How is it that the 8-9 2025 Carolina Panthers landed squarely in the middle of everybody’s preseason win predictions, skipped leaving anybody confident in their evaluation of the team’s future, yet also finished the season with a strong and wildly optimistic playoff loss against a legitimate Super Bowl contender in the Los Angeles Rams? Carowinds […]
From Cat Scratch Reader
| 25 days ago
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This might be the year that Illinois great Nathan Scheelhaase rises the highest rank in his profession: NFL head coach. ESPN and NFL Network reported Sunday that the Browns and Raiders have requested an interview with Scheelhaase for their head coach openings. Scheelhaase is currently the Rams’ pass game coordinator. He joined them in 2024 […]
From The Champaign Room
| 26 days ago
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The Los Angeles Rams are a 4.5-point favorite against the Cinderella Chicago Bears in the Divisional Round, according to FanDuel Sportsbook. Chicago, with Caleb Williams under center, has been the comeback king all season long, pulling out the most frustratingly miraculous wins you’ve ever seen. The Rams won a surprising 34-31 thriller over the Panthers in […]
From Turf Show Times
| 26 days ago
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The Seattle Seahawks will be having an NFC West rubber match in the Divisional Round. With the Los Angeles Rams winning and the Green Bay Packers losing on Saturday, the Seahawks knew that they would be facing either the Rams or the San Francisco 49ers pending the latter’s result against the Philadelphia Eagles. Despite losing […]
From Field Gulls
| 26 days ago
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The Arizona Cardinals head coach search has expanded to 10 names they have requested interviews with. After the Los Angeles Rams first round win over the Carolina Panthers, the Cardinals have requested to meet with both of the Rams coordinators. Rams offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur is the 38-year old younger brother of Matt LaFleur, the […]
From Revenge of the Birds
| 26 days ago
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The Las Vegas Raiders continue to request interviews for the coaching opening left by the firing of Pete Carroll. They have have requested interviews with Vance Joseph, Klint Kubiak, Davis Webb, Matt Nagy, Kevin Stefanski, Jeff Hafley, and now Nate Scheelhaase. Let’s get to know Scheelhaase some more: Current job: Scheelhaase has been the Rams […]
From Silver And Black Pride
| 26 days ago
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The Chicago Bears sent Green Bay packing with their insane come-from-behind win on Wild Card Saturday.
So, who’s next on the Bears schedule?
Well, your guess is as good as mine. But we do know it will be one of two teams — the Philadelphia Eagles or the Los Angeles Rams.
Mandatory Credit: David Banks-Imagn Images
After slaying the boogeyman Packers twice in the span of 21 days, the Bears are moving in the postseason. Up next on the playoff slate will be a marquee matchup be...
From Bleacher Nation | Chicago Sports News, Rumors, and a Reasonable Level of Obsession
| 26 days ago
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Holy cow, what a start to the 2025-26 NFL playoffs. The Rams and Panthers battled to an afternoon thriller filled with multiple fourth-quarter lead changes and go-ahead drives. Then the Bears and Packers closed it out with an epic collapse from Green Bay and yet another improbable recovery from a Bears season that is going […]
From Pride Of Detroit
| 26 days ago
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The Los Angeles Rams certainly made things interesting in a playoff game against the Carolina Panthers in which they were 10-point favorites. It took a game-winning drive from Matthew Stafford in the fourth quarter to get it done, but the Rams came out on top 34-31. This game set the tone for the 2025-26 postseason. […]
From Turf Show Times
| 26 days ago
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Los Angeles Rams QB Matthew Stafford suffered an injury to a finger on his throwing hand in the opening round of the playoffs against the Carolina Panthers. Whether it was due to the injury or not, Stafford easily had one of his worst games of the season. Both games against Carolina were his two-lowest graded […]
From Turf Show Times
| 26 days ago
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Whew! Take a sigh of relief Rams family. The Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers opened up the 2025-2026 Wild Card playoffs and the first game of wild card weekend did not disappoint. The Rams (-10.5 favorites) defeated the Panthers 34-31 with a game winning touchdown with less than a minute remaining to move onto […]
From Turf Show Times
| 26 days ago
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The Seattle Seahawks will have to play another game against an NFC West rival; they just don’t know which one yet. On a dramatic opening day of the 2026 NFL Playoffs, the Los Angeles Rams rallied late to avoid an upset loss to the Carolina Panthers, while the Chicago Bears pulled off another absurd comeback […]
From Field Gulls
| 27 days ago
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The Los Angeles Rams survived the Carolina Panthers to advance to the divisional round of the NFC playoffs. LA corrected the record and got revenge after falling to Carolina earlier in the year. The final score was 34-31. Let’s take a look at the Pro Football Focus (PFF) grades and data from the game. Who […]
From Turf Show Times
| 27 days ago
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The opening game of the NFL playoffs is usually a bloodbath. The Los Angeles Rams were 10.5-point favorites over the Carolina Panthers coming into Saturday, and the game was much closer than anyone could have realistically expected. Bryce Young hit Jalen Coker in the end zone to give Carolina a late four-point lead. Matthew Stafford […]
From Turf Show Times
| 27 days ago
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The Los Angeles Rams survived an upset attempt by the Carolina Panthers to advance to the Divisional Round of the 2026 NFL playoffs. Now it’s time to see the matchup between the No. 2 Chicago Bears and the No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers. Assuming the Philadelphia Eagles beat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday […]
From Bleeding Green Nation
| 27 days ago
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It was delayed by a week, but the Panthers are officially on to the offseason after being eliminated by the Rams in the Wild Card Round of the 2026 playoffs. Carolina’s draft position is now locked into place at No. 19. The rest of the teams that lose this weekend will fill in slots 20-24. […]
From Cat Scratch Reader
| 27 days ago
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The fun, surprising ride of the 2026 season is over for the Panthers. Carolina was eliminated in stunning fashion 34-31 to the Rams in the Wild Card Round. This one is going to sting. The Rams were heavily favored by 10.5 points, but the Panthers showed the fight they’ve shown all year. They fought back […]
From Cat Scratch Reader
| 27 days ago
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The Los Angeles Rams beat the Carolina Panthers on Wild Card Weekend by a score of 34-31. This was a tight contest as both teams had moments of great play, and stretches of mistakes. Neither team was exactly able to put the other away, but it was the Rams who found a way in this […]
From Turf Show Times
| 27 days ago
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The Los Angeles Rams lead the Carolina Panthers by a score of 17-14 after the first half of play. The Rams jumped out to an early 14-0 lead after two Puka Nacua touchdowns, but the Panthers got themselves back into the game after a touchdown of their own to the make the score 14-7. Late […]
From Turf Show Times
| 27 days ago
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The playoffs are here, Rumblers! Super Wild Card Weekend gets underway this afternoon with a pair of Saturday playoff games heavy on NFC action. The Buffalo Bills don’t play until Sunday, with a 1 p.m. EST game in Duval County, FL against the Jacksonville Jaguars. But for today, we’ve got plenty of action to enjoy! […]
From Buffalo Rumblings
| 27 days ago
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The NFL’s Wild Card Weekend is here! The first game on today’s two-game lineup features the 4th and 5th seeds from the NFC. The Los Angeles Rams and Carolina Panthers will feature this season’s potential NFL MVP Matthew Srafford looking for another ring as his career continues to wind down. Third-year QB Bryce Young has […]
From Hogs Haven
| 27 days ago
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The Carolina Panthers host the Los Angeles Rams in the first of two Wild Card playoff games today. Carolina enters this game having backed into the NFC South title, while Los Angeles dropped from first in the NFC to fifth, by losing two of their last three games. This is a rematch of one of […]
From Canal Street Chronicles
| 27 days ago
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Happy Postseason! The first matchup of Wild Card Weekend will feature the Los Angeles Rams (12-5) on the road against the Carolina Panthers (8-9). The Panthers actually lead the all-time regular season series between these teams, 13-10, but the Rams have won two of their three most-recent meetings. However, they last faced off back in […]
From Bleeding Green Nation
| 27 days ago
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The NFL playoffs start today. The Panthers host the Rams, followed by the Packers visiting the Bears. This is an open thread for game chat.
From Blogging The Boys
| 27 days ago
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Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young makes his playoff debut. Historically, quarterbacks making their first postseason start have struggled. Even the elite quarterbacks like Joe Burrow. That also includes Super Bowl-winning ones, like Jalen Hurts, who trailed 31-0 after three quarters in his first start. Young has seen his opponent, which may help his cause. When […]
From Niners Nation
| 27 days ago
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