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The Green Bay Packers and San Francisco 49ers have an interesting NFC playoff history.
This will be the third meeting between the two sides since 2020, with the 49ers taking each. Those previous matches were led by Aaron Rodgers for Green Bay and Jimmy Garoppolo for San Francisco.
Neither play for the Packers or the 49ers now, though, so the playoff rivalry will be a bit different when Jordan Love faces Brock Purdy in Santa Clara in the divisional round.
However, the head coaches know each other well. Matt LaFleur and Kyle Shanahan were still the head coaches for those previous games and both worked together in Washington before moving on to new jobs. So while the quarterbacks are very different, the men at the top of both teams are still very much the same.
The teams around each quarterback are also very different compared to the two sides' most recent playoff meeting. Love made his playoff debut this past week and almost-flawlessly led the Packers to victory over the Dallas Cowboys. He did so with a relatively inexperienced collection of pass-catchers made up almost entirely of first- and second-year players.
Purdy, meanwhile, will continue to operate with his cast of standout skill position players in running back Christian McCaffrey, tight end George Kittle and wide receivers Deebo Samuel and Brandon Aiyuk. San Francisco earned a first-round bye after earning the No. 1 seed.
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The 49ers finished the year with the third-best scoring offense of 28.9 points that also put up the second-most total yards. San Francisco is backed up by its lockdown defense that allowed the third-fewest yards this season – 17.5. The 49ers will face Love's offense that averaged just 22.5 points per game on the year but averaged 31 points over the final four games of the year.
Here's what you need to know about Saturday's divisional clash between the Packers and the 49ers, including broadcast information and the start time for the game.
What time is Packers vs. 49ers on today?
- Date:Saturday, Jan. 20
- Time: 8:15p.m. ET| 5:15p.m. PT
Packers vs. 49ers is scheduled to kick off at 8:15p.m. ET on Saturday, Jan. 20. The game will be played at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California.
What channel is Packers vs. 49ers on?
- TV channel (national): Fox
- TV channel (Green Bay):WLUK-TV(channel 11)
- TV channel (San Francisco):KTVU2 (channel 2)
- Live stream:Fubo (United States) |DAZN (Canada)
Packers vs. 49ers will air nationally on Fox. Audiences in Green Bay, Wisconsin can watch onWLUK-TV(channel 11), while those in San Francisco can watch onKTVU2 (channel 2).
Kevin Burkhardt (play-by-play) and former NFL tight end Greg Olsen (color analyst) will be in the booth for Fox, with Erin Andrews and Tom Rinaldi on the sidelines.
Viewers can also stream the game on Fubo. Start your free trial today.
Viewers in Canada canwatch the game live onDAZN, which is the country's exclusive carrier of NFL Game Pass.
NFL playoff bracket
Here's a look at the 2024 NFL playoff bracket:
AFC
1. Baltimore Ravens (BYE)
2. Buffalo Bills vs. 7. Pittsburgh Steelers
3. Kansas City Chiefs vs. 6. Miami Dolphins
4. Houston Texans vs. 5.Cleveland Browns
NFC
1. San Francisco 49ers (BYE)
2. Dallas Cowboys vs. 7. Green Bay Packers
3. Detroit Lions vs. 6. Los Angeles Rams
4. Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. 5. Philadelphia Eagles
NFL playoff schedule 2024
Wild card round
Saturday, Jan. 13
| Matchup/Result |
| Texans 45, Browns 14 |
| Chiefs 26, Dolphins 7 |
Sunday, Jan. 14
| Matchup |
| Packers 48, Cowboys 32 |
| Lions 24, Rams 23 |
Monday, Jan. 15
| Matchup |
| Bills 31, Steelers 17 |
| Buccaneers 32, Eagles 9 |
Divisional round
Saturday, Jan. 20
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel | Live stream |
| Texans at Ravens | 4:30 p.m. | ABC/ESPN | ESPN+,fubo |
| Packers at 49ers | 8:25 p.m. | Fox | fubo |
Sunday, Jan. 21
| Matchup | Time (ET) | TV channel | Live stream |
| Buccaneers at Lions | 3 p.m. | NBC | Peaco*ck,fubo |
| Chiefs at Bills | 6:30 p.m. | CBS | Paramount+,fubo |
Conference championships
Sunday, Jan. 28
| Matchup | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| TBD vs. TBD | TBD | CBS | Paramount+,fubo |
| TBD vs. TBD | TBD | FOX | Fox Sports app,fubo |
Super Bowl 58
Sunday, Feb. 11
| Matchup | Start time | TV channel | Live stream |
| TBD vs. TBD | TBD | CBS | Paramount+,fubo |
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Tyler Greenawalt
Tyler Greenawalt is a contributing writer for The Sporting News after stops at Yahoo Sports, USA Today Sports and Turner Sports. He’s worked in written, video, social media and augmented reality content since he graduated from Syracuse University in 2014. His favorite teams – the New York Jets, Orlando Magic and Tottenham Hotspur – always find new and exciting ways to disappoint him, and he consistently questions his fandom. You can follow his bad sports takes at @TyGreen14 on X.
