Packers vs. 49ers: How to watch, start time, TV info and more

How to watch the NFC Championship Game.

A lot has changed in the three years since the Green Bay Packers last played in the NFC Championship Game.

The Packers have a new head coach and general manager and have become an active team in free agency. Matt LaFleur was on the opposite sideline as part of the Atlanta Falcons’ coaching staff. Now he’s head coach for the Packers.

One thing hasn’t changed. Green Bay will need to find an answer for a Kyle Shanahan-led offense.

Here’s how you can watch the game:

Date: Sunday, Jan. 19
Kickoff time: 5:40 p.m. CT
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Stadium: Levi’s Stadium
TV channel: FOX
Live stream: fuboTV

Aaron Rodgers has come close to being able to compete for his second Super Bowl ring in recent years. Since winning a championship in the 2010 season, the Packers have made the playoffs in seven out of nine seasons and made it as far as the NFC title game on three occasions, including this year.

Similar to in 2014 and 2016, the Packers will play on the road in the NFC Championship Game against a team that defeated them in the regular season. They came close to winning the first, and not anywhere near in the second. Let’s hope they find a way to win this time around.

The Packers are 7.5-point underdogs, but that’s no surprise. The 49ers have been the team to beat in the NFC all season, and back in Week 12, Green Bay couldn’t get the job done.

It could be all different this time, though. That 37-8 loss, as humiliating as it may have been, counts for nothing now. And it’ll hurt for the 49ers if they can’t back that performance up with another victory this time.

Will the Packers make it back to the Super Bowl? What’s your prediction?