![]() ![]() “I didn’t have a great night tonight,” said Rodgers. However, Rodgers admitted he could have played better himself. The Niners also blocked a Mason Crosby field goal, which would have given the Packers a 10-0 lead. The Packers had a brutal night on special teams, with a blocked punt leading to a 49ers’ touchdown. I think it’s more to do with I didn’t put our guys in position to make enough plays. “I think Aaron did everything he could,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. When the Packers had the ball in a tie game in the closing minutes, they went three-and-out and punted, which eventually led to the 49ers’ winning field goal. He was sacked five times while working behind an offensive line missing injured tackle David Bakhtiari. He went 20 of 29 for 225 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. But he once again wasn’t spectacular in the postseason. Rodgers entered Saturday having thrown 20 touchdown passes with no interceptions over his last seven regular-season games. “I don’t want to be part of a rebuild if I’m going to keep playing, so a lot of decisions in the next couple months,” Rodgers said. Rodgers on Saturday said he would make a decision on his future by the time the free agency window opens on 16 March. He has been linked to a move to teams such as the Denver Broncos and the Pittsburgh Steelers, who both have strong defenses but lack a threat at quarterback. At the age of 38, Rodgers knows his chances of a second championship to add to the one he won with the Packers in February 2011 are limited. That would hurt their chances of contending for the Super Bowl. The Packers are $44.8m over their projected salary cap for next season, which means they will almost certainly have to shed key players. “But I’ll have the conversations with Brian in the next week or so and get a little bit more clarity and think about my own future and how much longer I want to keep doing this.” “There’s a lot of players whose futures are up in the air, so definitely will be interesting to see which way some of those decisions will go,” Rodgers said. Rodgers did say on Saturday night that his relationship with general manager Brian Gutekunst had improved this season. But man, just so much gratitude for this city and this organization and such a long, long career here that I’m proud of and really thankful for all the men and women that work here, the men I’ve gotten to cross paths with, coaches and players over the years.” “I have a lot of things to weigh in the coming weeks. “I’m still super competitive, still know I can play at a high level, so it’s going to be a tough decision,” Rodgers said after the game. He said last month that he hadn’t ruled out any possibility, including returning to Green Bay, requesting a trade or retiring. The Rams are still the NFL's second-least-penalized team this season despite committing 16 penalties in the past three games.Rodgers didn’t want to speculate on his future. Mayfield's next passing TD will be the 100th of his career. He had career highs of seven catches for 89 yards. Rams WR Ben Skowronek didn't leave the field in the previous game against the Raiders, taking every offensive snap. LB Bobby Wagner needs eight tackles to become ninth in NFL history in regular-season tackles. Tyler Higbee needs two touchdowns to become the Rams' career TDs leader among tight ends, but Higbee has yet to score this season. Los Angeles is expected to have the same starting offensive line group for three straight games for the first time this season, although C Brian Allen is practicing lightly to manage his thumb injury. The Rams will attempt to avoid joining the 1999 Denver Broncos as the only defending Super Bowl champions to lose 10 games. Hollins has one sack and two tackles for loss in two games with Green Bay. ![]() Packers OLB Justin Hollins was claimed off waivers from the Rams on Nov. Nixon also had his first career interception in his most recent game. The only other Packer to do that since 1941 was Steve Odom in 1975. Packers CB/KR Keisean Nixon has at least 100 yards in kickoff returns in four straight games. ![]() Watson’s seven touchdown catches lead all rookies this season. The other was Minnesota’s Randy Moss in 1998. Watson is only the second NFL rookie receiver to score eight touchdowns from scrimmage in a four-game span. The Packers have won their past five Monday night games. This is the NFL-leading 30th consecutive season in which the Packers have played a Monday night game. It’s the first time since 1921 the Bears didn’t have at least a share of the lead in that category. The Packers’ victory at Chicago allowed them to overtake the Bears for the most regular-season wins by any NFL franchise. ![]() They lost at Philadelphia and won at Chicago before having last week off. STATS AND STUFF: This is the Packers’ first home game since a 27-17 loss to the Tennessee Titans on Nov. ![]()
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