Baker Mayfield, who led the Rams (4-10) to a last-minute win on his debut last week, had no such magic in his first start in Los Angeles; he passed 12 of 21 for 111 yards with a touchdown and an interception; Aaron Rodgers was 22 of 30 for 229 yards with a touchdown and a pick for the Packers (6-8)
AJ Dillon hit two touchdowns as the Green Bay Packers scored a 24-12 win over the visiting Los Angeles Rams on Monday night at a football game at Lambo’s cold field.
Dillon and Aaron Jones combined for 28 carries for 126 yards, while the devastating backfield duo also added 71 receiving yards, with Jones intercepting Rodgers’ pass.
Baker Mayfield, who led the Rams (4-10) to a last-minute victory in the team’s last game and on his debut – just two days after signing with the team – had no such magic in his first start in Los Angeles. He passed 12 of 21 for 111 yards with a touchdown and an interception.
With the Packers casually winning the first half 10–6, the hosts opened the game with a pair of touchdowns in the third quarter.
First, Dillon dived from the yard, while after a three-time strikeout from Los Angeles, Green Bay needed only six games to find the end zone again, this time as a result of a scoring shot from Rogers to Jones from seven yards.
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Just over two minutes later, the Rams returned an eight-yard touchdown from Mayfield to Tyler Higbee. However, Matt Gay missed an extra point, keeping the difference at 24-12 – and so it remained.
The teams exchanged turnovers for the fourth quarter. Mayfield suffered a hand injury on the throw, which was intercepted by Rasool Douglas. Two games later, Jones fell short and Jalen Ramsey recovered for Los Angeles.
With the loss, the Rams are now officially out of the playoffs, as well as breaking the highest overall turnover rate of any reigning Super Bowl champion. When John Elway retired after leading the Denver Broncos to consecutive titles in the 1997 and 1998 seasons, the Broncos finished 6–10 in 1999.
Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers: “Well, that’s three [wins needed] currently. We have two in the bag.
