The 49ers and Packers will be tied together in perpetuity because of the 2005 NFL draft. San Francisco held the No. 1 overall pick and chose Utah’s Alex Smith over Aaron Rodgers from Cal. Even once Rodgers leaves the Packers the ripple effect on NFL history from the 49ers’ choice will continue.
When Green Bay visits Levi’s Stadium on Sunday night it’ll be the 13th meeting between the two teams in the regular season and the playoffs since that fateful 2005 draft.
San Francisco in that time has six wins and six losses, but they’ve gotten the better of Rodgers in three trips to the playoffs.
This might be the last time they face Rodgers in a Packers uniform, so let’s look back at the previous 12 matchups: