After both the Rams and Bears capped off dramatic victories this past Saturday, the two teams will now match up in the Divisional Round of the NFC Playoffs in Chicago.
For Los Angeles, it was a back and forth battle in Carolina as they eventually took down the Panthers. Los Angeles was trailing late, but Matthew's Stafford game-winning drive heroics put them over the top and onto the next round.
For Chicago, it was a different story and a little more dramatic. After facing an 18 point deficit in the second half, the Bears scored 25 fourth quarter points to catapult them over their division rival Green Bay Packers.
Despite being the no. 2 seed, the Bears have played their best football when trailing late in games. Caleb Williams and Chicago have had seven come from behind victories this season, proving that Chicago can physically and literally never be counted out of any game.
After facing off with Green Bay for the third time this season, Chicago will face a Rams team that they have yet to see. The Rams are arguably the most explosive and experienced team left in these playoffs. It wasn't too long ago when Sean McVay and Matthew Stafford lead Los Angeles to a Lombardi Trophy.
This game will be experience vs youth, as Ben Johnson and Caleb Williams will each enter only their second career playoff games as head coach and quarterback respectively.
I'm looking forward to see if the Bears can put together a complete game of football. Coming behind from that large of a deficit in one quarter isn't always going to work out, especially against Los Angeles.
The winner of this anticipated showdown will face the winner of the opposite matchup in the NFC featuring the 49ers and the Seahawks. I expect this to be another thrilling game that will once again come down to the wire.
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