Running game and defense. If an NFL team can succeed in those areas in December, they’re likely to win games, and that was true for the Green Bay Packers on Monday night. Facing a Los Angeles Rams team that was missing numerous key players, the Packers’ defense allowed just 156 yards on a frigid evening at Lambeau Field. The team also got three touchdowns from its running backs, with two from AJ Dillon and one from Aaron Jones, as Green Bay rolled up 137 yards on the ground against the Rams’ defense.
All of that equated to a 24-12 victory for the Packers, who need to rip off wins in each of the last four weeks of the NFL season to have any realistic shot at the postseason.