“I’m hurt by all the playoff losses,” Rodgers told NBC Sports' Peter King. '... The 49ers game in 2013 hurts.'
“Of course,” Rodgers told King when asked if that incompletion sticks with him. “You think about all those plays from all the years. Never goes away. Doesn’t mean that you dwell on them or you can’t get past them. You’re a competitor, you remember maybe the failures more than the successes. I think that’s just a part of loving to compete and hating to lose maybe more than you love to win."
As far as what Rodgers ranks as the worst playoff losses of his career, the 49ers' division rival wears that crown. "When you think about the worst losses in your career, I mean both of them were in Seattle -- the 'Fail Mary' game in 2012, NFC Championship in the ’14 season," Rodgers said."But they all stick with you, because you think about what you could’ve done better. Plays you should’ve made.". The teams open up their preseason schedules against each other at 5:30 p.m. Friday in Santa Clara.
Although Rodgers won't play in the preseason tilt, you can bet the most recent playoff loss will still be lingering in the back of his mind.