3. The offense shared plenty of blame, too.
Afterward, LaFleur and Rodgers kept directing most of their disappointment toward the offensive performance.
After starting the game with a 10-play, 69-yard TD drive capped by running back AJ Dillon ‘s 6-yard run, a promising second drive ended with a fumble by tight end Marcedes Lewis in San Francisco territory.
Rodgers called that moment “a little bit of a turning point,” and it was.
From there, the Packers managed just one first down on their next three drives, failed to capitalize (due to the blocked field goal) on a 75-yard catch and run by running back Aaron Jones on an extended play just before halftime, and started the second half with another three-and-out.
Then the one good drive in the second half was stalled by a false start in the red zone, forcing the Packers to settle for a field goal, and the last two possessions in the fourth quarter were three-and-outs.
LaFleur blamed himself for not having the answers to jump-start the offense.
“I think it’s more to do with I didn’t put our guys in position to make enough plays,” he said. “I take that very personally.”
LaFleur said the Packers got too “pass-heavy,” and the 49ers’ pass rush got after Rodgers, sacking him five times. He also felt the offense “pressed a little bit too much” down the stretch.
Meanwhile Rodgers lamented various decisions and throws, particularly on the…