On Thursday night, the Los Angeles Rams defeated the San Francisco 49ers 12-6 in an ugly, sloppy game. That pulls the Rams to within a half-game of the Seattle Seahawks for the NFC West lead, and if the Green Bay Packers win on Sunday night, that would tie up that division.
But for the Packers, the only path to clinching a playoff spot this weekend required last night’s game to end in a tie. For a bit, it looked like that would be a possibility, with the two teams tied at six going into the fourth quarter.