Down four points to the Packers at home and in the driving rain, Brock Purdy and the 49ers drove 69 yards to score a go-ahead touchdown with 67 seconds remaining to advance to the NFC Championship Game with a 24-21 win.
Christian McCaffrey punched the ball in from 6 yards out on third-and-1 to give the 49ers their first lead of the fourth quarter with just over a minute left. Brandon Aiyuk made a key third-down catch to keep the drive alive.
Dre Greenlaw sealed the win with his second interception of the game on the Packers’ ensuing drive.
The 49ers (13-5) are one step from a Super Bowl berth for the third straight season and will face the winner of Sunday’s divisional game between Tampa Bay (10-8) and Detroit (12-5) next weekend for the right to advance to Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas on Feb. 11.
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San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey (23) celebrates with teammate San Francisco 49ers’ Kyle Juszczyk (44) after scoring a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers in the fourth quarter of their NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Green Bay Packers 24-21. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers’ Dre Greenlaw (57) celebrates with his teammates after intercepting a pass in the fourth quarter of their NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Green Bay Packers 24-21. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers’ Nick Bosa (97) yells at Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) as he throws a pass in the first quarter of their NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers’ Chase Young (92) is defended by Green Bay Packers’ Zach Tom (50) while pressuring quarterback Jordan Love (10) in the first quarter of their NFC Divisional playoff game, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49er Deebo Samuels catches a pass in front of Green Bay Packers’ De’Vondre Campbell (59) before getting injured on the tackle in the first quarter of the NFC Divisional playoff game, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
Rain falls during introductions for the San Francisco 49er before the NFC Divisional playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers’ Deebo Samuel (19) is attended by medical personnel in the first quarter of their NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) looks to throw the ball against the Green Bay Packers in the first quarter of their NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers’ Fred Warner (54) celebrates after stopping Green Bay Packers’ Jayden Reed (11) short of a 1st down in the first quarter of their NFC Divisional playoff game, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers’ Deebo Samuel (19) is tackled by Green Bay Packers’ Quay Walker (7) in the first quarter of their NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. Samuel would sustain an injury after this play. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers’ George Kittle (85) runs into the end zone to score a touchdown in the second quarter of their NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers’ Christian McCaffrey (23) takes a handoff from Brock Purdy in the second quarter of the NFC Divisional playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy (13) is all smiles as he hugs teammate San Francisco 49ers’ Ray-Ray McCloud III (3) after defeating the Green Bay Packers during their NFC divisional playoff game at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024. The San Francisco 49ers defeated the Green Bay Packers 24-21. (Jose Carlos Fajardo/Bay Area News Group)
San Francisco 49er George Kittle takes the field in the rain for the NFC Divisional playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group)
