6 takeaways from dominant 49ers’ win over Packers

The 49ers cruised to a 37-8 win over the Green Bay Packers, who entered the game as the No. 2 seed in the NFC. It was a thorough domination at Levi’s Stadium by the NFC’s top team as San Francisco moved to 10-1 for the season. Here’s what we took …

Defensive line dominant

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Speaking of the pass rush, they were sensational all night. Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh dialed up some well-timed blitzes, but the defensive line got home plenty on its own. They finished with 5.0 sacks and 10 quarterback hits. There were several other plays where Rodgers had to pull the ball down early and get out of the pocket to evade the rush. Green Bay’s tremendous quarterback finished with just 104 passing yards and a career-worst 3.2 yards per attempt.