Rams vs. Panthers & Packers vs. Bears: Wildcard Preview

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00:00We begin in Carolina, 10-and-a-half-point road favorite.

00:06I am sure that is some type of history.

00:10It just has to be with the Rams laying this type of number here

00:14to an 8-and-9 Panthers team who has beaten them already this season.

00:19At the same number, in the same place.

00:23It's exactly the same line as their first meeting in late November

00:29that they lost that game.

00:31And again, we thought it was an early kick for L.A.

00:35They had just went through a gauntlet.

00:37It was a potential letdown spot, and they lost the game outright.

00:40There's no way they can have the same type of situation or outcome

00:44in this type of environment.

00:47I'll say this.

00:48Look, Carolina looked pathetic offensively for much of the game

00:52against Tampa Bay.

00:55I'll probably wind up taking the 10-and-a-half, though,

00:58and give me the over 46.

01:01Yeah, I – all right, you're already giving your full card.

01:05We'll just play this back over the weekend.

01:08I think the early thing for me is I am a little surprised

01:11that the number is not shorter because it is the same number,

01:14because it is a playoff game, because Carolina won.

01:17I think you were seeing the Panthers lost to the box,

01:20getting routed by Seattle prior, really weighing heavy here on this number.

01:26It does make the double-digit spread a bit interesting.

01:29Pick, minus one here, minus, you know, plus one there.

01:33Bears-Packers in Chicago, the 2-7, Joe.

01:36What stands out?

01:38The line, one-and-a-half for Green Bay.

01:40I mean, Green Bay has not looked good down the stretch.

01:43I understand injuries.

01:44But this is a LaFleur spot, right?

01:47This is where you give the edge.

01:48LaFleur potentially over Ben Johnson.

01:50This is another rematch.

01:52We saw this game play out.

01:53Go to overtime in this type of setting, laying one-and-a-half.

01:58It is intriguing that they're not making at least a pick

02:02or have Chicago as a side favorite.

02:05I understand they lost to Detroit, an arch-rival, former head coach,

02:09and obviously, you know, staff members.

02:12But that line looks – that is a shocking line to me for a number of different reasons.

02:19I would assume that, to me, I would make Chicago favorite.

02:23And I understand that they lost back-to-back games.

02:26But I have not liked what I've seen out of Green Bay right now.

02:29So I am right now very interested in the Green Bay Packers.

02:34I think sometimes – the way their season closed out, I think, could work out.

02:42A lot of rest for a lot of key guys that were injured.

02:45Josh Jacobs, Christian Watson, Jordan Love, Zach Tom.

02:49This is a team, Joe, who's not played, you know, a beat-em-up, bruised-up football game

02:55since they last played Chicago, right?

02:58You know, late in December.

03:01So I just think that that is a little –

03:03Yeah, that's good and bad.

03:05You're talking about a quarterback-to-wide receiver relationship.

03:08I hope if you're Matt LaFleur, they're clicking on all cylinders early

03:12because if it's going to take two or three quarters to get the ring rust off,

03:16it could be a long day.

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