Ted Thompson died on Wednesday night, three days after his 68th birthday and just as a Packers team that bears his fingerprints is again one victory away from a Super Bowl berth.

Get the latest postgame updates after the Packers defeated the Rams 32-18 in an NFC divisional playoff battle Saturday afternoon at Lambeau Field. 

Just-added offensive lineman Jared Veldheer tested positive for the COVID-19 coronavirus, but no other Green Bay players were deemed high-risk contacts, according to a source.

No one showed up for work on Green Bay's defense this season more than Adrian Amos, who started all 16 games and played 1,008 defensive snaps — meaning he was on the field for 98.2% of the plays.

For a team that doesn't know who its starting quarterback will be this weekend when it faces the NFC's top-seeded club in sub-freezing temperatures, the Los Angeles Rams actually are in pretty good shape.

"Snacks" Harrison’s teams were 1-5 against the Aaron Rodgers-led Packers — the lone victory coming with the Lions in 2018, and the playoff loss with the Giants being at Lambeau Field in the only postseason game of his career.

At 43, Tom Brady will become the oldest quarterback to ever compete in the NFL playoffs, and wild-card weekend might as well be sponsored by AARP. 

We have never seen anything that could change the fortunes of a team as quickly as these COVID-19 protocols have.