="col", , style=", 49ers
24–14 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
3–1 , , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", 49ers
37–7 ,

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, 49ers
4–1 , style="text-align:left;", First meeting at

, - , style=", 49ers
48–14 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
5–1 , , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", 49ers
23–17 , Milwaukee County Stadium , 49ers
6–1 , , - , style=", 49ers
35–0 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
7–1 , , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", Packers
27–21 , Milwaukee County Stadium , 49ers
7–2 , , - , style=", Packers
28–7 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
7–3 , , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", 49ers
17–16 , City Stadium , 49ers
8–3 , style="text-align:left;" , Final meeting at City Stadium , - , style=", 49ers
38–20 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
9–3 , , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", 49ers
24–14 , Milwaukee County Stadium , 49ers
10–3 , , - , style=", 49ers
27–20 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
11–3 , , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", 49ers
33–12 , Milwaukee County Stadium , 49ers
12–3 , , - , style=", 49ers
48–21 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
13–3 , , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", Packers
21–20 ,

, 49ers
13–4 , style="text-align:left;" , First meeting at

(then called New City Stadium) , - , style=", Packers
36–14 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
13–5 , , - , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width: 15%;", , style=" width: 15%", Packers
41–14 , style="width: 20%;",

, style="width: 10%;", 49ers
13–6 , , - , style=", Packers
13–0 ,

, 49ers
13–7 , style="text-align:left;" , Packers lose

1960 NFL Championship The 1960 NFL Championship Game was the 28th NFL title game, played between the Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles on the afternoon of Monday, December 26, at Franklin Field in Philadelphia. Along with the landmark 1958 championship ...

, - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", Packers
30–10 ,

, 49ers
13–7 , , - , style=", 49ers
22–21 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
14–8 , style="text-align:left;" , Packers win 1961 NFL Championship , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", Packers
31–13 , Milwaukee County Stadium , 49ers
14–9 , , - , style=", Packers
31–21 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
14–10 , style="text-align:left;" , Packers win 1962 NFL Championship , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", Packers
28–10 , Milwaukee County Stadium , 49ers
14–11 , , - , style=", Packers
21–17 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
14–12 , , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", Packers
24–14 , Milwaukee County Stadium , 49ers
14–13 , , - , style=", 49ers
24–14 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
15–13 , , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", Packers
27–10 , Lambeau Field , 49ers
15–14 , , - , Tie
24–24 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
15–14–1 , style="text-align:left;" , Packers win 1965 NFL Championship , - ! scope="col" rowspan="2", , style=", Packers
20–7 , Milwaukee County Stadium , Tied
15–15–1 , , - , style=", 49ers
21–20 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
16–15–1 , style="text-align:left;" , Packers win 1966 NFL Championship and

Super Bowl I The first AFL–NFL World Championship Game (known retroactively as Super BowlI and referred to in contemporaneous reports, including the game's radio broadcast, as the Super Bowl) was an American football game played on January 15, 1967, at th ...

, - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
13–0 , Lambeau Field , Tied
16–16–1 , style="text-align:left;" , Packers win 1967 NFL Championship and

Super Bowl II The second AFL–NFL World Championship Game (known retroactively as Super Bowl II) was an American football game played on January 14, 1968, at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. The National Football League (NFL)'s defending champion Green Ba ...

, - ! scope="col" , , style=", 49ers
27–20 , Kezar Stadium , 49ers
17–16–1 , , - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
14–7 , Milwaukee County Stadium , Tied
17–17–1 , , - , - ! style="width: 15%;" scope="col" , , style=" width: 15%, 49ers
26–10 , style="width: 20%;" ,

, style="width: 10%;" , 49ers
18–17–1 , , - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
34–24 ,

, Tied
18–18–1 , , - ! scope="col" , , style=", 49ers
20–6 ,

, 49ers
19–18–1 , style="text-align:left;" , First meeting at

, - ! scope="col" , , style=", 49ers
7–6 , Candlestick Park , 49ers
20–18–1 , , - ! scope="col" , , style=", 49ers
26–14 ,

, 49ers
21–18–1 , , - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
16–14 , Milwaukee County Stadium , 49ers
21–19–1 , , - , - ! style="width: 15%;" scope="col" , , style=" width: 15%", Packers
23–16 , style="width: 20%;" ,

, style="width: 10%;" , 49ers
21–20–1 , , - ! scope="col" , , style=", 49ers
13–3 , Milwaukee County Stadium , 49ers
22–20–1 , style="text-align:left;" , 49ers win

Super Bowl XVI Super Bowl XVI was an American football game between the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers and the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Cincinnati Bengals to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...

, - ! scope="col" , , style=", 49ers
31–17 , Milwaukee County Stadium , 49ers
23–20–1 , style="text-align:left;" , Last meeting at

, - ! scope="col" , , style=", 49ers
23–12 ,

, 49ers
24–20–1 , , - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
21–17 ,

, 49ers
24–21–1 , style="text-align:left;" , 49ers win

. , - , - ! style="width: 15%;" scope="col" , , style=" width: 15%", 49ers
24–20 , style="width: 20%;" ,

, style="width: 10%;" , 49ers
25–21–1 , style="text-align:left;" , , - ! scope="col" , 1995 playoffs , style=", Packers
27–17 ,

, 49ers
25–22–1 , style="text-align:left;" , NFC Divisional Round; first start in the series for

, - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
, Lambeau Field , 49ers
25–23–1 , style="text-align:left;" , Packers win

. , - ! scope="col" , 1996 playoffs , style=", Packers
35–14 , Lambeau Field , 49ers
25–24–1 , style="text-align:left;" , NFC Divisional Round , - ! scope="col" , 1997 playoffs , style=", Packers
23–10 , 3Com Park , Tied
25–25–1 , style="text-align:left;" ,

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; Packers lose

, - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
36–22 , Lambeau Field , Packers
26–25–1 , style="text-align:left;" , , - ! scope="col" , 1998 playoffs , style=", 49ers
30–27 , 3Com Park , Tied
26–26–1 , style="text-align:left;" , NFC Wild Card Round (Game known as The Catch II) , - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
20–3 , 3Com Park , Packers
27–26–1 , , - , - ! style="width: 15%;" scope="col" , , style=" width: 15%", Packers
31–28 , style="width: 20%;" ,

, style="width: 10%;" , Packers
28–26–1 , , - ! scope="col" , 2001 playoffs , style=", Packers
25–15 , Lambeau Field , Packers
29–26–1 , style="text-align:left;" , NFC Wild Card Round , - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
20–14 , 3Com Park , Packers
30–26–1 , , - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
20–10 , Lambeau Field , Packers
31–26–1 , , - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
30–19 ,

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, Packers
32–26–1 , style="text-align:left;" , Last start in the series for

, - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
30–24 , Lambeau Field , Packers
33–26–1 , style="text-align:left;" , First start in the series for

, - , - ! style="width: 15%;" scope="col" , , style=" width: 15%", Packers
34–16 , style="width: 20%;" ,

, style="width: 10%;" , Packers
34–26–1 , style="text-align:left;" , Packers win eight straight meetings, win

Super Bowl XLV Super Bowl XLV was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Pittsburgh Steelers and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion Green Bay Packers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champion ...

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30–22 , Lambeau Field , Packers
34–27–1 , style="text-align:left;" , 49ers lose

Super Bowl XLVII Super Bowl XLVII was an American football game between the American Football Conference (AFC) champion Baltimore Ravens and the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers to decide the National Football League (NFL) champio ...

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45–31 ,

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34–28–1 , style="text-align:left;" , NFC Divisional Round , - ! scope="col" , , style=", 49ers
34–28 , Candlestick Park , Packers
34–29–1 , , - ! scope="col" , 2013 playoffs , style=", 49ers
23–20 , Lambeau Field , Packers
34–30–1 , style="text-align:left;" , NFC Wild Card Round , - ! scope="col" , , style=", Packers
17–3 ,

Levi's Stadium Levi's Stadium is an American football stadium located in Santa Clara, California, United States, just west of the much larger city of San Jose, in the San Francisco Bay Area. It has served as the home venue for the National Football League (N ...

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35–30–1 , style="text-align:left;" , First meeting at

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33–30 , Lambeau Field , Packers
36–30–1 , , - ! scope="col" , , style=", 49ers
37–8 , Levi's Stadium , Packers
36–31–1 , style="text-align:left;" , 49ers lose

Super Bowl LIV Super Bowl LIV was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2019 NFL season, 2019 season. The American Football Conference (AFC) champion 2019 Kansas City Chiefs season, Kansas City ...

, - ! scope="col" , 2019 playoffs , style=", 49ers
37–20 , Levi's Stadium , Packers
36–32–1 , style="text-align:left;" ,

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34–17 , style="width: 20%;" ,

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37–32–1 , style="text-align:left;" , No fans in attendance due to

COVID-19 pandemic The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December ...

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30–28 , Levi's Stadium , Packers
38–32–1 , , - ! scope="col" , 2021 playoffs , style=", 49ers
13–10 ,

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38–33–1 , style="text-align:left;" , NFC Divisional Round; last start in the series for

, - ! scope="col" , 2023 playoffs , style=", 49ers
24–21 , Levi's Stadium , Packers
38–34–1 , style="text-align:left;" , NFC Divisional Round; was the NFL record 10th postseason meeting between the two teams; first start in the series for

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38–10 , Lambeau Field , Packers
39–34–1 , style="text-align:left;" , Largest margin of victory for the Packers , - , - ! Regular season , style=", , Packers 23–11 , 49ers 17–12–1 , , - ! Postseason , style=", , Tied 2–2 , 49ers 4–2 , NFC Wild Card playoffs:

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

2001 The year's most prominent event was the September 11 attacks against the United States by al-Qaeda, which Casualties of the September 11 attacks, killed 2,977 people and instigated the global war on terror. The United States led a Participan ...

NFC Divisional playoffs:

1995 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

2012 2012 was designated as: *International Year of Cooperatives *International Year of Sustainable Energy for All Events January *January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins. * January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...

2021 Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...

2023 Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...

NFC Championship Game:

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

2019 This was the year in which the first known human case of COVID-19 was documented, preceding COVID-19 pandemic, the pandemic which was declared by the World Health Organization the following year. Up to that point, 2019 had been described as ...

, - ! Regular and postseason , style=", , Packers 25–13 , 49ers 21–14–1 , , -

Pre-rivalry history

Green Bay Packers (1919–1949)

San Francisco 49ers (1946–1949)

Overview of rivalry

Statistics and records

Club success

Game results

See also

Notes

References

External links