Not once during their 32-18 loss to the Green Bay Packers on Sunday were the Los Angeles Rams “in control,” but Jared Goff inspired some optimism in the team’s 2021 outlook and the defense hung in as well as they could against the NFL’s top-ranked offense and often sans Aaron Donald.
The Rams cut the lead to 16-10 late in the first half and 25-18 early in the fourth quarter, but Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers consistently showed what qualities will make him the 2020 NFL MVP and it felt like the end when he connected with Allen Lazard for a 58-yard touchdown with seven minutes left on the clock; what seemed like an inevitable moment given that Green Bay’s receivers had dropped several other opportunities when they had gotten behind LA’s defense.