Green Bay Packers knew that the quest for another Super Bowl would not be easy. It is the NFL Playoffs. Things are difficult by nature. Los Angeles Rams were not an easy opponent, but Green Bay made it look that way. Packers sweat a little bit this in one, but it wasn’t much. Green Bay rolled to a 32-18 victory over the Rams as Aaron Rodgers and company get ready for another playoff run. There were a lot of names that are worth calling out in star ratings, but here are a few players that stood out and a few that didn’t.

FIVE STARS
Packers’ offensive line – At first, the vote was going to be for Elgton Jenkins. He deserves a ton of credit for slowing down Aaron Donald and making him useless. But then the whole offensive line deserved the credit for how well they were run blocking and pass blocking. It is hard to believe this is an offensive line without David Bakhtiari. They did a great job with the best defense in football. Offensive lines never get the credit they should receive, and people should make a bigger deal about this line.

Packers Tackling – Here’s another thing that stood out to me that isn’t player-specific. The Packers tackling was some of the best we’ve seen all season. They barely missed any tackles in this game. Jared Goff could complete all the passes that he wanted, but at the end of the day, they were not going for large gainers. Green Bay missed two tackles all game per PFF, and the top two tacklers, Krys Barnes and Chandon Sullivan did not miss a tackle.

FOUR STARS
Aaron Rodgers – A good, not great game from the MVP. Rodgers still threw for 296 and two touchdowns, but he left some food on the table. The Packers quarterback had Marquez Valdes-Scantling for a 92-yard touchdown but couldn’t connect. Rodgers took what the defense gave him for the most part. He didn’t try to force much besides the end of the first half where the Packers quarterback nearly threw two interceptions. Rodgers didn’t need to take over. He needed to game manage, which he did perfectly.

THREE STARS
Allen Lazard – In the usual spot for MVS, we have Allen Lazard. He had a great play than a not so great play. If Lazard catches both balls, he ends up gaining 150 yards of receiving and two touchdowns. Lazard dropped a surefire touchdown. He alligator armed the first one while the second one was the complete opposite. Kudos to Lazard for bouncing back, and credit to Rodgers for having enough confidence in him to go back.

TWO STARS
Mike’s Pettine’s Soft Zone Defense – At some point, Green Bay will stop with the soft zones, right? Right? Like there is going to be a game where Mike Pettine says ‘You know, fuck this, let’s try something else.’ Pettine’s soft zones have been a problem all year, and they were again in this one. Green Bay gave up a late first-half touchdown because of it. The odds of it getting fixed are unlikely, so, the best hope now is to hold on for dear life.

ONE STAR
Hunter Bradley – The long snapper makes the list as the one guy who didn’t have a good game. Bradley botched the snap for an extra point that ended up getting Mason Crosby banged up. Then you had another low snap on the punt that J.K. Scott had. You need to be better here. The Special Teams is a scary part of the Packers, and you fear it will cost them their goal. Let’s hope that’s not the case.

Charlie.