The San Francisco 49ers were decidedly better than the Dallas Cowboys when they met back in Week 5, and it's clear the bookmakers anticipate them faring a lot better than Dallas did against the Green Bay Packers in the postseason.

Green Bay pulled off the shock of the Wild Card round so far when it routed Dallas on the road on Sunday, the Packers surging to a 48-32 victory, with the final score flattering the second seed Cowboys.

That set up the latest edition of the 49ers-Packers rivalry, with Green Bay set to travel to face the 49ers in primetime at Levi's Stadium on Saturday.

The Packers are clearly much more dangerous than their standing as the seven seed suggests and loom as underrated threat to the 49ers' Super Bowl aspirations.

However, there is right now no expectation of a San Francisco letdown, the NFC's top seed opening as a 10-point favorite against the Packers, according to betonline.ag.

With the 49ers having had the opportunity to rest starters in Week 18 and had the benefit of the bye week, it is no surprise a San Francisco team that was the clear class of the NFC in the regular season is a huge favorite against a Packers team operating on a short week.

But having seen what Jordan Love and Co. did to the Cowboys, the 49ers will be paying no attention to the betting odds and doing everything they can to ensure their extra rest does not see them come out rusty against an opponent that comes in with nothing to lose and huge momentum.

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Their opponents sent a message.