NFC

SUNDAY

Green Bay (11-5) at San Francisco (12-4)

Time: 1:15 p.m.

TV: Channel 11

* How they got here: It’s difficult to believe considering their records, but both these teams are wild-card entrants.

* 1998 meeting: On Nov. 1, Green Bay defeated San Francisco, 36-22. Packer quarterback Brett Favre passed for 279 yards and three touchdowns and Antonio Freeman caught seven passes for a career-high 193 yards as the Packers beat the 49ers for the fifth consecutive time. 49er quarterback Steve Young, 0-8 against the Packers in his career, passed for 186 yards and one touchdown.

* About Green Bay: The Packers have not played very well in the weeks leading up to the playoffs, including Sunday’s 16-13 win over Chicago. “I was hoping for a little more momentum,” Coach Mike Holmgren said.

* About San Francisco: Perhaps Coach Steve Mariucci said it best after Sunday’s victory over St. Louis, which meant the 49ers were able to stay home instead of traveling to Green Bay: “We had to win this game to avoid going back to 38-below. . . . Next week against Green Bay is step two.”

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HOW THEY COMPARE

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CATEGORY GB SF Scoring offense 25.5 29.9 Scoring defense 19.9 20.5 Rushing offense* 97.1 161.6 Passing offense* 262.7 265.3 Total offense* 359.8 426.9 Rushing defense* 90.2 103.5 Passing defense* 191.5 231.3 Total Defense* 281.7 334.8

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Does not include Sunday’s game

GREEN BAY

(11-5)

38 Detroit 19

23 Tampa Bay 15

13 At Cincinnati 6

37 At Carolina 30

24 Minnesota 37

20 At Detroit 27

28 Baltimore 10

36 San Francisco 22

20 At Pittsburgh 27

37 At N.Y. Giants 3

14 At Minnesota 28

24 Philadelphia 16

22 At Tampa Bay 24

26 Chicago 20

30 Tennessee 22

16 At Chicago 13

SAN FRANCISCO

(12-4)

36 N.Y. Jets (OT) 30

45 At Washington 10

31 Atlanta 20

21 At Buffalo 26

31 At New Orleans 0

34 Indianapolis 31

28 At St. Louis 10

22 At Green Bay 36

25 Carolina 23

19 At Atlanta 31

31 New Orleans 20

31 N.Y. Giants 7

31 At Carolina (OT) 28

35 Detroit 13

21 At New England 24

38 St. Louis 19