A sack and fumble one series, a muffed snap he couldn't handle the next, then an interception that grounded the packers for good. By halftime, Aaron Rodgers was once more on the outside of the Super Bowl conversation looking in.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — A sack and fumble one series, a muffed snap he couldn’t handle the next, then an interception that grounded Green Bay for good.‘ latest failure in the NFC championship game kept him out of the Super Bowl once again, the Packers’ season ending just short with an another forgettable playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers, 37-20 on Sunday.
Sure, Rodgers completed his first eight passes but the Packers never found an offensive rhythm and had no answers for Jimmy Garoppolo or dynamic running back Raheem Mostert on the other side of the ball. Rodgers wound up 31 of 39 for 326 yards, two touchdowns and two interceptions with a 97.2 passer rating while dropping his third straight conference title game over a six-year stretch. He also lost in the NFC championship after the 2014 and ’16 seasons. His highlight Sunday came with a 65-yard completion to Davante Adams with his team trailing 34-13 that set up Jace Sternberger’s 8-yard TD reception.
The rambunctious and raucous Cheeseheads couldn’t even help his cause in a surprisingly red-clad sellout crowd given Green Bay fans typically travel well. Last week in Wisconsin, they watched him play one of his best games of the season to beat the Seahawks.
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