{"id":162933,"date":"2022-12-20T05:27:01","date_gmt":"2022-12-20T05:27:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/no-baker-mayfield-magic-as-rams-eliminated-by-packers\/"},"modified":"2022-12-20T05:27:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-20T05:27:01","slug":"no-baker-mayfield-magic-as-rams-eliminated-by-packers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/no-baker-mayfield-magic-as-rams-eliminated-by-packers\/","title":{"rendered":"No Baker Mayfield magic as Rams eliminated by Packers"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sarah Barshop<\/p>\n
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Covered the Packers for ESPN Milwaukee<\/li>\n
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GREEN BAY — Los Angeles Rams quarterback Baker Mayfield couldn’t replicate the comeback magic he conjured in his first game with the Rams as the defending champions were eliminated by a 24-12 loss to the Green Bay Packers.<\/p>\n
Both teams entered the season with Super Bowl aspirations, but only one has any hope left, although the Packers’ hopes are slim.<\/p>\n
The Packers’ running backs were decisive in the cold weather with AJ Dillon rushing for two touchdowns and Aaron Jones catching a TD pass.<\/p>\n
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Look Green Bay Packers’ fans, a winning streak.<\/p>\n
The Packers have won consecutive games for the first time since Week 4, when they were 3-1. They went into their bye week by beating the Chicago Bears and they came out of by taking care of business in methodical — if unspectacular fashion — against the Rams in frigid conditions at Lambeau Field.<\/p>\n
It was Step 2 in a five-step plan to make the playoffs. When the Packers fell to 4-8, they knew they probably needed to win their last five — and get some help from other teams along the way — to make it. Now at 6-8, the win boosted their playoff chances from 9.7% to 12.2% heading into next Sunday’s Christmas game at the Miami Dolphins, according to ESPN Analytics. A loss would have reduced the Packers’ playoff chances to a miniscule 0.8%.<\/p>\n