Nick Bosa hopes 49ers can make Aaron Rodgers uncomfortable

Nick Bosa faced Aaron Rodgers twice during his rookie season in 2019. In those two games, San Francisco sacked Rodgers a total of eight times, with Bosa himself winning a pair of sacks in a pair of resounding victories, including a 37-20 victory in the NFC Championship.

With Rodgers and the Packers again this weekend, Bosa is hoping the 49ers can regain the level of play that helped control Green Bay’s offense two years ago.

“We just want to get off to a good start and make him feel the pressure overall,” Bosa said, via Jennifer Lee Chan of NBC Sports Bay Area. “In 2019 obviously, we made him uncomfortable. If he’s comfortable, it’s going to be a long day for everyone.

“So we’re just trying to shut the pocket on him and get him out of his normal routine, let go, and then once you start knocking him down you just want to get him up as many times as you can. . “

The 49ers sacked Rodgers five times in a 37-8 regular-season game before knocking him down three more in the playoffs. Finding a way to put pressure on Rodgers was one of the keys to keeping him in check two years ago. While the 49ers defense member has changed somewhat since then, Bosa is back from his torn ACL last year and already has three sacks in two games.