The 49ers offense played well enough to win in the divisional round of the playoffs, but there’s a pretty low likelihood they can replicate their run-heavy game against the Packers.
If San Francisco is going to put together a good enough offensive game to beat Green Bay and move on to Super Bowl LIV, here are the six players who need to play well:
QB Jimmy Garoppolo
The 49ers will likely need more from their quarterback in the NFC championship game than they got in the divisional round. Unless they find room to run 47 times again, Garoppolo will need to throw it more than 19 times for the game and six in the second half. He doesn’t need to put up monster stats, but he does need to be efficient and turnover-free when he does put the ball in the air. The 49ers will have a strong offensive outing as long as Garoppolo does those to things.