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Quick Take: Packers (11-2) at Rams (3-10)

Last meeting
Rams cornerback Jerametrius Butler recovered Brett Favre's fumble on the Rams 13-yard line to stop a potential game-winning drive by the Packers and hold on for a 23-20 win in Week 5 last season.

Streaks
The Rams have won two of the past three meetings and lead the overall series 45-40-2.

Last week
Favre threw for two touchdowns and 266 yards, and running back Ryan Grant rushed for a career-high 156 yards and a touchdown as the Packers cruised to a 38-7 victory over the Raiders. ... Bengals kicker Shayne Graham's four field goals were the difference in a sloppy 19-10 win over the Brock Berlin-led Rams.

At stake
The Packers have already clinched their division and could clinch a first-round bye with a win combined with a Seahawks loss. ... The Rams have been eliminated from the playoffs but need only to look across the field to find a team that used a strong finish in one season to propel them into contention the next.

Key matchup
Packers RB Ryan Grant vs. Rams linebackers. The Packers have found the answer to their rushing woes in Grant, who has averaged 111.6 yards on the ground over the past five games. St. Louis linebacker Will Witherspoon leads the Rams with 94 tackles. The Rams have had trouble stopping the run this season, ranking in the bottom half of the NFL in rushing defense.

Did you know?
Green Bay receiver Donald Driver has a reception in 93 consecutive games -- the second-longest streak in Packers team history (Sterling Sharpe, 103). ... Rams receiver Torry Holt has recorded 1,000 yards receiving for the eighth straight season. Including the playoffs, Holt has four touchdowns in four career games vs. Green Bay, and had two touchdowns in their last meeting.