INGLEWOOD, Calif. – – Jordan Love bounced back from the first pick-6 of his career and threw a pair of touchdown passes to Tucker Kraft in the second half as the Green Bay Packers rallied for a 24-19 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday .

The Packers trailed 13-7 late in the second quarter after Jaylen McCollough intercepted Love’s off-balance attempt to throw the ball and ran it in from four yards out. But Green Bay (3-2) scored on its next three drives and capitalized on a pair of turnovers to beat the Rams (1-4) for the ninth time in their last 10 regular-season meetings.

Love, born in California and raised in Bakersfield, completed 15 of 26 for 224 yards in his second start since missing two games with a knee injury.

Josh Jacobs had 19 carries for 73 yards and scored his first TD for the Packers.

Kraft had four receptions for a career-best 88 yards. Two plays after Xavier McKinney recovered a Rams fumble running back Kyren Williams and returned it 7 yards to the Green Bay 30, Love connected with Kraft for a 66-yard touchdown to give the Packers a 17–13 lead.

Kraft caught the ball at the Rams 49, stiff-armed Rams cornerback Darious Williams at the 30 and dodged a diving tackle attempt near the left sideline at Quentin Lake at the 20 before reaching the end zone.

After McKinney became the first player since the 1970 merger with an interception in each of his first five games with a team, Kraft completed a seven-play drive when he scored from seven yards out for the first two-TD game of his career .

Matthew Stafford was 29 of 45 for 260 yards with a touchdown and interception. Kyren Williams had 102 yards rushing on 22 carries and scored for the eighth straight game.

Stafford’s 1-yard touchdown pass to Demarcus Robinson — the 2-point conversion attempt failed — with 3:30 left pulled the Rams within 24-19.

Los Angeles forced Green Bay to punt on the ensuing possession and took over at their own 29 with 2:57 left. The Rams drove to the Packers 38, but Stafford couldn’t connect with Colby Parkinson on fourth-and-5 with 1:01 left.

After both teams went three-and-out on their opening drives, Jacobs scored on a two-yard run around the right sideline. Jacobs originally tried to get it off the left tackle before being bottled up and turned around.

Jacobs’ score was set up quite a bit earlier when Love and Reed teamed up for a highlight reel. On second-and-10 at the Packers 45, Love completed a 53-yard pass to Reed in a tight window near the left sideline. Reed made it in despite three Rams defenders nearby, including Lake on Reed’s back.

The Rams tied it five minutes into the second quarter when Williams plowed in from 1 yard out to complete a 13-play drive. Williams has the longest TD streak by a Rams running back since Greg Bell scored in 10 consecutive games during the 1988 and ’89 seasons.

Crazy choice

Love’s first pick-6 came on his 761st pass. On third-and-12 at the Packers 8, Love was flushed from the pocket when Byron Young came in unblocked on a blitz. Love scrambled to the back of the end zone and lost his balance as he tried to throw it away.

Instead, McColough was able to intercept the desperation throw and score. Joshua Karty’s extra point attempt was blocked, leaving the score at 13-7.

It was the Rams’ first defensive TD since Cobie Durant’s 86-yard interception return against Denver on Christmas Day in 2022.

Injuries

Packers: CB Robert Rochell (stinger) missed the second quarter and part of the third before returning.

Next

Packers: Host Arizona next Sunday.

Rams: See you next week before hosting Las Vegas on Oct. 20.

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