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| Date | January 19, 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Stadium | Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Referee | John Hussey | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Attendance | 72,211 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Network | Fox | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Announcers | Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Erin Andrews, Chris Myers and Mike Pereira | |||||||||||||||||||||
The 2019 National Football Conference (NFC) Championship Game was played between the Green Bay Packers and the San Francisco 49ers on January 19, 2020, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Both the Packers and 49ers finished the season with 13–3 records, each winning their respective divisions. The 49ers got the first seed in the playoffs owing to their 37–8 victory over the Packers in Week 12, with the Packers taking the second seed. The Packers got the second seed over the 13–3 New Orleans Saints due to their better conference record.
Both teams received first round byes during the Wild Card round. The Packers faced the Seattle Seahawks in the Divisional Round, winning 28-23. The 49ers beat the Minnesota Vikings in the Divisional Round by a score of 27–10. With their higher seeding, the 49ers hosted the Packers in the NFC Championship game. The 49ers took a 27–0 lead into halftime behind the running of Raheem Mostert. Although the Packers scored in the second half, it was not enough to overcome their deficit. Mostert rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns in the game, while quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo set an NFC Championship Game record for fewest pass attempts with just eight. The 49ers advanced to Super Bowl LIV, where they lost 31–20 to the Kansas City Chiefs.