"When the play was called, I was thinking touchdown for sure," said quarterback Aaron Rodgers of the play-action on second down, with the Packers' defense having just gotten a stop to preserve a 25-18 lead.

The touchdown capped an impressive effort by the Packers and their top-ranked scoring offense against the Rams and their top-ranked scoring defense.

The Packers scored the first five times they touched the ball (three TDs, two FGs), then stalled twice before the clinching TD put Green Bay almost right on its regular-season scoring average of 31.8, far ahead of the Rams' average of 18.5 points allowed.

Lambeau Field hosted an NFC Divisional playoff matchup between the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams on Saturday, Jan.

The Rams were feast or famine on offense through three quarters, going three-and-out three times but scoring on their other three drives (two TDs, one FG).

"They were relentless all game," LaFleur said of the Packers' pass rush, which sacked an otherwise efficient Goff (21-of-27, 174 yards, one TD, 105.9 rating) four times

By game's end, Green Bay had nearly doubled the Rams' yardage total (484-244), been far more proficient on third down (8-of-12 vs. 2-for-8) and held a 12½-minute time of possession advantage (36:12 to 23:48)

The Packers would love nothing more than to bottle that formula and bring it back to Lambeau Field – which hosted an official paid attendance (7,439) for the first time this season – in a week

"We'll enjoy it tonight," LaFleur said, "but we know we're going to have a really tough opponent coming into our place for the NFC Championship Game."

Green Bay loses division game for first time under LaFleur