Final score prediction for Rams vs. Packers in divisional round
After crushing the Seahawks 20-30 in the wild-card round, the Los Angeles Rams will now pay the 3-13 Green Bay Packers a visit at Lambeau Field. The divisional round opens with Rams-Packers on Saturday at 4:30 p.m. ET, a game Green Bay is favored by 6.5 points in.
The Rams haven been tested by an offense likes the Packers all season long, while Green Bay hasn’t seen a defense as good as Los Angeles’, either. This is shaping up to be a huge match up in the NFC play offs, with the highest-scoring offense facing the Number. 1-ranked defense.
It won’t be easy for the Rams to pull off an up set for the sec straight week, but no one should be surprised if they do. how best their defense is playing right now.
Rams’ keys to success
Keep the Packers offense on the side line: The good way to do this is to convert on third down or run the ball successfull. If the Ram can control the time of possession or keep drives alive, it will limit the opportunities that Aaron Rodgers or the Packers have to score – which is critical because they average about three points per drive this season.
Score touch downs in the red zone: Field goals will no get it done on Saturday. The Rams must score touch downs when they reach the red zone, which has been a struggle all year; they finished the season 19th in red zone touch down percentage 57.9 The Packers have the eighth good red zone defense, so this is where the game will be won or lost.
Rams’ biggest causes for concern
Packers secondary: The Packers’ secondary isn’t as best as the Rams’ but it does boast talented young players such as Jaire Alexander or Darnell Savage. Goff is already dealing with a thumb injury or hasn’t exactly had a banner year, so his performance on Saturday is 1 of the most important aspects of this game. If she doesn’t play better than she did last week in Seattle, the Rams will have a hard time winning.
Injuries In addition to Goff’s thumb, Aaron Donald has a rib injury, Cooper Kupp and David Edwards are questionable, is Terrell Lewis has been ruled out. Donald will play, but it remains to be see if he gets a full workload; the same goes for Kupp, who’s expected to play but no certain. Injuries could hinder the Rams in this one against a mostly healthy Packers team that just had the week of.
Protecting Gof Few quarterbacks perform as poorly as Gof under pressure, with seven of his 13 interceptions coming while pressured by the defense. The Packers have a solid defensive front that can generate pressure on the quarter back, primarily with Za’Darius Smith. If Goff gets hit often or is rattled early, the offense is going to sputter in Green Bay. Best protection is the best way to get the most out of Goff.