The Los Angeles Rams’ win over the Seattle Seahawks in Saturday’s NFC Wild Card round secured only two possible opponents for the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field next weekend.
The Packers will play either the Rams, No. 6 seed, or the Chicago Bears, who face the New Orleans Saints as seed on Sunday.
If the Bears win, the packers will host the Bears in the NFC Divisional Round.
If the Bears lose, the Packers will host the Rams in the NFC divisional round.
The Packers are the No. 1 seed in the NFC and will play the smallest team left in the conference playoffs. The Rams’ victory ruled out the possibility of the Packers playing for the Washington football team (No. 4 seed) or the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (No. 5 seed) in the second round.
The Packers swept the Bears during the 2020 season, including a 19-point win in Chicago in Week 17, but LaFleur’s team did not play Sean McVay and the Rams, who defeated the third-ranked Seahawks by a final score of 30 -20 on Saturday in Seattle.
The Rams finished 10-6 and finished second in the NFC West in 2020. The defense ranked first in the NFL in allowed points and features all professionals Aaron Donald and Jalen Ramsey, although Donald left Saturday’s victory with an injury. . Defender Jared Goff is also dealing with a thumb injury.
The Bears were 8-8 and second in the NFC North in 2020. The Packers had a 76-41 lead in the two meetings with Matt Nagy’s team.
The potential benefit here is avoiding Tom Brady and the Buccaneers in the divisional round. The Packers lost 38-10 bucks in the regular season.