The NFL playoffs are here, and while we would prefer there were some… other teams playing this weekend, that doesn’t stop the fact that there should be some good, quality football in front of us. I, for one, still can’t wait to see who comes out of each conference when it appears there is no clear favorite on either side.
On Saturday, things kick off with a pair of NFC matchups. A few weeks ago, it looked like the Los Angeles Rams may be the Super Bowl favorite, but after losing two of their last
three, they’re in the fifth seed and have to go on the road to take on the Carolina Panthers. Carolina fell their way into a playoff spot despite losing a pivotal Week 18 matchup, so it’s no surprise that the Rams are heavy road favorites.
But the main attraction happens Saturday night on Amazon Prime. It’s an NFC North showdown between a team the Detroit Lions swept and a team that swept the Detroit Lions. The Bears try to continue their Cinderella season and prove the doubters wrong in their first year under Ben Johnson. But they’ll have to do so against their biggest rivals. The Packers probably should have beaten the Bears twice this year, but a miraculous comeback from Chicago helped them clinch the division. Now it’s time for the rubber match.
In this post, you can chat during both playoff games by joining our live discussion at the bottom of the page in the comment section.
And here’s all the information you need to catch both games:
Rams at Panthers
Kickoff time: 4:30 p.m. ET
Location: Bank of America Stadium — Charlotte, NC
Channel: FOX
Announcers: Joe Davis and Greg Olsen, with Kristina Pink and Pam Oliver
Streaming: NFL+
Line: Rams by 10.5, according to FanDuel SportsBook
Packers at Bears
Kickoff time: 8 p.m. ET
Location: Soldier Field — Chicago, IL
Channel: N/A
Streaming: Prime Video, Twitch.tv/primevideo, NFL+
Announcers: Al Michael and Kirk Herbstreit, with Kaylee Hartung
Line: Packers by 1.5, according to FanDuel SportsBook
