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Sep 28, 2021
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Scoreboards can lie. The Green Bay Packers went into the Bay Area, hung 30 on the 49ers without two of the best plays, both offensive linemen, and that was with a fourth-down miss inside the 10. Joe Barry’s defense held the dominating Kyle Shanahan run game in check, allowing a scant 3.2 yards per carry, hit Jimmy Garoppolo 11 times, forcing him into tw…

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