The theme that you’re going to hear ad nauseam this week is the quality of the 49ers defense. I admit, the 49ers front seven is some of the best in the league. That crew wrecks a lot of what opposing offenses try to do.
San Francisco was eighth in quarterback hits this year with 103, while being 29th in blitz percentage at 19.8. Basically, the 49ers can make quarterbacks uncomfortable without using a lot of effort.
But when it comes to team defense, the Packers have been one of the best at reliability. The reason why this defense has been much better than defenses of the past few years is because everybody knows their job.