Packers: Winners and losers from playoff win over Rams

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 16: Aaron Jones #33 of the Green Bay Packers celebrates scoring a touchdown in the third quarter against the Los Angeles Rams during the NFC Divisional Playoff game at Lambeau Field on January 16, 2021 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images) /

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The Green Bay Packers took care of business on Saturday against at Lambeau Field, as they defeated the Los Angeles Rams 32-18 and moved on to the NFC Championship game. It was an extremely fun matchup that featured the top-ranked offense going against the top-ranked defense, but it was clear from the start Green Bay was the superior unit.

With the Packers taking home a Divisional round victory, they get to wait and watch on Sunday to see who they will host next Sunday. The game between the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New Orleans Saints figures to be a doozy. Meanwhile, let’s check out two losers and two winners from the Packers’ playoff win over the Rams.

Loser: Soft coverage

Defensive coordinator Mike Pettine continues to call soft coverages and anger the entire Packers’ fan base. There were no softer coverages than at the end of the first half when Green Bay allowed the Rams to march 75 yards to the endzone on nine plays in just three minutes. Pettine called a number of soft zone coverages that allowed Los Angeles to slice them in both the running and passing games. It was not a pretty sight and left a lot of fans yelling at their tv before halftime.

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