The Packers snapped their four-game losing streak and improved to 3-5 on the season. The Rams, who played without starting quarterback Matthew Stafford, are also 3-5.
Seven days ago, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur had just watched his team get drilled by arch-rival Minnesota. And LaFleur said what everyone else was thinking.
“We’re a mess right now,” LaFleur said.
Things were far from clean this week. But the Packers did enough to eventually pull away and defeat the Los Angeles Rams, 20-3.
The Packers snapped their four-game losing streak and improved to 3-5 on the season. The Rams, who played without starting quarterback Matthew Stafford, are also 3-5.
Here’s the good, bad and ugly from Green Bay’s win over Los Angeles.THE GOOD
SECONDARY FIRST RATE: The Packers played with just one preferred starter in the secondary — cornerback Jaire Alexander. With both starting safeties out, Green Bay started journeyman Jonathan Owens and rookie Anthony Johnson there, cornerback Carrington Valentine started for Eric Stokes (hamstring).
The group caught a break when Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford (thumb) was inactive and was replaced by journeyman Brett Rypien. But that doesn’t take away from the fact the Packers shined in the back.
Rypien was just 13 for 28 for 224 yards with no touchdowns and an interception for a passer rating of 36.7.
JORDAN LOVE: The Packers’ first year starter at quarterback had his ups and downs, but was relatively efficient, didn’t make any killer mistakes and put the Rams away late with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Luke Musgrave.
Love finished the day 20-of-28 for 228 yards, one touchdown, no interceptions and a passer rating of 115.5.
Love held the ball too long, which led to his being sacked four times. Overall, though, he might have had his best game since a Week 1 win at Chicago.
AARON JONES: Green Bay’s running back scored his 63rd career touchdown, which moved him into seventh place in team history.
