The 49ers and Packers enter their Week 3 showdown both looking to climb into the conversation among the NFC’s top teams after up-and-down starts to the 2021 campaign.
San Francisco is 2-0 with a couple of troubling early trends emerging, while the Packers come in 1-1 after struggling through Week 1 and eventually putting the clamps on the Lions in Week 2.
Both clubs had tumult at the quarterback position in the offseason and go into Week 3 struggling with injuries at different spots. The winner will emerge as a real contender in the NFC, while the loser will take a hit in their chase for the conference’s top seed.
We sat down with Zach Kruse of the Packers Wire to discuss the two teams and which one has the advantage on Sunday Night Football: