Packers vs. 49ers: Tale of the tape for Week 12 matchup

The Green Bay Packers will travel to face off against the San Francisco 49ers in what could be one of the biggest games of the year.

While the Green Bay Packers had a bye week, they got to relax and get some extra time to prepare for the number one seed in the NFC, the San Francisco 49ers. The 49ers stumbled for the first time in Week 10, falling to NFC West rival Seattle. After losing a close game to Seattle, the 49ers faced off against the Arizona Cardinals.

The Cards put up a good fight, jumping ahead to a 16-0 lead to start the game, but the 49ers came back to go up 17-16 and it was back and forth from that point on. It looked like the 49ers would tie it with just a couple minutes left, but went for it on fourth-and-1 and scored a touchdown to go up 30-26 with little to no time left.

On a desperation play, the Cardinals fumbled the ball and the 49ers returned it for a score to end the game 36-26. The game was much closer than a 10-point win. While it feels like the Packers are playing them at a time they aren’t playing the best, it’s important to keep in mind that the 49ers have been playing without their star tight end George Kittle, receiver Emmanuel Sanders and running back Matt Breida.

It wouldn’t surprise me if Kittle would return to the team by next week to face the Packers, especially with how tight ends have fared against the Packers in the past. This is possibly the biggest game both the Packers and 49ers will have played this year. It will determine who will have the number one seed in the NFC going into Week 13.

In this week’s tale of the tape, we’ll compare the quarterbacks, offenses, and defenses for the biggest game of the year.