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znModeratorHere’s a fun one: The Dolphins have requested an interview with Rams DC Chris Shula for their head coaching job, per source.
Shula — the grandson of legendary Dolphins coach Don Shula — is eligible to interview next week after the Rams’ wild card game. pic.twitter.com/5Iaq4tcQbz
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 10, 2026
znModeratorRams passing game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase (I botched the pronunciation of his name on Thursday's NFL Live) will have a full dance card next week. 35-year-old former Illinois QB and Matt Campbell disciple at Iowa State has spent the last two years at McVay's hip. pic.twitter.com/hqM71JtHjC
— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) January 10, 2026
January 11, 2026 at 7:46 pm in reply to: The Stafford thread…update 12/31: huge S.I. article #161076znModeratorGabriel won the most games at 74. Stafford has 52 including playoffs.
The stats in question, though, were about the postseason only.
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 pm in reply to: The Stafford thread…update 12/31: huge S.I. article #161069znModeratorLAFB Network@LAFBNetwork
Matthew Stafford owns the Rams postseason record book.1st in completions, yards, TDs, AND wins.
Greatest QB in Rams franchise history… or still a debate?
znModeratorEagles lead at halftime, 13-10.
The AFC has some playoff games too, I think, involving different teams and such.
znModeratorMissed three games and STILL led the league in receiving TDs 🤯🤯 pic.twitter.com/NCKQUFfPsb
— Luke Christensen (@LukeChrisFFL) January 10, 2026
znModeratortwitter AI
NFL data shows the Rams led the league with four touchdowns negated by penalties in 2025, per nflfastR stats, making such moments particularly frustrating in high-stakes playoffs where referee decisions can swing outcomes by an average of 3-5 points per game according to PFF analysis.
znModeratorAlbert Breer@AlbertBreer
Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak is done with his head-coaching interviews, having taken six of them. He met with the Cardinals, Dolphins, Falcons, Giants, Raiders and Ravens over the last two days.Hot name on a market lacking in young offensive coaches.
znModeratorDoug Clawson@doug_clawson
Thru 3 games this postseason there’s already been 3 game-winning TDs in the final 2 minutes of the 4th quarterThat’s already the most in a single postseason in NFL history
znModeratorIf Lefleur is available, the Ravens should hire him. He’s a highly regarded offensive mind that could help Lamar Jackson get over the hump.
I want all teams except the Rams to make bad or inappropriate or poorly considered coaching hires.
As a decades long Rams fan, I know how to spot those when they happen.
Every team should have its Linehan. Every fan base should go through that. It’s their turn.
Linehan?
I mean, we all talk about wishing ill on other teams, especially division rivals…
But Linehan?!
That’s some pathological level of hate right there.
Look deep into the darkness, my friend. Let it fill you. Let it tell you things only a Rams fan could understand.
znModeratorAdam Schefter@AdamSchefter
Rams OC Mike LaFleur has been asked to interview, and will this week, for the HC positions in Las Vegas and Arizona, per ESPN’s @PSchrags.January 11, 2026 at 4:33 pm in reply to: The Stafford thread…update 12/31: huge S.I. article #161059znModeratorOptaSTATS@OptaSTATS
Saturday was Matthew Stafford’s fourth straight road playoff game with 300+ passing yards.That broke a tie with Tom Brady and Drew Brees for the most consecutive such games in NFL history.
znModeratorIf Lefleur is available, the Ravens should hire him. He’s a highly regarded offensive mind that could help Lamar Jackson get over the hump.
I want all teams except the Rams to make bad or inappropriate or poorly considered coaching hires.
As a decades long Rams fan, I know how to spot those when they happen.
Every team should have its Linehan. Every fan base should go through that. It’s their turn.
January 11, 2026 at 1:39 pm in reply to: 1st playoff game–tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #161050znModeratorMatthew Stafford’s Best Throws From 304-Yard, 3-Touchdown Wild Card Win vs. Panthers
January 11, 2026 at 12:32 pm in reply to: 1st playoff game–tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #161047znModeratorPanthers fan perspective.
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🤣 pretty much what was going through my head that final drive.
Absolutely maddening how conservative our D played that final drive.
Still proud of my guys but damn this hurt to watch 🤣 pic.twitter.com/aDmKdUBTbW
— Keep Purring Podcast (Ben) (@KeepPurringBen) January 11, 2026
znModeratorLos Angeles Rams PR@TheLARamsPR
Kyren Williams passed Todd Gurley (261) in career postseason rushing yards and moved to 7th in franchise history.January 11, 2026 at 12:17 pm in reply to: 1st playoff game–tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #161045znModerator. It appeared they had fixed their STs.
I looked up the culprit from the blocked punt, #34, rookie DB Tanner Ingle. He’s had a total of 43 special teams snaps all season, and 17 of those were in the wildcard game. He was promoted from the practice squad to replace an injured player. My bet is, he hasn’t been practicing on special teams and is a green rookie who got fooled on that one play by a veteran. The punt blocker, Isaiah Simmons, is a 6’4 OLB/DB (Ingle is 5’8) who is a 6 year veteran and who has had 650 career snaps on special teams.
Does that relieve the new STs coordinator from responsibility? No, that’s not supposed to happen regardless. Especially in a playoff game. Should the new STs coordinator have anticipated that Ingle against Simmons was a mismatch? Yes. But I also think that one play was the result of one player screwing up, and that is easy to fix. You straighten Ingle out or replace him or both.
January 11, 2026 at 10:34 am in reply to: 1st playoff game–tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #161042znModeratorfrom The Athletic: https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6960315/2026/01/10/rams-panthers-score-result-takeaways-nfl-wild-card/
Soft coverage with Horn out for Rams’ final drive
The Panthers looked poised to pull the upset in their first home playoff game in 10 years after taking a four-point lead with less than three minutes left.
But they were shorthanded defensively for the Rams’ final drive, with Horn in the medical tent being evaluated for a concussion. With the secondary playing soft coverage to avoid the big play, Stafford took the Rams downfield, completing 6 of 7 passes for 71 yards. His only incompletion came on an Adams drop.
Despite good coverage by Tre’von Moehrig, Stafford dropped the game-winning, 19-yard touchdown over him and into the arms of Parkinson.
It was a valiant effort by the Panthers, who were 10-point underdogs and trailed by 14 in the first half. But they ultimately ended on a three-game losing streak, their longest skid of the season. — Joseph Person, Panthers beat writer
January 11, 2026 at 6:09 am in reply to: 1st playoff game–tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #161036znModeratorThe catch that won it for the @RamsNFL 🤩 pic.twitter.com/O3LmFkgTRw
— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) January 11, 2026
January 11, 2026 at 6:06 am in reply to: 1st playoff game–tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #161035znModeratorMUFFED PUNT 🙉 (jfc)pic.twitter.com/WSRX4IC2Bi
— SleeperNFL (@SleeperNFL) January 10, 2026
znModeratorAdam Grosbard@AdamGrosbard
Kobie Turner on watching Matthew Stafford’s game-winning drive: “It’s Matthew. There was too much time. They left him way too much time. We knew he was going to sit back there and deal.”January 11, 2026 at 5:58 am in reply to: 1st playoff game–tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #161033znModeratorRIDICULOUS THROW 🥵 pic.twitter.com/MSU7l6CbnX
— Coach Dan Casey (@CoachDanCasey) January 11, 2026
znModeratorMy third favorite Matthew Stafford 1-yd TD. What I love about this one is that he’s throwing to veteran All Pro TE, Terrance Ferguson against the cellar-dweller Jaguars. pic.twitter.com/xqjd8NGuq5
— Rams Talk (@realLARamsTalk) January 10, 2026
znModeratorAlex Zietlow@alexzietlow05
#Panthers veteran safety Nick Scott on what it was like going toe to toe with Matthew Stafford.“We were on the wrong side of a classic.”
znModeratorSam Farmer@LATimesfarmer
Every game the Rams lost this season was by a touchdown or less. The way they closed out this near-disaster felt like the first time this season they had to find a way to win — and did.znModeratore. i remember something about olsen saying about the panthers defense being really good against play action. maybe it was a matchup thing.
I mentioned this, but their DC is Evero, former Rams secondary coach.
Remember the game that initially exposed the secondary this year was against Carolina. Since then people have been following the same script against the Rams D. He wasn’t just the safties coach, he was the Rams defensive passing game coordinator. You can probably safely assume that Evero had something to do with that–he talked to the Panthers OC.
But also he knows Stafford and McVay. He schemed against them in training camp in 2021, before he left for Denver (then Carolina).
It’s not the only factor but it is a factor.
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January 11, 2026 at 1:37 am in reply to: 1st playoff game–tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #161027znModeratorPuka quite possibly saved the Rams season here. Should've been intercepted, instead the Rams score a touchdown on a 13 yard TD from Stafford to Williams to take a 27-24 lead with 8:47 left in the 4th.
— Doug McKain (@DMAC_LA) January 11, 2026
znModeratorOn the punt-block. Who was the idiot who barely chipped the on-coming punt-blocker?
I mean, it was about as lame an attempted block as I’ve seen. WTF?
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vThat was #34, Tanner Ingle.
He’s been on the practice squad virtually all year.
Bet he never blocks like that again.
That is, assuming he doesn’t wake up on the streets of Toronto with no ID and nothing but a blanket in his possession and no memory of who he is or where he’s been or what he’s doing there.
January 10, 2026 at 8:56 pm in reply to: 1st playoff game–tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #161006znModeratorNo look. pic.twitter.com/tgKZsc29We
— Henry McKenna (@henrycmckenna) January 11, 2026
January 10, 2026 at 8:53 pm in reply to: 1st playoff game–tweets, plays, highlights, commentary #161005znModeratorGreg Beacham@gregbeacham
Sean McVay has won 9 playoff games in 9 seasons with the Rams. That’s the same number this team won in the previous 33 seasons before he arrived.…
Is there a quarterback in the NFL you’d rather have late in the fourth quarter than Stafford? The likely MVP struggled for much of the game after starting 8-for-8, but he came through when it mattered most. After the Panthers took a 31-27 lead with just over 2 minutes to play, Stafford took the ball and didn’t flinch.
He led the Rams down the field and scored a game-winning touchdown on a beautiful pass to Colby Parkinson. He went 6-for-7 for 71 yards on the final drive, with his lone incompletion being a drop by Davante Adams over the middle.
Stafford didn’t have his best stuff on Saturday, throwing one interception and nearly another in the second half before Puka Nacua turned into a DB and broke up the pass, but he rose to the occasion late, as he always does.
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