DraftKings@DraftKings
Mike Tomlin in 19 seasons with the Steelers:

• Super Bowl winner
• 8 division titles
• Zero losing seasons

🚨 🚨 🚨 #Steelers coach Mike Tomlin has informed the team that he plans to step away from coaching, meaning one of the greatest to do it will take a break.

Pittsburgh has a coveted opening. pic.twitter.com/iqp3qoX7bO

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 13, 2026

Los Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
Byron Young recorded 8 pressures in the Wild Card Round, matching his career-high (previously set in the WC Round vs. Vikings last season). The only other player to record 8+ pressures in two playoff games for the Rams is Aaron Donald (TruMedia)

Zooey wrote:

zn wrote:

Zooey wrote:

Kickoff: 3:30 pm pst on sunday.

Your time is off by 3 hours!

Gary Klein@LATimesklein
Rams play Bears at 630 ET

The trouble with you easterners is you think you are the default center of the world. Everything is EST to you guys. In all the sports standings, the eastern divisions are always on the top. Your hubris sickens me.

I deliberately calculated kickoff to the time zone that actually IS the center of the planet. Here’s proof:

I lived in California. I never got used to watching games at 10 AM.

The Rams Forum: LA’s Playbook for Passionate Fans@RamsFansForum
Rams had 5 losses by 11 points, Bears had 6 losses by 63 points. Rams biggest loss was 3 points, Bears biggest loss was 31 points to a team Rams beat by double digits. Rams next biggest loss was 1 point, Bears next biggest loss was 14 points to a team Rams beat by double digits and held to a season low 3 points.

Colin Cowherd on Kyle Shanahan and Nick Sirianni:

“The NFL playoffs is about the best coaches and the best quarterbacks. And Philly has neither… Kyle Shanahan is using coupons and buying a month full of groceries for 48 bucks. And Nick Sirianni hit the lottery and he’s broke 2… pic.twitter.com/pya56BykNt

— Coach Yac 🗣 (@Coach_Yac) January 12, 2026

InvaderRam wrote:

i’m gonna annoy everyone on this board and everyone i see. but the rams need to pound the ball on this run defense.

post on!

InvaderRam wrote:

also hoping that there aren’t any st gaffes and that the defense can somehow slow down caleb williams.

InvaderRam wrote:

stafford does not play well in below freezing weather. the weather could very well neutralize the offense.

wv wrote:

Shredding the Bears defense? I dunno.

So we agree the Rams will beat the Bears so badly that Chicago ownership will consider disbanding the team?

from Sando: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6960418/2026/01/12/matt-lafleur-packers-job-contract-nfl-playoffs/?campaign=16439245&source=athletic_targeted_email&userId=603890

The 49ers, Rams and Seahawks are all in the divisional round, so how good is the NFC West?

With 3/4 of the NFC West reaching the divisional round, it’s a good time to put into perspective the division’s dominance.

Led by the Seahawks, Rams and 49ers, the NFC West finished the regular season with a +6.7-point margin per game in non-division matchups. That ranks fifth among 192 division seasons since realignment in 2002, behind only the 2013 NFC West (+9.0), the 2024 NFC North (8.7), the 2007 AFC South (+7.4) and the 2004 AFC East (+7.0).

Not that the way the Rams beat an 8-9 Carolina team (34-31) or the 49ers outlasted the Eagles (23-19) signaled dominance. The Rams trailed in the final minute against the Panthers. San Francisco’s victory was impressive more for the state of the 49ers’ roster, which suffered another devastating loss when Kittle suffered a torn Achilles tendon, than for anything else. Coach Kyle Shanahan’s call for a trick-play pass from receiver Jauan Jennings to McCaffrey for a 29-yard touchdown to take the lead in the fourth quarter reflected this team’s incredible resourcefulness during a season marked by attrition.

“Philly looked horrible to me,” an exec from another team said. “They could not move the ball. The offense looked sluggish. They were getting into it on the sideline. Just not good. San Francisco could not run the ball at all. They hit a few passes, but that was really it.”

The NFC West is not exactly storming into the next round, in other words. But only the Bears stand between this division and the Super Bowl at this point

RAMZILLA@elitster
Time for redemption from the 85’ 24-0 loss

John Breech@johnbreech
With the Rams facing the Bears in the divisional round, Sean McVay will somehow be facing his 15th different team in 15 career playoff games

InvaderRam wrote:

he’ll be able to avoid the pass rush and just zip throws to receivers. just a bad bad matchup for this defense.

Ah but, the Rams offense is an even worse matchup for the Chicago defense. That defense cannot stop the run or pass and is 22nd in sacks.

The Rams can and do win shoot outs, even against resourceful qbs.

Seattle has a top defense and the Rams put up 581 yards on them, on the road. Chicago’s defense is no match for LA.

On paper anyway, the Rams offense is better than the Chicago offense, and ought to shred the Chicago defense at a higher rate than the Chicago offense will against the Rams defense.

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wv wrote:

Eagles have great weapons and a powerful OLine

Part of the issue is that their OL slipped this year.

This is from PFF: https://www.pff.com/news/nfl-final-2025-nfl-offensive-line-rankings

The Eagles’ offensive line had a rollercoaster regular season, suffering multiple injuries in 2025. However, even when they were fully healthy, the unit did not resemble the Philadelphia offensive line of past years.

That was especially true for left guard Landon Dickerson, who had a down year. The Alabama product was excellent in 2024 but finished the 2025 regular season with a 60.3 PFF pass-blocking grade, which ranked only 51st among 81 qualifying guards.

Hayden Winks@HaydenWinks
The 49ers + Rams + Seahawks are 40-7 versus everyone else this year.

wv wrote:

I shall now root for Drake Maye to throw 3 pick-sixes, and to trip in the endzone for a safety.

The Patz have played 3 games against teams with records above .500, ie. the Steelers and the Bills twice. They went 1/2 in those games.

wv wrote:

Interesting. 3 NFC West teams in the final 4.

Jack Andrade@RealJackAndrade
The 2025 NFC West is the 4th division to get 3 teams into the Divisional Round in the same season all-time

2022 NFC East – including Eagles (lost Super Bowl)
1997 NFC Central – including Packers (lost SB)
1992 NFC East – including Cowboys (won SB)

Rams Bros.@RamsBrothers
If the Rams beat the Bears and the 49ers beat the Seahawks in the divisional round, the Rams would be hosting the NFC Championship game vs. SoFi.

If the Rams beat the Bears and the Seahawks beat the 49ers, the NFCC is in Seattle.

Either way, CANNOT WAIT.