The No. 2 seed Chicago Bears host the No. 5 seed Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs.
The Bears erased a 18-point second half deficit and defeated their divisional foe in the No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers 31-27 in the Wild Card round.
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The Rams went into Carolina and took care of business as tight end Colby Parkinson scored the game-winning touchdown as Los Angeles beat the Panthers 34-31 in the Wild Card round.
Either the Bears or Rams will play the winner of the No. 1 seed Seattle Seahawks or No. 6 seed San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Championship Game.
Our prognosticators are: Art Stapleton (Giants/NFL writer, NorthJersey.com), Bert Bainbridge (sports trending reporter/columnist, NorthJersey.com), Brian Marron (digital producer, NorthJersey.com), Chris Iseman (Rutgers writer, NorthJersey.com), Mike Dougherty (sports writer, lohud.com), Stephen Haynes (sports writer, lohud.com), Bob Jordan (sports editor, Asbury Park Press/APP.com) and Dave Rivera (sports editor, USA TODAY Northeast/NorthJersey.com).
Here are our staff standings in the playoffs and our predictions for Bears vs. Rams matchup in the Divisional Round:
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NFL Divisional Round predictions, staff standings
Chris Iseman: 6-0
Bob Jordan: 5-1
Art Stapleton: 5-1
Dave Rivera: 5-1
Bert Bainbridge: 4-2
Brian Marron: 4-2
Bert Bainbridge
Rams at Bears: Bears 28, Rams 24
Dave Rivera
Rams at Bears: Rams 27, Bears 23
Art Stapleton
Rams at Bears: Rams 31, Bears 27
Brian Marron
Rams at Bears: Rams 37, Bears 13
Bob Jordan
Rams at Bears: Bears 24, Rams 17
Chris Iseman
Rams at Bears: Rams 31, Bears 24
Mike Dougherty
Rams at Bears: Rams 28, Bears 13
Stephen Haynes
Rams at Bears: Rams 23, Bears 20
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