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The next opponent for the Bears' second playoff game is officially set. With the San Francisco 49ers' win over the defending Super Bowl champions, the Philadelphia Eagles, that sets up the Los Angeles Rams coming to Chicago to play the Bears in the NFC Divisional playoff.
The signs have been there since Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson’s introductory news conference nearly a year ago, when he fired the verbal shot heard ‘round the NFL. “I kind of enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year,
Sports experts said there may be some advantages they have on their side to keep the playoff winning streak going.
It's been a season of avoiding catastrophes for the Bears with miracle comebacks so what's one more to get past when preparing to face the Rams in the playoffs?
These two teams have played in the playoffs before. Back in January 1986, the Bears hosted the Los Angeles Rams at Solider Field in the NFC Championship Game. Rams' standout running back Eric Dickerson faced off against Samurai Mike Singletary and the Bears' defense. That 1985 Bears' defense led the way as the Bears shutout the Rams 24-0.
Now that the Chicago Bears have their first playoff win since after the 2010 season and Green Bay's season is over, here's who the Bears face next.
Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson sounded off on his postgame handshake with Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur.
Now they’ll face a Bears offense that features Rome Odunze, D.J. Moore, Luther Burden and Colston Loveland. That’s as talented and deep a receiving corps as the Rams will face, so all of their defensive backs will be challenged in coverage.
There's one way the Bears can make things easier for themselves in Sunday's playoff game with the Rams but they haven't had the answer for several weeks.
The Bears defeated the Packers, 31-27, in the wild-card playoffs. Here's a look at the best and worst PFF grades from their comeback win.