Aaron Jones is really good

Jones is another one of the Packers weapons they shut down in their last matchup. Part of it had to do with the game flow and the 49ers jumping out to a 23-0 halftime lead. The opportunities just weren’t there for Jones. However, he was limited even when he did get touches. Jones carried it 13 times for 38 yards and didn’t catch his only target in the passing game. This is a back that averaged 4.6 yards per carry and led the league with 16 rushing touchdowns and 19 total touchdowns. A bounce-back game for him against San Francisco makes the rest of Green Bay’s offense much more difficult to deal with.

How the 49ers combat this concern:

DJ Jones and the interior of the 49ers’ defensive line did a nice job bottling him up before he could get rolling downhill, but Jones is out now and it’s going to require good games from Earl Mitchell and Sheldon Day to clog up the middle of the line. If Nick Bosa and Arik Armstead continue dominating on the edges, it’s hard to imagine Jones finds consistent running room.