Grant Takes It Right At 49ers

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Coming into Sunday's game, the San Francisco 49ers' defense was ranked an impressive third in the league against the run but an alarming 29th against the pass.

That didn't mean the Packers were going to attack in one-dimensional fashion, however. Far from it.

Green Bay tried to and succeeded in establishing the run early with feature back Ryan Grant, and the third-year pro was pretty darn effective all day long, churning out 129 yards on 21 carries in the Packers' 30-24 victory at Lambeau Field.

Grant, who also had a 1-yard touchdown run, topped 100 yards for the second time this season. But more importantly, he let the 49ers know right away he would be a factor in the game, and the ground attack remained a key all the way to the end when the offense killed the final five minutes, 50 seconds on the clock to seal the win.

"We did a good job of executing," Grant said of the ground game, which produced 158 yards in all, well above the average of 87.7 ..

Source: Packers.com
 

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