The Green Bay Packers used an early Josh Jacobs touchdown, a second-half surge fueled by two Xavier McKinney takeaways and two Tucker Kraft touchdowns and a late defensive stop to take down the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium.

The win was Green Bay’s first against an NFC opponent and improved the Packers to 3-2 overall after five weeks. Matt LaFleur’s team will host the Arizona Cardinals next week.

Here are three takeaways from the Packers’ win over the Rams:

1. The offense remains explosive but inconsistent

The Packers gained 187 of their total 323 yards on seven explosive plays – a 66-yard catch by Tucker Kraft, a 53-yard catch by Jayden Reed, a 21-yard catch by Josh Jacobs, runs of 11 and 13 yards by Jacobs , an 11-yard run by Reed and a 12-yard scramble by Jordan Love. Explosive play is common for the Packers: They ranked first in Week 5 in total catches of 20 or more yards and runs of 10 or more yards. But the consistency from bottom to bottom needs to be improved. Despite four explosive runs, the Packers still averaged just 4.2 yards per carry. Love averaged just 4.4 yards per attempt on his other 24 attempts, not including the 66-yarder against Kraft and the 53-yarder against Reed. Dontayvion Wicks does not complete the catches. Reed had a drop in third. The Packers had three false start penalties. Love was sacked twice, including once on third down, and had a fumble out of bounds, losing yards. The offense looks like it will break out in a big way, but consistency – the difference between good and great – is proving to be a major final hurdle.

2. The defensive front needs to be better

To truly be championship-worthy, the Packers’ defensive front must wake up from an early season slumber. Matthew Stafford was ultimately sacked three times, and Edgerrin Cooper’s pressure helped get the Packers off the field on the decisive fourth down, but the front didn’t look consistently disruptive outside of one Tennessee half. More and more often, Jeff Hafley has to use extra defenders to create pressure, and the four-man rush ends in too many quarterbacks throwing from clean pockets. The Rams were short on receivers and couldn’t capitalize consistently. But most good teams will — and the Packers have plans to play big games against good teams in January. Rashan Gary didn’t have a quarterback hit and was mostly quiet again on Sunday. He needs a breakout, and fast.

3. Never underestimate a road win

Pick this win if you want, but there’s nothing easy about winning on the road in the NFL, especially when your team is working through a significant distraction (Romeo Doubs suspension) in the middle of the week and dealing with a long list of injuries . The Rams were down some key contributors, but Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford won a Super Bowl together, and the Rams are rapidly improving on the offensive and defensive lines. While the Packers were sloppy, especially in the first half and even late, Matt LaFleur’s team played enough to win the game. There’s something to be said about going out and winning when you don’t have your best stuff. Think of games in Atlanta, Las Vegas or Denver early last year. All close losses. The Packers are clearly working on their best football, but winning on the road certainly helps.

Other facts: Rookie kicker Brayden Narveson made a 46-yard field goal, temporarily lowering the temperature in his hot seat… In place of Devonte Wyatt, sophomore defensive lineman Karl Brooks produced 1.5 sacks, plus pressure on Xavier McKinney’s interception… Tucker Kraft chewed up yards after the catch, and it makes you wonder if the Packers would consider building more of the passing game around his elite trait… Rookie linebacker Edgerrin Cooper is a big, lightning-quick threat, especially at stunts where he can use his elite athleticism to get the corner and close on the quarterback…The Packers won the turnover battle for the fourth time in five weeks.