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Packers vs. Rams recap: Everything to know from Week 12

Zach Kruse
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The Green Bay Packers improved to 9-3 entering the bye week with a 36-28 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday at Lambeau Field.

Aaron Rodgers tossed two touchdown passes and ran for a third, Rasul Douglas returned an interception for a touchdown and the Packers held the football for almost 40 minutes of game time.

Here’s everything to know from the Packers’ Week 12 victory:

Final score: Packers 36, Rams 28

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RAMS (7-4)

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17

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28

PACKERS (9-3)

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16

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36

The game changed when...

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… A.J. Dillon plunged into the end zone, finishing off a 5-yard touchdown catch and a 13-play, 75-yard touchdown drive to open the second half. The score gave the Packers a 27-17 lead and put the pressure on the Rams. Sean McVay’s team responded with a three-and-out, a muffed punt and an interception returned for a touchdown.

The game was over when...

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… Adrian Amos recovered the Rams’ last-chance onside kick with 18 seconds left in the fourth quarter, cementing the Packers’ win after Los Angeles cut the lead to eight points with a field goal.

Packers standouts

WR Davante Adams: He caught eight passes for 104 yards, including a 43-yard catch. Three of his catches converted third downs.

CB Rasul Douglas: He gave up a touchdown to Odell Beckham Jr., but also had a pick-six of Matthew Stafford and four total passes defended.

RB A.J. Dillon: He didn’t have a play over eight yards, but his 25 touches created 90 yards, and he scored a touchdown for the second time in three games.

OLB Rashan Gary: He had a strip-sack of Matthew Stafford, and he forced two holding penalties on veteran left tackle Andrew Whitworth.

WR Randall Cobb: Despite exiting with a groin injury at halftime, he still produced a season-high 95 receiving yards and a touchdown on four catches.

Play of the game: 54 yards to Cobb

What's next

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After 12 straight games, the Packers are finally off in Week 13. They’ll return to the field on Sunday, Dec. 12 when the Bears come to Lambeau Field for a primetime showdown. The Packers beat the Bears in Chicago in October.

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