![]() He also averaged 18.0 yards per punt return. Nixon averaged 31.7 yards on kickoff returns Monday, highlighted by a 52-yarder. Nixon became the Packers’ primary returner midway through the season and has added life to a group that had been lifeless for decades. KEISEAN NIXON: How was Amari Rodgers ever the No. We’re just out there having fun, guys playing together, communicating and playing fast and physical. Sometimes you don’t even know what the stats are until the end of the game. “We all played at a high level tonight,” Smith said. And Rams quarterback Baker Mayfield finished with just 111 passing yards and a passer rating of 67.8. The Rams finished with just 156 total yards and averaged only 3.6 yards per play. The Packers had five sacks, including two from outside linebacker Preston Smith. The 12 points Green Bay allowed was its fewest since Week 3 at Tampa Bay. The Packers’ much-maligned, disappointing defense needed a big game and they got exactly that. 2 wideout Allen Robinson (foot) also didn’t play. Quarterback Matthew Stafford (neck strain spinal cord contusion) and star wideout Cooper Kupp (high ankle sprain) were out. It’s exciting to watch him continue to grow as a player.”ĭEFENSE: Granted, these Rams looked nothing like the group that won the Super Bowl just more than 10 months ago. He’ll run you over, he’ll make a move and make you miss. He’s a big guy, he’s hard to bring down, and he runs hard. “I mean, who wants to hit him when it’s 15 degrees outside. “I mean, have you seen him? Have you seen him?” Randall Cobb asked of Dillon. ![]() In the first 11 games of the year, Dillon had just one rushing touchdown.ĭillon’s big night could have been even better, but he left in the fourth quarter and was evaluated for a concussion. And it's easy to see why.ĭillon ran for a pair of touchdowns Monday and now has four TDs in his last three games. DILLON: When the weather turns nasty, the Packers have leaned more and more on Dillon. Most of us are not from here, but we just get a little bit better used to being in the cold I think because we practice outside.”Ī.J. ![]() “Throwing the football has been an advantage for us in the weather as well. We know where we’re going on a wet, cold field. “I feel like on our field, too, we have the advantage. “I think anytime the weather gets cold and the field gets cold, naturally guys don’t move maybe at the same speed,” Rodgers said. Green Bay’s only loss in that time came in the 2021 regular season finale, when LaFleur sat many of his standouts during the second half of a 37-30 defeat at Detroit.Īside from that, LaFleur went 5-0 in December and January regular season games in both 20, 4-1 last year and is 2-0 this season. Green Bay’s win Monday gave LaFleur a 16-1 record in regular season games played in December and January. But LaFleur’s record in regular season games after November borders on mind-boggling. DECEMBER: Packers coach Matt LaFleur has done a lot of good things since taking over in 2019. Here’s the good, bad and ugly from Green Bay’s win over the Rams. Celebrate this win and get ready for a short week, go to Miami on Christmas.” This is what we have to do, we know what we’ve got to do - it’s one game at a time. “It’s nice, right,” Packers wideout Randall Cobb said. And that’s all the Packers wanted when the night began. So while the odds of Green Bay experiencing postseason football remain long, there’s still a chance. That trio has a 24-16 combined record (.600). ![]() Green Bay’s last three games are daunting - and it can’t afford another loss.
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