The Green Bay Packers overcame a wild pick-six by Jordan Love and a 13-10 first-half deficit and used a late defensive stand to escape Los Angeles with a 24-19 victory over the Rams on Sunday at SoFi Stadium .

Josh Jacobs scored his first Packers touchdown, Xavier McKinney delivered two more takeaways, Jordan Love threw a pair of touchdown passes to Tucker Kraft and Karl Brooks produced a pair of sacks in the second half in the win.

The Packers are now 3-2 heading back home for Week 6.

Here’s what went right, what went wrong and what it means for the Packers’ future:

What went well

— The Packers won the turnover battle again, thanks in large part to Xavier McKinney. He caught a fumble caused by Kingsley Enagbare and walked to his right to intercept an errant throw from Matthew Stafford, setting up two takeaways, leading to 14 points. McKinney now has six takeaways of his own this season. The Packers won the turnover battle 2-1.

– Rookie Edgerrin Cooper made two big plays – both on stunts. He stunted from the rim and sacked Stafford on third down in the first half, forcing a punt. On the decisive 4th-and-3, Cooper stunted in and pressured a hurried throw from Stafford.

— Explosive plays were huge again. Jayden Reed made an incredible catch on a Jordan Love heave in triple coverage, creating a 53-yard gain and setting up Josh Jacobs’ opening touchdown. Later, Tucker Kraft caught a pass from Love and converted it for a 66-yard touchdown after the catch. The two plays accounted for more than half of Love’s passing yards.

– The pass rush was quiet for a long time, but Cooper’s sack ended a drive and Karl Brooks had three key plays, including a pressure that set up an interception, a third-down sack that forced a punt and a second-down bag in the last series. There was just enough pressure for the Packers defense to get off the field late.

— Cooper had two key pressures, and rookie Evan Williams defended two passes. Javon Bullard played more snaps in the slot and had a run stop early.

— Love settled after his choice six. He completed nine consecutive passes, including both touchdown passes, helping the Packers score 17 consecutive points and take control of the game. The mistake — and some of his poor plays early on under pressure — could have sent a less strong-willed quarterback into a spiral. Instead, Love righted the ship and got the Packers back on track.

– Rookie kicker Brayden Narveson made all four of his kicks, including three extra points and a 46-yard field goal. The Rams tried to ice him with a field goal timeout, but Narveson made the kick. For a week, Narveson rewarded the Packers’ faith in him.

— The Packers defense made two crucial fourth down stops. One in the first quarter inside the red zone, taking away points. And the second with the game late on the line.

– The Packers averaged 5.6 yards per play and 7.0 yards per pass attempt, compared to the Rams’ 4.9 yards per play and 4.9 yards pass attempt. The Packers were explosive but inconsistent. The Rams lacked efficiency in a few key moments.

– The Packers gave the Rams three chances to return the kickoff, but stopped all three returns inside the 30-yard line and beat the touchback spot.

— Josh Jacobs had three more explosive plays. Two runs for 10 yards and a 21-yard catch.

What went wrong?

— Love’s interception was an avalanche of mistakes. The Packers blew a protection, allowing a free runner from the blind side. Love didn’t feel the defender behind him as he rolled to his right and had to make a hurried and chaotic throw to get rid of the ball, which was intercepted and returned for a score. A safety would have been a better result. Either way, it was a disaster scenario.

— The Packers went 1-for-8 on third down. The only conversion required a scramble from Love on 3rd and 12. The Rams converted 8 of 16 third downs.

— The pass rush is still not disruptive enough in large areas. Just like last week, Matthew Stafford played from too many zeros in obvious passing situations. The Packers don’t apply pressure without second-level blitzes.

— Dontayvion Wicks is still struggling to finish. He caught two of seven targets, including one clear drop and another failed contested catch on third down late in the game. The fuses still separate fine, but the hands need better. And soon.

– The Packers were penalized six times for just 34 yards, but the penalties came at inopportune times and often killed momentum. Procedural sanctions before imposition continue to occur. The Packers had at least three false starts, including one in the fourth quarter that helped kill a drive that took eight minutes off the clock but resulted in a punt.

— For the fourth time in five games, the Packers allowed a running back to pass for 90 yards. Kyren Williams ran hard and turned 22 carries into 102 yards. Williams, Saquon Barkley, Jonathan Taylor and Aaron Jones all rushed for at least 90 yards, and Williams, Barkley and Taylor went over 100 yards.

What it means

The Packers overcame a tough week and avoided an 0-3 start in conference play. Matt LaFleur’s team lost at home to a division rival last week and had to go on the road to play a Super Bowl-winning head coach and quarterback while dealing with an internal distraction (Romeo Doubs suspension) and a lengthy injury report. It all seemed like a recipe for a letdown. Even though the Packers were sloppy, sometimes good teams have to win ugly games when they don’t play their best. Once again it feels like the Packers are close. The offense needs to be better on a down-to-down basis, but most of the missed opportunities are self-inflicted mistakes. The defense blew to create pressure, but is still not good enough to pressure with four. Now at 3-2, the Packers have a chance to go home and prove their status as a contender over the next month. Over the next four weeks, they will face the Arizona Cardinals, Houston Texans and Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field.

Highlights

What’s next

The Packers return to Green Bay and host the Arizona Cardinals in Week 6. The Cardinals came from behind to beat the San Francisco 49ers on the road on Sunday to improve to 2-3 after five games. Jonathan Gannon’s team has played the 49ers, Buffalo Bills and Detroit Lions early this season, so they will be tested when they come to Green Bay.