Packers vs. Rams, Week 5 first half discussion thread

The Green Bay Packers are ready to go. They're down some of their top receivers, but they're still ready for today's game against the Los Angeles Rams.

Today the teams of old friends Matt LaFleur and Sean McVay meet for the fifth time in a row and for the first time in Los Angeles. LaFleur's teams are 4-0, although all four wins came due to strange scheduling at Lambeau Field. The first of those meetings was a divisional playoff game following the 2020 season before the teams played each other in regular season games each of the last three years.

The Packers will not be able to use the services of Romeo Doubs today as he was suspended for one game on Saturday for misconduct. Likewise, Christian Watson will be out, although his absence is due to the ankle sprain he sustained at the start of last week's game.

The Packers enter today's game as three-point favorites on the road, a sign that the Rams' injuries are also putting a massive strain on their squad. The Rams are also missing two top receivers: Puka Nacua on injured reserve and Cooper Kupp are out for this afternoon's game, and they also have several starters on injured reserve from the offensive line and defensive backfield.

Join us here for the first half of today's game and see if the Packers can get off to a better start than they did a week ago.