3rd down and positive: The 49ers defense improves

Somewhere in the third quarter after our second field goal I felt something. It was the feeling of inevitability. I knew we couldn’t sustain our lead three points at a time. The dynamic offense from the first half was no more, it was only a matter of time before Aaron Rodgers did his thing. However before A-Rod time, the young 49ers defense had his number. He looked surprisingly timid. He hesitated and misfired. We finished the game with three sacks. It would’ve been a key fourth sack but a ticky-tack defensive penalty on Richard Sherman gave the Packers new life when they needed it most.

Stat-wise it was an overall clean game by the 49ers. The 49ers had only two total penalties for 10…