The Packers full blitz ruined C.J. Beathard and the 49ers

The focus will be right on the last two records, Aaron Rodgers in front of the Packers with a total of 139 yards for two goals in just 2:12, including a 81-yard, 10-game manual that has run out. 'now. second of the remaining 1:07. "It's part of the showdown with the best football quarterback," said Richard Sherman, before getting lost. "You give him a chance at the end …" Or we'll focus on Mason Crosby, who will nail the winning FG after missing time and win a redemption a week after missing five kicks. Everything is very important.

But neither would have had the chance to give the Packers their 33-30 win against the 49ers without Kevin King's interception to set up the winning mark. this It would not have happened without the Packers who risked everything for a complete blitz.

With 1:13 remaining tied and the Niners tied for a third and three goals just off the field, a first attempt would likely have meant a win in San Francisco. The Packers defense coordinator decided to hastily send the house, rushing on seven people to try to pressure C.J. Beathard to do something stupid. Security Ha-Ha Clinton-Dix was among the attackers of the pass. He turned out to be a free man, bypassing Beathard's protection and forcing a quick shot.

Clinton-Dix knew he had to create problems for Beathard, otherwise things would go wrong for the Green Bay corners, stuck in what's called a blanket zero, with no free records to help.

"Kind of like putting our guys on an island in the background," Clay Matthews said.

"Someone has to go home," said Clinton-Dix. "And if you're the free guy, you'd better get in there and pressure or something like that is going to be a problem."

Here is what happened:

Many had to go here for the Packers. First of all, the blitz was supposed to ring Beathard, and it was.

"They beat us in blitz and we had to get rid of it," said Kyle Shanahan. "There were four options on the game, but it was not the one we wanted."

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"There are a lot of choices out there for a full blitz. He definitely chose the wrong one. "

But to get to the INT, King must also stay with Marquise Goodwin, who has already burned the packers for 126 yards and two touchdowns (and this fantastic TD celebration). The former star of athletics has wheels, as King has seen from close up. "It has come to Olympic speed," he said of Goodwin. "They were not lying about it."

Packers' corner, Tramon Williams, said he and King had clearly guessed that their receivers would eject at the bottom of the court, and recognized it just in time, before the ball was broken.

"We saw the guys, both of them came on the field and we're like" holding on, "Williams said. "We sit because the blanket is zero. Then you read their body language and, at some point, you say "they go!"

Without King having this extra half-header to stay with Goodwin, without Clinton-Ten forcing Beathard to turn the ball over and without the Packers putting pressure on Beathard to make the wrong decision at the start, Aaron Rodgers luck for heroic . A blitz at all goes can be a nice thing when it works, and a game changer.