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Here are Press-Gazette Packers reporter Pete Dougherty's three keys to the Green Bay Packers-San Francisco 49ers game Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Two potentially lopsided matchups add intrigue to the 49ers-Packers game at Lambeau Field in Week 11.

Back in his college days, Alex Smith used to get confused for Aaron Rodgers. ♦ Sign up for Green Bay Packers text alerts Few would mistake them now.

' boast obviously made it all the way to the Windy City. Bears defensive end sought out the 49ers ' quotable tight end during warm-ups Thursday night.

Earlier in the season, defensive end Justin Smith said emphatically that teammate Aubrayo Franklin was the best nose tackle in the NFL.

Such as Mike Singletary and Jeff Fisher. In 1981, Singletary and Fisher were rookie teammates on the Chicago Bears.

Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears threw away a chance to beat the San Francisco 49ers.Cutler tossed a career-high five interceptions, with his last coming in the end zone on the games final play, and the 49ers snapped a four-game losing streak by defeating the Bears 10-6 on Thursday night.

Despite a four-game losing streak, 49ers tight end Vernon Davis remains confident heading into Thursday's game against the Bears.

The assignment: Shaun Hill was supposed to manage an offense driven by a powerful running game.

When it comes to Chris Johnson, there's no faster running back in the NFL, as the 49ers learned Sunday.

San Francisco 49ers starting quarterback Alex Smith heads off the field after their 34-27 loss against the Tennessee Titans in the fourth quarter in San Francisco, Calif.

Peyton Manning entered last week's game against the 49ers having thrown 15 touchdown passes and having been sacked only twice all season.

After finally notching their first win of the season, the Tennessee Titans will travel to San Francisco this weekend to meet the 3-4 49ers in an interconference matchup.

For the first time this season, the 49ers will face a quarterback who is as dangerous with his legs as he is with his arm.

Barry Sims still has something to give in his 11th NFL season, and the San Francisco 49ers need everything they can get from the veteran lineman as he takes over a prominent role on the team's struggling offense.

In the eyes of Pro Bowl LB Patrick Willis , the 3-4 San Francisco 49ers are a playoff team.

Join 49ers Pro Bowl LB Patrick Willis for a live chat Tuesday at 1 p.m. ET on NFL.com. Submit your questions for Patrick now, and check back in later as he answers your questions on his season, coach Mike Singletary , the outlook for the 49ers and more.

The performance of the 49ers ' defense against the high-powered Colts drew rave reviews both for its design and its execution.

Michael Crabtree is Scot McCloughan's wide receiver, Vernon Davis is his tight end, Joe Staley is his left tackle, and Frank Gore is his running back.

Tarell Brown, who has played only sparingly this season, might be the 49ers' starting left cornerback today against the high-octane Indianapolis Colts.