"It’s official the NFL is rigged": Fans lose their minds as Brock Purdy and 49ers pull stunning comeback win vs Packers

In pouring rain, Brock Purdy led the San Francisco 49ers to a comeback win over the Green Bay Packers in the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. The 24-21 victory ensured that San Francisco advanced to the NFC Championship yet again and will play at home as the top seed in the conference.The 49ers trailed for much of the second half and were down 21-17 when the Packers set up for a field goal that could have given them a 24-17 lead. Kicker Anders Carlson missed and Brock Purdy took over. He led San Francisco down the field on a methodical drive that took more than five minutes off the clock and culminated in a Christian McCaffrey rushing touchdown.That made the score 24-21 with just over a minute to go. Jordan Love had a chance to at least force overtime, but he ended up throwing his second interception to end the game.Many fans felt the referees played a role in the outcome of the game.Green Bay, in the first half, reached the red zone and tried a quarterback sneak on 4th-and-1. Many felt as if they had got the yardage needed to set up 1st-and-goal. But the referees ruled it short and gave the 49ers a turnover on downs.The score was 3-0 to the Packers at that time. San Francisco went ahead and scored its first touchdown at the other end to make it 7-3. But had it been ruled differently, the scoreboard could have read 10-0.Fans accused the NFL of rigging the game, with the help of the referees, to benefit the 49ers. They took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to vent their frustrations. Here is a sample of some of the posts on the platform.Predict the entire NFL playoff picture! Our NFL playoff bracket simulator lets you see how the brackets might unfold based on your picksBrock Purdy outshines Jordan Love to make second successive NFC Championship GameThe 49ers quarterback was picked in the seventh round of the 2022 NFL Draft with the last pick. Jordan Love, on the other hand, was a first-rounder. Yet, it was Purdy leading the first seed to a win over the seventh seed to go to the conference championship for the second straight season.