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The Los Angeles Rams will avenge their Week 13 loss to the Panthers with a two-touchdown victory margin. Matthew Stafford picks apart the Panthers defense with Puka Nacua and Davante Adams, who's set to return from a hamstring injury.
The final game of the wild card round is going down in Pittsburgh with the fourth-seeded Steelers hosting the fifth-seeded Texans. The winner of tonight's game will earn a free trip to New England for a divisional-round showdown with the Patriots.
The Soldier Field forecast for game time Saturday night calls for 24 degrees with a RealFeel of 3, a little snow and 20 mph winds gusting to 33. Perfect conditions for the NFL’s oldest rivalry.
The 2026 NFL Wild Card Weekend schedule featured two games on Saturday, has three more on Sunday and one 'Monday Night Football' matchup between
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Danny Parkins makes his picks for the best bets entering Wild Card Weekend, including the Carolina Panthers and Chicago Bears.
Jason Logan's Bet Now, Bet Later NFL picks for Super Wild-Card Weekend include the Patriots against the spread vs. the Chargers.
The Bears will have backups in a couple of key spots on both sides of the ball on Sunday when they take on the Rams on Sunday, but other than that, it's a relatively clean playoff injury report​.