Dope Sheet: Packers head west to take on the Los Angeles Rams

The Green Bay Packers return to the road to take on the Los Angeles Rams.

• Green Bay has won eight of the last nine regular-season matchups with the Rams and 15 of the last 20.
• The Packers face the Rams for the fourth consecutive season, the longest streak between the teams since 1988-97.
• This will be Green Bay's first game at SoFi Stadium and their first road contest against the Rams since 2018. The Packers are the only NFC team and one of four NFL teams (Cincinnati, Houston, Indianapolis) that have yet to play a game at SoFi Stadium in the regular season.
• The Packers have won four straight games over the Rams (including playoffs), with a combined point differential of plus-51. Green Bay scored 20-plus points in all four games (32, 36, 24, 20).
• Green Bay has scored 20-plus points in each of the last 12 regular-season games against the Rams.
• Including playoffs, this will be the 100th meeting between the Packers and Rams (Packers lead 50-47-2).
• The Packers will be looking to beat the Rams in California for the first time since Dec. 18, 1966.
• Since 2019, Green Bay is 7-1 against the NFC West in the regular season, an .875 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 in the NFC and No. 3 in the NFL over that span. The Packers also have a plus-eight turnover differential against the division over that span.
• Under Head Coach Matt LaFleur, the Packers are 42-20 against NFC teams, a .677 winning percentage that ranks No. 1 in the conference since 2019.
• Last year versus the Rams, QB Jordan Love completed 20 of 26 passes, a 76.9 completion percentage (second highest of his career), along with a TD and a passer rating of 115.5.
• TE Luke Musgrave posted his first NFL touchdown catch on a 20-yard grab in the fourth quarter against the Rams last season and finished with a team-high 51 receiving yards on three catches (17.0 avg.).
• DL Kenny Clark has posted 4.5 sacks in five games against the Rams (including the postseason). Dating back to 2018, that is the second-most sacks against the Rams by a player behind only 49ers DE Nick Bosa, who has recorded 6.5 sacks in 10 games.
• DL Rashan Gary has faced the Rams twice in the regular season and once in the postseason, totaling 2.5 sacks, a forced fumble and seven QB hits.
• DL Preston Smith has three sacks, six QB hits and a fumble recovery in five regular-season games against the Rams.
• CB Keisean Nixon has faced the Rams twice (2022-23) and has returned four kickoffs for 146 yards (36.5 avg.), including a return of 50-plus yards in each game (52, 51). He was the first NFL player to register a 50-plus yard kick return in consecutive games against the Rams since Seahawks RB Leon Washington (2011-12).
• LB Quay Walker posted a sack, a forced fumble and two passes defensed in his only game against the Rams (2022).

WITH THE CALL

CBS will broadcast the game as play-by-play man Jim Nantz joins analyst Tony Romo in the booth with Tracy Wolfson reporting from the sidelines.

• The game is also available through NFL Sunday Ticket by YouTube.
• All Packers games can be heard on the Packers Radio Network, which is made up of 54 stations in Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois and North and South Dakota. 97.3 The Game – WRNW-Milwaukee begins its third season as the flagship station of the Packers Radio Network. For a map and full listing of radio affiliates, go to packers.com/video/radio-network. Wayne Larrivee (play-by-play) and two-time Packers Pro Bowler Larry McCarren (analyst) call the action. McCarren first joined the team's broadcasts in 1995 and enters his 30th season calling Packers games. After originally being paired together in 1999, McCarren and Larrivee enter their 26th season of broadcasts together. They surpassed Jim Irwin and Max McGee for the most regular-season and postseason games broadcast for the Packers with 313 at the 2018 season opener against Chicago.
• The broadcast is also available on Sirius Satellite Radio on channel 106 or 381 or through the app (Packers Radio Network feed).
• Compass Media Networks will be broadcasting the game on radio to a national audience with Bill Rosinski (play-by-play) and Merril Hoge (analyst) on the call.

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THE DOPE ON THIS WEEK'S OPPONENT

Packers at Rams:

• All-time, regular season: 48-46-2
• All-time, postseason: 2-1 (0-1 at Rams)
• All-time, at Rams (regular season): 17-27-2 (7-25-1 in Los Angeles)
• Streaks: Green Bay has won the last four games played against the Rams, including playoffs.
• Last meeting, regular season: Nov. 5, 2023, Lambeau Field, Packers won, 20-3

COACHES CAPSULES

• Matt LaFleur: 58-29-0, .667; (3-4 postseason); 6th NFL season
• Sean McVay: 71-48-0, .597; (7-4 postseason); 8th NFL season
• Head to Head: LaFleur 4-0 vs. McVay
• vs. Opponent: LaFleur 4-0 vs. Rams; McVay 1-4 vs. Packers

MATT LaFLEUR…In his sixth season as the Packers' 15th head coach.

• Is in his 16th season in the NFL, having previously served as an offensive coordinator for two seasons (Los Angeles Rams, 2017; Tennessee Titans, 2018), a quarterbacks coach for six seasons (Washington Redskins, 2010-13; Atlanta Falcons, 2015-16), and an offensive assistant for two seasons (Houston Texans, 2008-09).
• In his first five seasons leading the Packers, authored one of the greatest starts to a head-coaching career in NFL history. Per the Elias Sports Bureau, his 56 wins are tied for the second most in league history by a head coach in his first five seasons in the NFL, trailing only George Seifert (62 in 1989-93).
• Became the first coach in NFL history to post 13-plus wins in three straight seasons and his 39 wins from 2019-21 passed Seifert (38) for the most wins by an NFL head coach in his first three seasons in the league (Elias). His 39 wins are also tied for the second most by a coach over any three-season span in league history, trailing only Andy Reid's 40 wins with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2020-22 and Mike Ditka's 40 wins with the Chicago Bears from 1985-87 (Elias).
• In his first season leading the Packers in 2019, became the first coach in club history to lead the team to the playoffs in his debut season. Also led the largest one-year win improvement in team history (plus-seven wins).

SEAN McVAY…In his eighth season as the Rams' 23rd head coach.

• Spent seven years (2010-2016) in various roles, including his final three as offensive coordinator (2014-16), with the Washington Redskins prior to being named head coach of the Rams.
• Has led the Rams to five postseason berths, two Super Bowl appearances and one Super Bowl victory in his seven seasons as head coach.
• Became the youngest head coach in NFL history to lead his team to a Super Bowl (2018) at the age of 33 and also to win a Super Bowl (2021) at the age of 36.
• Named Associated Press Coach of Year following his first season in Los Angeles, and is the youngest coach to ever win the award.

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THE PACKERS-RAMS SERIES

• The first meeting between these two franchises came in 1937 when the Rams were located in Cleveland, and Green Bay went on to post a 12-1-1 record through the first 14 meetings between the teams.
• The Packers and the Rams have met three times in the postseason with Green Bay holding a 2-1 record. The most recent postseason meeting was when the Packers defeated the Rams, 32-18, in the 2020 NFC Divisional Playoff.
• Green Bay has won nine of the last 10 games played, scoring 20-plus points in each contest and averaging 28.6 points per game against the Rams in that span.
• This will be the first game the Packers will play at SoFi Stadium, which opened in 2020.

NOTABLE CONNECTIONS

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur served as the offensive coordinator for the Rams in 2017 under Rams head coach Sean McVay…LaFleur's brother, Mike, is the offensive coordinator for the Rams…LaFleur (2010-13), Packers assistant DL coach Vince Oghobaase (2010 – practice squad player), DL Preston Smith (2015-16), McVay (2010-16), Rams pass game coordinator/assistant head coach Aubrey Pleasant (2013-16) and QBs coach Dave Ragone (2015) were part of Washington's organization as various times…Packers players with connections to California: DL Kenny Clark (Rialto, UCLA), WR Romeo Doubs (Los Angeles), QB Jordan Love (Bakersfield), DL Arron Mosby (Sanger, Fresno State), CB Keisean Nixon (Los Angeles), LS Matt Orzech (Menifee, Azusa Pacific), G Sean Rhyan (San Juan Capistrano, UCLA), P Daniel Whelan (Rancho Mirage, UC Davis), Evan Williams (Mountain View, Fresno State)…Packers offensive assistant Sean Mannion was drafted by the Rams in the third round (No. 89 overall) of the 2015 NFL Draft and played for the team for four seasons (2015-18)…Mannion was born in San Jose, Calif, and attended Foothill High School in Pleasonton, Calif. …Orzech played for the Rams in 2021-22 and won a Super Bowl with the team (2021)…Packers national scout Sam Seale played for the Rams in 1993…Packers running backs coaching Ben Sirmans held the same position on the Rams' coaching staff from 2012-15…Packers offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich coached the offensive line at San Jose State University from 2015-16…Packers assistant special teams coach Byron Storer was born in Modesto, Calif., and played collegiate football at Cal (2004-06)…Rams running backs coach Ron Gould was on the staff at California when Storer played for the Golden Bears…Packers strength and conditioning assistant Todd Hunt attended Mater Dei High School in Santa, Ana, Calif., was a defensive end at Fresno State (2011-15) and served as a graduate assistant for the Bulldogs in 2016-17…Rams inside LB coach Greg Williams served as the Packers' passing game coordinator (defense) in 2023…Rams OL Rob Havenstein played at the University of Wisconsin (2010-14)…Rams OL Logan Bruss is from Kimberly, Wis., and played at Wisconsin (2018-21)…Pleasant played collegiate football at Wisconsin (2005-08) and also served as an offensive consultant for the Packers for part of the 2022 season…Pleasant coached with Stenavich at Michigan (2011-12)…Rams senior analyst Scott Frost was with the Packers as a player in 2001-02...McVay (2008), Packers special teams coordinator/assistant head coach Rich Bisaccia (2002-10), Storer (player, 2008-09; coach, 2010-11) and Rams WRs coach Eric Yarber (2010-11) were all part of the Buccaneers organization…Stenavich and Mike LaFleur served together on the 49ers' coaching staff from 2017-18…Mike LaFleur began his NFL coaching career in Cleveland as an intern in 2014 while Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley and DBs coach Ryan Downard were on the Browns' staff…Hafley (2016-18), Stenavich (2017-18), Oghobaase (2016-17), and Packers strength and conditioning coordinator Aaron Hill (2019-23) were on San Francisco's staff with Mike LaFleur (2017-20)…Hafley coached the secondary at the University of Pittsburgh when Williams was a graduate assistant for the team in 2008…Bisaccia (2011-12), Storer (2012-13) and Williams (2009-15) coached together for the Chargers…Rams game management coordinator John Streicher served as the Titans' assistant to the head coach in 2018 when Matt LaFleur was Tennessee's offensive coordinator…Packers QBs coach Tom Clements (2019-20), Grosso (2019-22) and Williams (2019-22) coached for the Cardinals…Packers passing game coordinator (defense) Derrick Ansley and Rams run game coordinator/DL coach Giff Smith were on the Chargers' staff together from 2021-23…Rams assistant OL coach Zak Kromer was a coaching assistant for the Bills when Packers passing game coordinator Jason Vrable and DL coach Jason Rebrovich were on Buffalo's staff…Packers TEs coach John Dunn, Ragone and Rams senior assistant Sean Desai were on the Bears' staff together in 2016-17…Rams senior assistant Jerry Schuplinski was on the Raiders staff as a senior offensive assistant (2022) and TEs coach (2023) when RB Josh Jacobs played for Las Vegas.