The Rams at the moment maintain the highest seed for the NFC playoffs. Now their biggest problem is likely to be shutting out the distraction of being deemed a favourite to win the Tremendous Bowl.
“Humility is barely a day away,” coach Sean McVay stated. “Our guys perceive that.”
On Sunday the Rams will play a possible entice recreation towards the Carolina Panthers at Financial institution of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C. The Panthers are 6-6 and coming off a 20-9 loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
The Panthers are the Rams’ third NFC South opponent. The Rams already dispatched the New Orleans Saints and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They play the struggling Falcons on Dec. 29 in Atlanta.
The Rams are 10-point favorites over the Panthers — and with good purpose.
They’ve gained six video games in a row and scored not less than 34 factors in 4 of their final 5 video games, together with their 34-7 victory over the Buccaneers final Sunday at SoFi Stadium.
The Panthers characteristic quarterback Bryce Younger, the highest decide within the 2023 draft. Younger has handed for 15 touchdowns with 9 interceptions for a staff that counts victories over the Inexperienced Bay Packers and Dallas Cowboys amongst its wins.
Panthers defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and outdoors linebackers coach AC Carter are former Rams assistants. The roster contains seven former Rams: defensive linemen Bobby Brown III and A’Shawn Robinson, offensive lineman Austin Corbett, cornerbacks Robert Rochell and David Lengthy, linebacker Christian Rozeboom and security Nick Scott.
