2021 · DIV

Final

49ers

San Francisco

QB Jimmy Garoppolo

13·10

Packers

Green Bay

QB Aaron Rodgers

Lambeau Field · outdoors · grass · 15°F · wind 12mph

Closing spread

GB -5.5

Total

47

Model margin

+3.3est.

GB perspective

Push chance

None

half-point line — cannot push

Win probability

  • Packers
  • 49ers

How each play moved the game.

Packers wins49ers wins

Matchup

Where the edges are

Season-long league percentiles for both sides, mirrored. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge.

49ersedge mapPackers
  • +0.085EPA / play+0.136
  • 45.5%Success rate48.9%
  • +0.174EPA / dropback+0.222
  • -0.024EPA / rush-0.003
  • 10.9%Explosive rate8.5%
  • +1.73CPOE+4.71
  • 40.6%Third-down rate43.8%
  • 74.8%Red-zone TD rate61.0%
  • 2.30Points / drive2.45
  • 2.0%Turnover rate1.0%

Bar length is league percentile, already oriented so longer is better. The saturated side of a lopsided row holds the edge; rows within ~12 points are washed as even.

The rivalry

GB lead 13–8 since 1999

Meetings average 46.8 points. GB are 11-8-2 ATS in the series.

Previous meetings
SeasonMatchupScoreWinner
2024 · W12SF @ GB1038GB
2023 · playoffsGB @ SF2124SF
2021 · W3GB @ SF3028GB
2020 · W9GB @ SF3417GB
2019 · playoffsGB @ SF2037SF
2019 · W12GB @ SF837SF
2018 · W6SF @ GB3033GB
2015 · W4GB @ SF173GB

Box score

Individual performances

49ers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Jimmy Garoppolo11/1913101

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Elijah Mitchell17533.10
Deebo Samuel Sr.10393.90

Packers

Passing

PlayerC/AttYdsTDINT
Aaron Rodgers20/2922500

Rushing

PlayerCarYdsAvgTD
Aaron Jones12413.40
AJ Dillon7253.61
Equanimeous St. Brown111.00

Where this game is likely to land

  • Model
  • Smooth (normal)
  • Betting line

Probability of each final margin. Football scoring clusters — the spikes at 3 and 7 are real, and a smooth model misses them.

line +5.53.8%6.8%7.5%3.1%4.8%3.1%2.8%

Positive margins favour Packers; negative favour 49ers.

Half-point at risk

3.14%

outcomes that flip if the line moves 0.5

Model home win

57.8%

Expected total

46.0est.

Model

Where the number comes from

Each component is additive, in points of expected margin.

  • Team ratings (opponent-adjusted EPA)+1.01
  • Home-field advantage+1.71
  • Quarterback adjustment0.00
  • Rest differential+0.56
  • Expected margin+3.28