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It was raining in one in every of Brock Purdy’s worst video games of the season, a 19-17 street loss to the Cleveland Browns in October, and now it’s anticipated to rain within the 49ers’ playoff opener.
The Niners will kick off their postseason with a 5:15 p.m. PT begin towards the Inexperienced Bay Packers on Saturday at Levi’s Stadium, the place there’s an 80% probability of rain and wind gusts as excessive as 21 mph, in response to the National Weather Service.
Accuweather provided an analogous forecast, noting, “a rain jacket could also be wanted for the soccer sport.”
Within the wet Cleveland loss, Purdy threw his first interception in 249 makes an attempt when he let one sail over the pinnacle of Brandon Aiyuk. He completed the sport simply 12-for-27 with 125 yards and one landing and one choose.
He additionally had his hand slip off the ball on an tried cross which resulted in a fumble, although he recovered it.
Niners coach Kyle Shanahan didn’t appear involved when discussing the climate on Saturday.
Requested how the sector at Levi’s Stadium has held up by means of the rain, he stated, “Good. A lot of the fields are the identical. (There are) ones which are actual unhealthy, however ours is nice. I feel it’s held up nicely and similar to our follow discipline.”
Shanahan stated 49ers director of groundskeeping Matt Greiner “is the person.”
The Niners will hope to play higher Saturday than they did in Cleveland, after they dedicated 12 penalties for 105 yards and misplaced Christian McCaffrey and Deebo Samuel to accidents, whereas left deal with Trent Williams performed a lot of the sport on an ankle he injured within the first quarter.
Nonetheless, the 49ers are closely favored within the Divisional Spherical sport on Saturday, after they’ll enter as 9-1/2 level favorites, in response to Draft Kings Sportsbook. They’re additionally the favorites to win the Tremendous Bowl at plus-175, that means a $100 guess would web $175 in the event that they win all of it.
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