The Rams won their first two games and faced a big test in Dallas on October 1 against the powerful Cowboys, the defending Eastern Conference champions.
But before finishing the season against the Colts in L.A. in a possible division title deciding game, the Rams faced the two-time defending champion Green Bay Packers (9–2–1).
On second and goal, quarterback Roman Gabriel hit flanker Bernie Casey in the end zone for a 27–24 Rams victory.
This gave home field advantage to the Central Division winner, the two-time defending NFL champion Green Bay Packers.
In the playoff game, the Rams jumped out to a 7–0 lead in the unusually balmy 30 °F (−1 °C) weather, but the Packers' postseason experience began to show as they led 14–7 at halftime.
[4][5][6] The following week, the Packers won the famed "Ice Bowl" game against the Dallas Cowboys at Lambeau Field in Green Bay.