GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – JANUARY 22: San Francisco 49ers’ Robbie Gould (9) celebrates his recreation successful area purpose in opposition to the Inexperienced Bay Packers for his or her NFC divisional playoff NFL recreation at Lambeau Area in Inexperienced Bay, Wi., on Saturday, Jan. 22, 2022. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Space Information Group)
The 49ers went into Lambeau Area and shocked the Packers Saturday evening, beating them 13-10 for a spot within the NFC Championship Recreation.
San Francisco is a crew constructed for the postseason, with a robust working recreation and a stout protection. Nevertheless it was the much-maligned particular groups unit that got here up huge for the Niners in Inexperienced Bay.
A blocked area purpose on the finish of the primary half paired with a blocked punt landing and a game-winning area purpose to swing the sport 13 factors within the 49ers’ course.
Right here’s what Kyle Shanahan, Jimmy Garoppolo and the 49ers stated after the win:
Kyle Shanahan
On the sport:
The blokes simply battled at present, discovered a solution to get a win in there. Couldn’t be extra pleased with the blokes.
On embattled particular groups coach Richard Hightower:
Richard did a hell of a job. It’s an enormous recreation. I do know they’ve had some adversity right here within the second half of the season. We stated it on Tuesday once we began, we thought our particular groups had a bonus on this recreation, that that they had a possibility to presumably win the sport. To have the ability to say that really got here to fruition, these guys pulled it off, was big for these guys.
On Hufanga’s landing:
I used to be actually hoping he was going to select it up and return it as a result of I wasn’t eager to need to name performs to get it from there in these components.
On the adversity all through the season:
Our crew’s been by way of so many alternative conditions this 12 months that we don’t overreact to something. We simply play soccer.
On his thought after the failed fourth-down try:
I used to be pondering there’s six minutes and I hope we get the ball again and we’ll get one other likelihood.
On gamers’ toughness:
Guys have been battling on the market. Only for these guys, watching guys hobbling nonetheless making an attempt to go. I watched so many gamers work so arduous to get again this week. We didn’t suppose we have been going to have Jordan Willis this week, how arduous he labored to get again, the blocked punt was so huge.
On Garoppolo:
I assumed Jimmy battled. I imply, a number of the stuff, I do know he had that dangerous choose, which was unlucky — that wasn’t a great play. However a number of the performs he made within the first half… I don’t suppose individuals perceive what that’s sort of like on the market. However I used to be simply pleased with all people.
On the crew’s perserverence:
That’s the mentality of men on the crew and you may’t coach guys to not get discouraged. You attempt to get the appropriate individuals who attempt to work by way of stuff. We strive to not overreact, attempt to use all the pieces as a instructing second. And I feel we’ve had numerous these this 12 months and I’ve all the time tried to say that.
On DeMeco Ryans after criticism earlier within the season:
He simply saved sticking with it, man. We bought some good gamers, DeMeco is an unbelievable coach, the entire employees has caught collectively. They by no means cease working, our guys by no means cease grinding. It comes down to 1 recreation that might have gone both method.
On taking part in within the chilly:
I’m glad that we’re in a dome or in Tampa subsequent week. I feel the remainder of our crew is just too. That’s no joke. It was enjoyable, it was a problem, and subsequent time we ever need to do it, we’ll be up for it. 
Arik Armstead
On this season vs. 2019:
It’s utterly completely different. I used to be simply speaking to a few of my teammates about how simple that 12 months was, simply sort of ran by way of individuals and bought to the Tremendous Bowl. It is a completely different street, lot of adversity, however I feel it’s making it much more particular.
On the crew’s confidence:
We’re a assured bunch in our talents. I feel now we have a very proficient crew, and I really feel like playoff soccer is sort of tailor made for our fashion, what we do so far as working the ball and taking part in nice protection. So we really feel like we are able to win any recreation.
On his method within the playoffs:
I don’t need to go dwelling, I inform my d-line earlier than the sport. We have now a particular group and I need to hold reminiscences with them.
On the chilly:
After we received, I didn’t need to depart the sector. I wished to remain on the market.
On sacking Rodgers:
That was a tremendous expertise. A lot respect for A-Rod. He’s a future corridor of fame and, , the most effective to do it, so to get a sack on him, that’s an enormous second.
Robbie Gould
On his kick and cleat:
As the sport went on, I feel the sector bought softer. I've a buddy of mine who owns a soccer shoe firm again in Lancaster, Pennsylvania who despatched me a seven-step cleat. All my different cleats are from like 15 years in the past, so Angelo, recognize you buddy. I wanted that within the final kick for certain.
I’m fairly pleased with how Tabor and Mitch dealt with all of the situations. I imply, these guys performed actually, rather well for not having performed in quite a bit (of snow).
On how far he may have kicked it:
In all probability 52. We talked about that on the final drive. We actually talked about it the entire recreation as a result of the wind picked up within the second half.
On how his foot feels:
I’d fairly have it black and blue, taking part in in one other recreation, than — no offense to my children — sitting down and taking part in catch with them as an alternative of taking part in soccer.
On his targets:
I need to win a Tremendous Bowl. I imply, if it wasn’t for that, I wouldn’t be taking part in soccer. I may care much less to play soccer, and I don’t imply that in a nasty method. My children are at an age — they’re 8, 6 and three. I’ve spent the final six years away from my children and so they imply the world to me. You understand, in some unspecified time in the future, Dad’s going to return dwelling and be Dad for them.
Jimmy Garoppolo
On his crew’s resolve:
We simply discover a method. Each week’s completely different. We do it a number of methods however the battle on this crew is simply ridiculous. There actually is not any giving up, you possibly can really feel it on the sideline.
On the climate:
It’s tough at instances. The footing on the sector was sort of robust, simply sort of slick on the market, however nothing that, , I haven’t well being with. I don’t know, simply conserving the arms heat is the large factor, however aside from that, it’s simply soccer.
On Deebo Samuel:
He’s an athlete, man. He does all of it. Kick returns at present, even, I imply he was doing all of it.
On the urgency within the recreation:
There was a calmness, actually, in all probability halfway by way of the primary or second, that I spotted it was going to be that sort of recreation. … Even once they had the lead, I felt like we have been answerable for the sport.
On his interception:
The man made a pleasant play. Can’t make that throw in a lot of these situations.
On the 49ers’ penchant for shut video games:
It positively offers all people’s anxiousness slightly little bit of a kick. 
George Kittle
On his missed catch:
Typically you get kicked within the face and also you simply gotta reply. It was a nasty play by me. I ought to have been a landing. Very dissatisfied by that. Thankfully the protection and particular groups gave me a possibility to proceed to play.
On the particular groups:
Within the chilly and the snow, you couldn’t ask for the rest.
On his crew’s perseverance:
It is a gritty crew, it’s a salty crew and we simply hold bouncing again. We don’t actually let something freak us out.
On Garoppolo:
I can’t say sufficient about that man. The (stuff) that he takes, excuse my language. We simply see — persistently, simply individuals attempt to pull him down and all he does is attempt to ship. He leads his crew. He’s the sense of calm within the huddle.
Talanoa Hufanga
On discovering the ball for his landing:
“You guys in all probability noticed all of us search for it. We have been struggling. With the snow and the darkish, we couldn’t see it. However then I heard it bounce to my left. I wasn’t going to leap on it. I wished to attain.”
On resolution to scoop and rating:
I used to be going to select it up regardless. In these conditions, we wanted an enormous play like that. I feel all people round me was telling me choose it up too.
Nick Bosa
On the day:
It’s been numerous enjoyable. Lengthy day. issues went our method there on the finish, and again to the NFC Championship.
Arik’s the most effective gamers within the league and he’s beginning to present it right here within the playoffs. Two of probably the most crucial-moment sacks that he may have. He’s a very ard employee and he’s been placing within the work his entire profession. He’s carried out a ton for this group.
On the ups and downs of the season:
The way in which this 12 months’s gone has made this entire journey actually particular and I’m simply glad it’s nonetheless going.
On Garoppolo:
I’m simply impressed along with his demeanor, simply as a frontrunner. Lots of people give him crap or no matter, however he’s as cool and picked up as a quarterback as I’ve ever had and he’s an ideal man to steer us to the place we have to go.
On his damage coming into the sport:
I actually wasn’t frightened concerning the concussion. My again was slightly sore. That’s what I used to be frightened about. 
Fred Warner
On giving up the primary landing:
I’m not going to lie, I used to be fairly upset… They're an incredible offense however I do know we’re an incredible protection too, so I assumed that was unacceptable for certain.
On climbing out of a four-game dropping streak earlier within the 12 months:
We had an excessive amount of expertise to actually keep like that, and guys love what they achieve this a lot, like. we have been all going to discover a solution to sort of dig ourselves out of that.
On his message to teammates:
You simply want completely different individuals on the sideline, supplying you with completely different (messages), and I’m the man to be like ‘No, we bought to be higher’, simply the sense of urgency.
On evaluating to the 2019 season:
They’re utterly completely different however there's a level to be stated about — it is extremely rewarding whenever you’re the underdog and also you are available and take it from someone.
On mindset within the playoffs:
We’re prepared to observe the sport tomorrow and see who now we have subsequent.
Deebo Samuel
On the sport:
It was simply so loopy, I’m simply nonetheless in shock.
On his third-and-7 conversion run:
It was really a move referred to as at first after which we referred to as a timeout after which Kyle referred to as for the run recreation. So I adopted the blockers and simply hit the opening at full pace and bought the primary down.
On being harm:
I used to be hurting all recreation however I’ll be all proper.
On the protection:
Have a look at the blokes now we have on the market on protection. All 11 guys are superb. Held them to 10 factors, which is nice within the climate on the market. We simply needed to go on the market and capitalize on our finish.
Jimmie Ward
The situations:
It was nice soccer climate, that’s it.
The sluggish begin:
Within the first 15 (performs, that’s the place the offense likes to throw all the pieces at you, all of the performs that they observe. After that drive, I felt just like the protection, I felt we did an incredible job of communication and taking part in collectively.
The blocked area purpose
Coach Hightower and coach Harper pointed it out and stated I had a great likelihood of getting it.
Josh Norman defending Davante Adams chilly off the bench within the fourth quarter:
To come back off the bench and make a play like that in opposition to Aaron Rodgers. That was an incredible throw, and him and Davante Adams, they’re like Scottie Pippen and Jordan, they make that throw on a regular basis, however not at present.
The ending:
It’s all concerning the end. We’re nonetheless getting haunted by the Tremendous Bowl in 2019. Final six minutes, misplaced the sport. Coach Kyle put an enormous emphasis on ending.
Producing below strain:
I really feel like we’re below strain each week. If we don’t win, individuals name us trash, and if we didn’t do win, then we didn’t win with the fashion y’all wished us to win. So on the finish of the day, we are able to’t please all people. A win is a win.