The Packers are licking their wounds after getting beat at home 31-24 by the Bengals.  So they will likely be in a nasty frame of mind on Sunday.  The Packers would love to get a early lead in the passing game and then grind a win out on the ground with Ryan Grant.  That seems entirely possible as the Rams are allowing 258 yards passing per game this season.  The Packers need to protect Aaron Rodgers to give him a chance at a big day as he has been sacked 10 times already this season.  The bad news for the Rams is that pass rushing is one of their biggest weaknesses as they only have 1 sack this year.  If Rodgers has time to throw the ball he will likely shred the Rams’ D.  The Rams can’t stop the run either as they have allowed 146.0 yards rushing per game this season so this week could belong to Ryan Grant (107 yards rushing, 3.6 ypc).

The Rams have a couple things going for them on offense this week.  The Packers have allowed 118.5 yards rushing per game this season so Steven Jackson could have a huge game (171 yards rushing, 5.2 ypc).  The Rams need to stick with the running game as long as they don’t fall behind by more than 10 points.  That’s because Jackson is without a doubt the best player on this football team.  If Marc Bulger gets time to throw the football (a big if) then he could attempt to exploit the Packers’ deep down the middle of the field due to the injuries they have at safety.

PREDICTION: PACKERS 30, RAMS 13