NFC Green, Green Bay run over Niners

The Packers gained 243 yards on 48 carries in a 20-10 victory.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) -- It wasn't just the 1966 throwback No. 15 jersey that had Brett Favre looking a lot like Bart Starr.
Favre threw just 15 passes and the Packers ran 48 times in a 20-10 victory over San Francisco on a wet, misty Sunday at Lambeau Field.
"In those types of conditions, that was the type of game we wanted to play," Favre said. "They knew it, we knew it, but yet they were not able to stop us."
Preview
Favre usually wears an old T-shirt to his postgame press conferences, but this time he sported a spiffy retro jersey like the ones the Packers will wear at Detroit on Thanksgiving.
It was fitting, although some of his younger teammates didn't see the significance. "Some guys were asking who 15 was and I said in two years they'll be asking who 4 is, too," Favre said.
Not likely.
But this was the latest example of the Packers' turbocharged offense being driven by Ahman Green instead of Favre, who hasn't had a 300-yard passing game in more than a year.
The Packers (6-5) gained 243 yards on 48 carries, their heaviest reliance on the run since Oct. 4, 1981, when they ran 49 times against the New York Giants.
Green Bay has amassed 939 yards rushing over the last four games behind Green, the NFC's leading rusher.
"Talking to some of their guys the last couple of plays, they just were so impressed with our offensive line, how well they block and how aggressive they are," Favre said. "It's kind of a weekly thing now. You've got to give credit to our running backs, too. We've got three good ones."
Rushing attack
Green ran through San Francisco's stingy run defense 27 times for 154 yards and backups Najeh Davenport and Tony Fisher combined for 87 yards on 17 carries.
Green set franchise records with his fourth straight 100-yard game and his eighth of the season. He also surpassed John Brockington as the second-leading rusher in team history, trailing only Jim Taylor.
Green said it's just a matter of everybody playing together for four years: "We know each other. So, when you have a group like that, it's kind of hard not to go out there and do what we do."
The Packers beat the Niners (5-6) for the 10th time in 11 tries behind Favre, who threw two touchdown passes, a 66-yarder to Javon Walker and a 16-yarder to Robert Ferguson, tying Dan Marino's NFL record with at least 20 touchdowns in 10 straight seasons.
Favre, who fumbled three times in a downpour against Philadelphia two weeks ago when the tape covering his broken right thumb got slippery, threw three interceptions.
The 49ers failed to capitalize on the first two before converting his third pickoff into points. Terrell Owens caught a 24-yard pass from Tim Rattay in broken coverage on fourth down to pull San Francisco to 17-10 late in the third quarter.
Ryan Longwell's 37-yard field goal with 7:44 left gave Green Bay a 20-10 lead, his 174th field goal breaking Chris Jacke's club record.
Antuan Edwards then intercepted Rattay's throw at midfield with 6:08 left and the Packers ran out the clock behind their great ground game.
Rattay rattled
Rattay had led the 49ers to two wins at home after replacing starter Jeff Garcia (ankle), but the Packers harassed him into a 14-for-30 performance that included just 142 yards passing and four sacks.
"We had no sync, no rhythm whatsoever on offense," 49ers coach Dennis Erickson said.
That's partly because right guard Ron Stone aggravated an injured hamstring early on and was replaced by Dwayne Ledford, who quickly sprained an ankle.
"They blitzed more than they had all year," Erickson said. "They got some pressure in Tim's face, and they got some sacks."
That cost the 49ers the chance to capitalize on injuries to Packers linebacker Nick Barnett (ankle) and safety Darren Sharper (ribs).
The 49ers also failed to score after two first-half interceptions gave San Francisco the ball inside Green Bay's 25. Todd Peterson missed a 28-yard field goal after a penalty and the 49ers had to punt following two more flags after their second takeaway.
"Weather, crowd, it's all excuses," fumed Erickson. "We weren't focused enough, disciplined enough, whatever you want to call it."