San Francisco defeated the Green Bay Packers 24–21 thanks to a 12-play, 69-yard drive that was spearheaded by Christian McCaffrey’s game-winning touchdown. 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy led his team on this drive.

San Francisco defeated the Green Bay Packers 24–21 thanks to a 12-play, 69-yard drive that was spearheaded by Christian McCaffrey’s game-winning touchdown. 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy led his team on this drive.

Just over a minute remained for the Packers to drive down the field for a field goal to force OT or a game-winning score. However, quarterback Jordan Love threw an interception back over his body, which was intercepted by 49ers star linebacker Dre Greenlaw.

Love’s choice, according to Fox Sports pundit Greg Olsen, violated one of the “cardinal rules” of football.

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“It fits kind of right. This week, Jordan Love informed us that there are some throws he knows I do that violate the fundamentals of quarterbacking, according to Olsen.

“The most important thing is to never throw the ball across the field late.

Just toss the ball out of bounds so we can continue playing second down.

Before San Francisco’s last drive, the Packers might have had a 24-17 lead, but rookie kicker Andres Carlson of Green Bay missed a 41-yard field goal wide left.

With the victory, the 49ers will host the NFC Championship game against the Detroit Lions and Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the winners of Monday’s (AEDT) Divisional Round playoff game.

After winning the conference, the 49ers had a week off and led Green Bay 7–6 at halftime. However, in the first ten minutes of the third quarter, the Packers scored two touchdowns.

The insane play on the kickoff return brought up the second of the two Packers touchdowns.

After the 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey touchdown, Packers speedster Keisean Nixon found space along the left sideline on the next kickoff.

Before being tackled 25 yards out from the endzone and fumbling the ball, Nixon appeared to be close to scoring.

However, special teamer Aaron Wilson’s valiant play salvaged the day for the Packers, who pounced on the ball to maintain possession deep inside 49ers’ territory.

Green Bay led 21-14 two plays later as Packers QB Jordan Love found tight end Tucker Kraft for a touchdown throw.

In his commentary, Kevin Burkhardt of Fox provided a “Holy cow” summary of the play.

Star wide receiver Deebo Samuel’s injury earlier in the game dealt a severe blow to the 49ers.

He might not be well enough to compete in the NFC Championship game the following week.

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With four touchdowns, Lamar Jackson has helped the Baltimore Ravens defeat the Houston Texans 34-10, punching their ticket to the AFC Championship game.

The Ravens showed off their strength in the second half, winning handily. Jackson, who is the overwhelming favorite to win his second MVP award at the NFL Honors ceremony on February 8, tossed two touchdown passes and added a few more on the ground.

The resilient Texans kept up with Baltimore in the first half, so they weren’t completely in control of the game early on.

Steven Sims of Houston tied the game in the second quarter after his team trailed 10-3 after returning a punt 67 yards for a touchdown.

Houston’s rookie quarterback, C.J. Stroud, was excellent at moments in the first half, only one week after winning his playoff debut.

In the final seconds of the first half, Stroud led the club on a 44-yard drive that set up a field goal, but Texans kicker Kaimi Fairburn missed the effort.

Houston would have led 13–10 going into the half as a result.

But once both sides entered the game for the second half, the league-leading Ravens defense was on point, and it was a one-act play.

In the second half, the team only gave up a record-breaking 58 yards to the Texans.

Surprisingly, Houston’s offense failed to score a touchdown or use a red zone play during the whole game, which is a pretty clear indication of how excellent the Ravens defense was.

We didn’t execute in the second half and make enough plays,” Texans rookie coach Demeco Ryans said post game.