The 49ers continued to dominate in the second quarter holding the Packers scoreless through the first half. The offense picked up some of the slack late in the quarter scoring a field goal and a touchdown on their last three drives of the half.

The 49ers took a 23-0 lead into the second half. Here’s what stood out in the second quarter:

Witherspoon back on the field and tested

After Emmanuel Moseley started the game, Ahkello Witherspoon entered in the second quarter and Aaron Rodgers wanted to see what Witherspoon could offer early. On second-and-8 in 49ers territory Rodgers took a deep shot to Davante Adams who was covered by Witherspoon and the pass was incomplete. While the throw was overthrown, it’s important to note that Witherspoon was stride-for-stride with Adams and was tight in coverage. Rodgers was 0-for-3 on balls thrown at Witherspoon in the first half.

Swiss cheese offensive line

What has been a consistently good group the offensive line hasn’t been good Sunday night. Jimmy Garoppolo hasn’t been great in large part because the offensive front can’t keep the Packers out of the backfield. Mike McGlinchey allowed a sack right before the end of the first quarter, and Justin Skule allowed one that turned a second down into a third-and-31, essentially ending the 49ers’ drive. The line will need to better if the offense is expected to do anything. Skule was benched in favor of Daniel Brunskill midway through the quarater.

The George Kittle drive

Kittle returned Sunday night after missing the last two games with what was revealed to be a fractured ankle, and Garoppolo found him a few times in the second quarter. After consecutive three-and-outs for the offense, Kyle Shanahan force-fed the star tight end. The first two plays went to Kittle for gains of 18 and 22 yards and led to a scoring drive with Chase McLaughlin’s second field goal of the game. The points were the first scored by the 49ers since the 3:13 point in the first quarter.