Packers vs. 49ers at Lambeau: An NFC Rivalry Renewed

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00:00A huge one in the NFC, a rivalry renewed inside Lambeau Field on Sunday afternoon in Green Bay,

00:12Wisconsin. Will it be the frozen tundra like we saw last night in Cleveland? We'll take a look

00:17at the forecast in just a moment. But right now, the Green Bay Packers, a full field goal favorite

00:24at home against the San Francisco 49ers. Joe, the Niners entered this year as the very short

00:30favorites to win the NFC. Pretty much a toss-up in terms of who was going to be that Super Bowl

00:35favorite between the Niners and the Chiefs. It has not been a good season for San Francisco

00:41at an even 505-5 in a costly divisional defeat last week at home against the Seattle Seahawks.

00:48One of the reasons the Niners have struggled so much this season is because of the injuries,

00:54both offensively and now on the defensive side of the football, that have been rearing their ugly

01:01head. Brock Purdy was limited at practice on a Thursday, still expected to play. But you can

01:07tell the odds makers are a little bit spooked by all that San Francisco is dealing with entering

01:13this game against the Green Bay team that, yes, survived with a blocked field goal last week in

01:18Chicago, but still is 7-3. Joe, this game is important just from the numbers perspective as

01:27well. It would be the first time the 49ers have been booked as an underdog since the end of the

01:322022 season. Well, the injuries are just starting to pile up and that's the problem here. I mean,

01:38there are questions as far as whether Purdy was even going to play this week because he wasn't

01:43practicing. He's got the shoulder injury and we know Nick Bosa has health concerns on the

01:50defensive side of the ball. You know, they've got all sorts of issues, by the way, Ben, in the red

01:56zone. They have one of the worst red zone offenses, which is so unlike the 49ers and Shadahan.

02:03They're one of the worst fourth quarter teams in the NFL. We've seen them blow a ton of early leads

02:10late in games. And I'm sorry, Christian McCaffrey is not going to be your savior here. Trent,

02:16we've also offensive line issues now. Kittle didn't play last week. I mean, you just go down

02:23the list. It's like, how much can this team, how much can they go through here and how much more

02:28can we expect? You know, Ben, at this point, week 12 of the NFL season, you are what your record

02:33says you are. Are you not? You're a five and five football team. That's what the 49ers are.

02:39They should not be a favorite in Lambeau against this Green Bay Packers team and it's the way you

02:45cut it. It would just be Green Bay or pass because I have no idea what we're going to

02:49get from the 49ers or who we're going to get playing for the 49ers.