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With temperatures in the teens, Aaron Rodgers completed 22 of 30
passes for 229 yards with a touchdown and an interception as
Green Bay (6-8) won its second straight game following a 1-7
skid.
Dillon and Aaron Jones combined for 28 carries for 126 yards,
and the duo added a combined 71 receiving yards, with Jones
catching a scoring pass.
Baker Mayfield, who rallied the Rams (4-10) to a last-minute
victory in the team's most recent outing, had no such magic in
his first start for Los Angeles. He went 12 of 21 for 111 yards
with a touchdown and an interception, while Cam Akers rushed for
65 yards on 12 carries and added a team-high 35 yards on three
catches.
The Packers broke open the game with a pair of third-quarter
touchdowns. First, Dillon plunged in from 1 yard out to make it
17-6. Then, following a three-and-out by Los Angeles, Green Bay
needed only six plays to find the end zone again, this time on a
7-yard pass from Rodgers to Jones.
The Rams answered back just over two minutes later with an
8-yard touchdown pass from Mayfield to Tyler Higbee. However,
Matt Gay missed the extra point, keeping the margin at 24-12.
The teams exchanged fourth-quarter turnovers. Mayfield had his
arm hit on a throw that was intercepted by Rasul Douglas. Two
plays later, Jones fumbled and Jalen Ramsey recovered for Los
Angeles.
A largely uneventful first half ended with the Packers ahead
10-6 thanks to a second-quarter TD run by Dillon.
Shortly after Los Angeles drew even at 3-3, Green Bay embarked
on an 11-play, 74-yard drive that Dillon punctuated by dragging
defenders into the end zone for an 8-yard score.
Brandon Powell returned the ensuing kickoff to the Los Angeles
35. That left the Rams needing just 28 yards to get in position
for Gay's 55-yard field goal that made it 10-6 in the final
minute of the half.
--Field Level Media
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