Stu Jackson
INGLEWOOD, Calif. The Rams' playoff opponent is set.
With its 37-20 win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday at SoFi Stadium, Los Angeles clinched the No. 5 seed in the NFC and is headed to Charlotte to take on the No. 4 seed Panthers at Bank of America Stadium in the Wild Card round of the playoffs.
The two teams last played on Nov. 30, a 31-28 Carolina win at the same location in Week 13. Overall, it will mark just the second-ever postseason meeting between the two teams the last was in January 2004 and 25th overall across the postseason and regular season.
The Rams captured the No. 5 seed thanks to their win over the Cardinals on Sunday, plus the Seahawks' win over the 49ers Saturday night. Despite losing to the Buccaneers on Saturday, the Panthers still won the NFC South and captured the No. 4 seed thanks to the Falcons' win over the Saints on Sunday.
