The team the Green Bay Packers played Thursday more closely resembled the Barcelona Dragons than the 2019 San Francisco 49ers, a team that demolished a resurgent 13-3 Packers squad twice last season. It wasn’t what a win would mean for the morale of the team or what it would indicate about its quality, but rather what a loss would portend and what it would say about the chasm between these two teams. The Packers didn’t need to win against the 49ers’ C-squad for playoff standing so much as mental health. A 34-17 win won’t exorcise any demons, but perhaps a return to spiritual center against a Kyle Shanahan-coached team playing boogeyman to former apprentice Matt LaFleur’s crew.
Packers shake off doubts, 2019 embarrassments to dominate 49ers 34-17
