(WNFL/LEARFIELD) – When the Green Bay Packers head out to Los Angeles to face the Rams, they know that they’ll need to put pressure on Rams quarterback Matt Stafford.
If not, even against a dinged up Rams offense, he might be able to pile up the passing yards.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur on Monday said that the team’s pass rush against the Vikings wasn’t good enough.
So far, 2 keys to the Packers defense – Kenny Clark and Rashan Gary – had a combined one tackle for loss in four games.
LaFleur was asked if the Packers getting enough from them?
‘Noteworthy: Green Bay has won eight of the last nine regularseason matchups with the Rams and 15 of the last 20. u The Packers face the Rams for the fourth consecutive season, the longest streak between the teams since 1988-97.
- This will be Green Bay’s first game at SoFi Stadium and their first contest road contest against the Rams since
2018. The Packers are the only NFC team and one of four NFL teams (Cincinnati, Houston, Indianapolis) that
have yet to play a game at SoFi Stadium in the regular season. - The Packers have won four straight games over the Rams (including playoffs), with a combined point dif- ferential of plus-51. Green Bay scored 20-plus points in all four games (32, 36, 24, 20).
- Green Bay has scored 20-plus points in each of the last 12 regular-season games against the Rams.
- Including playoffs, this will be the 100th meeting between the Packers and Rams (Packers lead 50-47-2).
- The Packers will be looking to beat the Rams in California for the first time since Dec. 18, 1966.
Since 2019, Green Bay is 7-1 against the NFC West in the regular season, an .875 winning percentage that
ranks No. 1 in the NFC and No. 3 in the NFL over that span. The Packers also have a plus-eight turnover dif- ferential against the division over that span. - Under Head Coach Matt LaFleur, the Packers are 42-20 against NFC teams, a .677 winning percentage that
ranks No. 1 in the conference since 2019. - Last year versus the Rams, QB Jordan Love completed 20 of 26 passes, a 76.9 completion percentage (second
highest of his career), along with a TD and a passer rating of 115.5. u TE Luke Musgrave posted his first NFL touchdown catch on a 20-yard grab in the fourth quarter against the Rams last season and finished with a team-high 51 receiving yards on three catches (17.0 avg.). - DL Kenny Clark has posted 4.5 sacks in five games against the Rams (including the postseason). Dating back to 2018, that is the second-most sacks against the Rams by a player behind only 49ers DE Nick Bosa, who
has recorded 6.5 sacks in 10 games. u DL Rashan Gary has faced the Rams twice in the regular season and once in the postseason, totaling 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and seven QB hits.
DL Preston Smith has three sacks, six QB hits and a fumble recovery in five regular-season games against
the Rams. - CB Keisean Nixon has faced the Rams twice (2022-23) and has returned four kickoffs for 146 yards (36.5 avg.), including a return of 50-plus yards in each game (52, 51). He was the first NFL player to register a 50-plus yard kick return in consecutive games against the Rams since Seahawks RB Leon Washington (2011-12).
- LB Quay Walker posted a sack, a forced fumble and two passes defensed in his only game against the Rams (2022).
