NFL Divisional Playoffs: Los Angeles Rams visit historic Lambeau Field and the Green Bay Packers today at 4:35 pm

LOS ANGELES RAMS (11-6)
AT GREEN BAY PACKERS (13-3)

DIVISIONAL // SATURDAY, JAN. 16, 2021 // 4:35 PM ET // LAMBEAU FIELD // REFEREE: RONALD TORBERT

ON THE AIRWAVES:

TV: FOX/FOX Deportes (4:35 PM ET): Kevin Burkhardt, Daryl Johnston, Pam Oliver (field reporter),
Kristina Pink (field reporter)
NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kevin Kugler, James Lofton
SIRIUS: 82 (LAR), 83 (GB) | XM: 226 (LAR), 225 (GB), 88 (National)

REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY

LEADER: Rams lead all-time series, 46-45-2
STREAKS: Packers have won 5 of past 6
LAST GAME: 10/28/18: Packers 27 at Rams 29
LAST GAME AT SITE: 10/11/15: Packers 24, Rams 10

PLAYOFF SERIES HISTORY

LEADER: All-time series tied, 1-1
STREAKS: Rams won last meeting
LAST GAME: 1/20/02: Packers 17 at Rams 45 (StL)
LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/23/67: Packers 28, Rams 7 (Milw)

LOS ANGELES RAMS LEADERS

22-26 PLAYOFF RECORD

3 : 1945, 1951, 1999 (XXXIV) CHAMPIONSHIPS

W 30-20 at Seattle (1/9/21) LAST POSTSEASON GAME

3-2 (Chi 1-0, Phi 1-0, SF 0-2, TB 1-0) VS. COMMON OPP.

23.3/18.5 (1L) PTS. FOR/AGAINST

377.0 OFFENSE

Jared Goff: 370-552-3952-20-13-90.0 PASSING

Cam Akers (R): 145-625-4.3-2 RUSHING

Cooper Kupp: 92-974-10.6-3 RECEIVING

281.9 (1L) DEFENSE

Aaron Donald: 13.5 SACKS

Darious Williams: 4 INTS

-3 (22/25) TAKE/GIVE

Nsimba Webster: 7.4 PR

Nsimba Webster: 21.7 KR

Johnny Hekker: 45.6 (39.2) PUNTING (NET)

Matt Gay: 58 (16/16 PAT; 14/16 FG) KICKING

HEAD COACHES

SEAN MCVAY

1-0 VS. OPPONENT

3-2 PLAYOFF RECORD

RAMS TEAM NOTES

• RAMS clinched playoff berth for 2nd time in past 3 seasons (2018).
• SEAN MCVAY guided LAR to SB LIII appearance after 2018
season.
• LOS ANGELES had 2 players selected to 2021 Pro Bowl roster:
DL AARON DONALD & CB JALEN RAMSEY.
• RAMS were only team with 2 players (WR COOPER KUPP &
WR ROBERT WOODS) with 90+ catches each & 1 of 2 teams
(PITTSBURGH) with 2 players (Donald & LB LEONARD FLOYD)
with 10+ sacks each in 2020 regular season

• QB JARED GOFF passed for 3,952 yards & 20 TDs in 2020. Led
LAR to SB LIII appearance (2018 season). Had TD vs. 0 INTs for
93.1 rating in NFC-WC at Sea. Passed for 295 yards & 3 TDs vs.
0 INTs for 111 rating in only career start vs. GB (10/28/18)
• RB CAM AKERS (rookie) had 176 scrimmage yards (131 rush, 45
rec) & rush TD in NFC-WC, 3rd-most scrimmage yards by rookie
in single postseason game in NFL history. Has 80+ scrimmage
yards in 5 of his past 6, incl. postseason. Aims for his 4th in row
on road with TD.
• WR ROBERT WOODS tied his career-highs in receptions (90) &
rec. TDs (6) in 2020. Had 1st-career postseason rec. TD in NFCWC at Sea. Has 5+ catches in 4 of 5 career playoff games. Had
5 receptions for 70 yards in last meeting. WR COOPER KUPP
had 92 receptions for 974 yards & 3 TDs in 2020. Led team with
78 rec. yards in NFC-WC at Sea. Has 8+ receptions in 4 of his
past 5 on road, incl. postseason. WR JOSH REYNOLDS had 2 rec.
TDs in last meeting.
• DL AARON DONALD tied-2nd in NFL with 13.5 sacks. Leads
NFL with 85.5 sacks since 2014 & surpassed HOFer DERRICK
THOMAS (85) for 3rd-most sacks by player in 1st 7 seasons
since 1982. Had 1st 2 career postseason sacks in NFC-WC at
Sea. Aims for his 3rd in row on road in playoffs with 2+ TFL. Had
2 sacks in last meeting. LB LEONARD FLOYD had career-high
10.5 sacks in 2020. Had 2 sacks in NFC-WC & aims for his 3rd in
row in postseason with sack. Has 7.5 sacks in 8 career games
vs. GB. CB TROY HILL led NFL with 3 defensive TDs in 2020. CB
DARIOUS WILLIAMS had 42-yard INT-TD in NFC-WC. Has PD in
6 of his past 7 on road, incl. postseason. CB JALEN RAMSEY has
7 PD in his past 4, incl. postseason.

MOST SACKS
IN 1ST 7 SEASONS
SINCE 1982
REGGIE WHITEHOF
110 SACKS
DEMARCUS WARE
99.5 SACKS
AARON DONALD
85.5 SACKS
DERRICK THOMASHOF
85 SACKS
VON MILLER
83.5 SACKS

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GREEN BAY PACKERS LEADERS

PLAYOFF RECORD 35-23

CHAMPIONSHIPS 13: 1929, 1930, 1931 1936, 1939, 1944, 1961, 1962,
1965 (I), 1966 (II), 1996 (XXXI), 2010 (XLV)

LAST POSTSEASON GAME L 37-20 at San Francisco (1/19/20)

VS. COMMON OPP. 4-1 (Chi 2-0, Phi 1-0, SF 1-0, TB 0-1)

PTS. FOR/AGAINST 31.8 (1L)/23.1

OFFENSE 389.0

PASSING Aaron Rodgers: 372-526-4299-48 (1L)-5-121.5 (1L)

RUSHING Aaron Jones: 201-1104-5.5-9

RECEIVING Davante Adams: 115-1374-11.9-18 (1L)

DEFENSE 334.0

SACKS Za’Darius Smith: 12.5

INTS Darnell Savage: 4

TAKE/GIVE +7 (18/11)

PR Tyler Ervin: 4.0

KR Darrius Shepherd: 20.6

PUNTING (NET) JK Scott: 45.5 (37.0)

KICKING Mason Crosby: 107 (59/63 PAT; 16/16 FG)

HEAD COACHES

MATT LAFLEUR

VS. OPPONENT 0-0

PLAYOFF RECORD 1-1

PACKERS TEAM NOTES

• PACKERS clinched 2nd-consecutive NFC North division title
under HC MATT LAFLEUR & have 26 regular-season wins since
2019, tied-most (KANSAS CITY) in NFL.
• GREEN BAY had 7 players selected to 2021 Pro Bowl roster: WR
DAVANTE ADAMS, CB JAIRE ALEXANDER, T DAVID BAKHTIARI, G
ELGTON JENKINS, RB AARON JONES, QB AARON RODGERS & LB
ZA’DARIUS SMITH.
• PACKERS OFFENSE led NFL in points per game (31.8) & ranked
2nd in 3rd down efficiency (49.4 percent).

• QB AARON RODGERS led NFL with 48 TD passes, tied-5th most
in single season in NFL history & became 1st QB with 3 seasons
of 40+ TD passes. Led NFL with 121.5 rating, 2nd-highest singleseason mark in league annals, & became 1st QB with 14 games
of 100+ rating in single season in NFL history. Has 13 TDs vs. 1
INT for 106.7 rating in 7 career home postseason starts. Aims
for his 4th in row at home in playoffs with 2+ TDs & 110+ rating.
Has 1,454 pass yards (290.8 per game) & 12 TDs (11 pass, 1 rush)
vs. 3 INTs for 113.8 rating in 5 career starts vs. Rams.
• RB AARON JONES has 4 TDs (3 rush, 1 rec.) in 2 career playoff
games & aims for his 3rd in row in postseason with 2+ TDs.
Ranked 7th in NFL with 1,459 scrmimage yards (career-high
1,104 rush, 355 rec.) & had 11 TDs (9 rush, 2 rec.) in 2020. Has 25
TDs (22 rush, 3 rec.) in 26 career home games. Aims for his 8th
in row at home with 90+ scrimmage yards.
• WR DAVANTE ADAMS led NFL with 18 rec. TDs in 2020, tied-3rd
most in single season in NFL history. Tied-2nd in receptions (115)
& tied-5th in rec. yards (1,374) this season & became 4th WR in
NFL history (HOFers CRIS CARTER, RANDY MOSS & JERRY RICE)
with 110+ receptions & 15+ rec. TDs in single season. Has 6 rec.
TDs in 8 career postseason games. Aims for his 4th in row at
home in playoffs with 7+ catches, 110+ rec. yards & rec. TD. TE
ROBERT TONYAN had career-high 11 rec. TDs, tied-most among
TEs in 2020. Has rec. TD in 6 of his past 7.
• LB ZA’DARIUS SMITH ranked tied-4th in NFL with 12.5 sacks &
tied-3rd with career-high 4 FFs in 2020. Aims for his 6th in
row at home with sack. CB JAIRE ALEXANDER had career-high
5 PD in last meeting. Aims for his 6th in row with PD. S DARNELL
SAVAGE has 9 PD & 4 INTs in his past 5 at home.

HIGHEST
SINGLE-SEASON
IN NFL HISTORY
AARON RODGERS (GB)
122.5 RATING (2011)
AARON RODGERS (GB)
121.5 RATING (2020)
PEYTON MANNING (IND)
121.1 RATING (2004)

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