The Los Angeles Rams will get one of their toughest tests of the season this week when they take on the Packers. Aaron Rodgers is undoubtedly the best quarterback they’ll face, and this will be a good opportunity for the secondary to show that they’ve truly put their recent problems behind them.

The Rams are big favorites in the game, but certainly shouldn’t take Green Bay lightly. Here’s what the Rams can expect on both sides of the ball:

Offense

The Packers will routinely have one of the best offenses in the league as long as Rodgers is under center. Rodgers has been hobbled all year due to a knee injury he suffered back in Week 1, but has still been his usual elite self. He’s averaging 7.86 yards per attempt and thrown for 12 touchdowns and just one interception, even while dealing with some significant injuries to his receiving corp.

The Rams are catching the Packers coming off their bye week, so they’ll be mostly healthy on offense. Geronimo Allison should be good to go for the first time in a few weeks, and Green Bay looks like they could be getting Randall Cobb back as well.

In their place, rookie Marquez Valdes-Scantling has really emerged, and he should stay involved here as well. Valdes-Scantling has put up 171 yards over the past two games, and has quickly earned the trust of Rodgers. Throw in Jimmy Graham at tight end, and the Packers have an array of different weapons on offense.

The Packers have played in a bunch of games where they’ve needed to throw the ball a ton recently and haven’t ran the ball all that much, but they have a very talented lead running back in Aaron Jones. Jones hasn’t gotten the volume he deserves, but is a very skilled runner and could pose problems for a Rams running defense that has been leaky at times.

The Packers have an offensive line that’s solid but not spectacular, but they do have two very talented tackles in David Bakhtiari and Bryan Bulaga. The Rams will likely have trouble generating much of an outside rush against those two, so any pressure on Rodgers will likely need to come up the middle in the form of Aaron Donald or Ndamukong Suh.

Defense

The Packers’ defense has been terrible the past few seasons, and it reached a boiling point last season. Green Bay finally parted with longtime defensive coordinator Dom Capers after another disappointing season for the defense, and brought in Mike Pettine to replace him.

The defense hasn’t been amazing, but has shown signs of improvement under Pettine and has also been playing pretty banged up. They look like they’ll be getting first round rookie cornerback Jaire Alexander back, which is bad news for the Rams’ receivers.

The Packers have struggled a bit to stop the run, giving up 4.5 yards per carry this year, and things have been especially bad since Muhammad Wilkerson went down with a season ending ankle injury. Todd Gurley should have plenty of success here, and expect to see the Rams ride him early and often.

The Packers have actually allowed the fifth-fewest passing yards per game, but are middle of the pack in terms of yards per attempt allowed. They also have a middling pass-rush, which shouldn’t be able to generate too much pressure against the Rams’ elite offensive line.

The Packers have a good amount of talent on defense, including defensive lineman Mike Daniels, outside linebacker Clay Matthews, Alexander, and safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix, but are pretty thin at other positions, especially inside linebacker.

The defense is middling, but could get better as the season goes on and they get more familiar with Pettine’s system. For now it should be pretty easily exploitable, and the Rams should have no trouble scoring against a defense that recently gave up 30 points to the C.J. Beathard-led 49ers.

The bottom line:

Both offenses should have some success here. Vegas has this as the game with the highest expected point total, and this could be a shootout. The Packers are stacked with weapons on offense, and this game could come down to whoever has the ball last. It should be a good one, and the Rams would be wise to not take this one for granted despite being eight point favorites.