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Packers hold on for a 24-19 win over Rams
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Packers hold on for a 24-19 win over Rams

The Packers got back in the win column on Sunday with a 24-19 victory over the Rams.

Green Bay trailed 13–10 at halftime, but the club took advantage of a pair of turnovers in the third quarter to build a lead that Los Angeles could not overcome.

Senior running back Kyren Williams fumbled in Green Bay territory to end the first possession of the third quarter. One play later, quarterback Jordan Love hit tight end Tucker Kraft for a 66-yard touchdown, giving the Packers a 17-13 lead.

Then safety Xavier McKinney intercepted quarterback Matthew Stafford to set up a pick in his fifth straight game, becoming the first player since 1970 to do so in his first five games with a new team. It took a little longer for the Packers to take the field after that takeaway, but Kraft caught his second touchdown of the day, coming in on a 7-yard pass for a 24-13 lead.

But the Rams weren’t done yet. The club used an 11-play drive in the fourth quarter to cut Green Bay’s lead to 24-19 with 3:30 left in the game with Demarcus Robinson’s 1-yard touchdown. The two-point conversion failed when Tutu Atwell couldn’t get into the paint during a jet sweep.

Los Angeles had one last chance to get the win with a late two-minute drive. But Stafford picked up a sack on second-and-5, forcing the Rams to call their final timeout. And then Stafford was pressured on his fourth-down pass to tight end Colby Parkinson and the ball fell incomplete.

In his second game back from a knee injury, Love finished 15 of 26 for 224 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. Kraft led with four catches for 88 yards with two touchdowns.

Josh Jacobs also rushed for his first touchdown as a Packer, finishing with 73 yards on 19 carries plus one 21-yard reception.

Stafford finished the game 29 of 45 for 260 yards with a touchdown and a pick. Williams had 22 carries for 102 yards with a touchdown. While Jordan Whittington led the club with seven catches and 89 yards, he was forced off the field late in the fourth quarter.

With the win, Matt LaFleur improved to 5-0 against his former boss Sean McVay and the Rams. LaFleur was Los Angeles’ offensive coordinator in McVay’s first season as head coach in 2017.

The 3-2 Packers are back home next week to play the Cardinals.

At 1-4, the Rams get a chance to rest, recover and possibly get some injured players back with a Week 6 bye.