GREEN BAY – The Packers advanced to their second NFC Championship game on Saturday with a 32-18 victory over the Rams in the division round at Lambeau Field.
The Packers took a seven-point lead in the fourth quarter when QB Aaron Rodgers WR Allen Lazard, who dropped a potentially big game earlier in the second half, found a 58-yard lead for a 58-yard drop to Green Bay to give points. again.
The defense then responds with two bags on a Rams series near midfield to get the ball back and keep the Packers in control.
The Packers are back in the NFC title game and will face the winner of Sunday’s Buccaneers-Saints game. Next week’s game will be at 14:05 CT at Lambeau Field.
Lazard finished with four catches for 96 yards and the TD, while WR Davante Adams had nine catches for 66 yards and a score.
Rodgers finished 23-of-36 for 296 yards with two TDs and no interception for a 108.1 passer rating.
The Packers’ ground game was a productive game, with RB Aaron Jones getting 99 yards and a TD on 14 runs. RB Jamaal Williams added 65 yards on 12 attempts.
For the Rams, QB Jared Goff was 21-out-27 for 174 yards and a TD for a 105.9 rating. RB Cam Akers had 18 rushes for 90 yards and a TD, while no one for LA had more than 65 yards.
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