NFL playoff preview: Grind-it-out 49ers headed to Lambeau to face suddenly resurgent Packers

San Francisco 49ers running back Frank Gore (21) scores on a one-yard touchdown run under Green Bay Packers free safety M.D. Jennings during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

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Patrick Willis and the 49ers travel to Green Bay to take on Aaron Rodgers and the Packers.

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San Francisco 49ers wide receiver Anquan Boldin (81) runs past Green Bay Packers defensive back Jerron McMillian (22) during the fourth quarter of an NFL football game in San Francisco, Sunday, Sept. 8, 2013. The 49ers won 34-28.

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Green Bay defensive back Jarrett Bush, who played at Utah State, is the lone player with local ties on the Packers or 49ers rosters.

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A snow crew credential is seen in the seating area of Lambeau Field before an NFL football game between the Green Bay Packers and the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, in Green Bay, Wis.

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The final playoff matchup of the week features the San Francisco 49ers against the Green Bay Packers, a matchup that may be the most highly anticipated and intriguing matchup of the weekend. With both teams fully capable of playing near-flawless football, NFL fans everywhere will be in for a real treat.

To get a good idea of exactly what type of action will take place on Sunday, it is important to consider the journey each team has had to get to this point, and what type of things to watch for when they match up against each other this weekend.

Here’s a look at the matchup:

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