Green Bay finished off its second scoring drive with a four-yard Brett Favre-to-Donald Lee pass. The scrambling Favre seemed to throw the ball right at Fakhir Brown, but the ball magically eluded him and went to Lee.

So the Packers led 14-7.

Back came the Rams. Steven Jackson broke a swing pass for one first down. The Rams picked up another on an offsides penalty and another on a completion to Torry Holt. A quick-hit pass to Drew Bennett over the middle — to counter a Green Bay blitz — pushed the ball into  Packers territory.

And then came the big play — Jackson blowing through the Packers for a 46-yard TD run. Credit tackle Brandon Gorin for springing him with a huge block. Again, Linehan’s scheme and play-calling got nice results.

With the game tied 14-14, Favre knew he had some more gunslinging to do. But Jim Haslett’s defense responded with a timely three-and-out stop.

But the Rams took a three-and-out powder,  failing to pick up and counter  Green Bay’s third-down blitz. After another poor Jones punt (39  yards, with  little hang time) handed the Packers terrific field position.

The Rams defense held tough against Favre, but the Packers converted the field position into Mason Crosby’s 44-yard field goal and a 17-14 lead.

Derek Stanley’s kick return audition continued to go poorly. He got rocked on the ensuing kickoff and spit up the ball. Teammate Richard Owens recovered it, but the Rams got stuck on their own 4 with that mishap and  a holding penalty on  a return block.

Bulger got the Rams out of their hole with a 37-yard bomb to Isaac Bruce up the right sideline. That  reception lifted Ike to fourth on the all-time NFL career receiving yards list.

Bulger’s roll-out completion to Drew Bennett picked up another first down and stopped the clock. But then he bounced his next pass off Bennett to Packers defensive back Atari Bigby. The ball was a little high, but Bennett has to make that catch.

This gave the Packers the chance to score again. But O.J. Atogwe made the saving play, a terrific over-the-shoulder interception to keep Green Bay off the board.

That was Atogwe’s six interception of the season.  Dare we say the oft-maligned Rams draft  board  found  something with that pick?