Aaron Rodgers is a 49ers fan… this week
Aaron Rodgers appears to be a fan of the San Francisco 49ers this week. Rodgers claims he’s pulling for the Bay Area team days after a report linked the quarterback to the 49ers via a trade this offseason. The 49ers are a playoff team this season, even with all of the injuries they’ve had.
The Green Bay Packers haven’t had such luck this season. But the Packers did increase their playoff odds by not playing this past weekend. The Packers still need a lot of things to happen. Rodgers is keeping an eye on those scenarios.
According to Matt Schneidman with The Athletic, Rodgers talked about it Tuesday on The Pat McAfee Show. Rodgers said he’d be cheering for the 49ers on Thursday Night Football.
Aaron Rodgers on @PatMcAfeeShow: "We're gonna be tuning in Thursday and rooting for one team we don't usually root for."
Green Bay needs the 49ers to beat the Seahawks.
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) December 13, 2022
The 49ers, at 9-4, are well on their way to the playoffs as the winner of the NFC West. The Packers need their opponent, the Seattle Seahawks, to lose Thursday. The Seahawks are currently 7-6, two games better than the Packers, who sit at 5-8 before Week 15.
The Packers need help, but the most important thing for them to do is beat the Los Angeles Rams on Monday Night Football. If they can’t string wins together, they have no shot of making a wild card spot, no matter how many games the Seahawks lose.
