Los Angeles Rams Playoff Schedule: Next Opponent, Date and Time
The Los Angeles Rams entered Week 18 with a simple mission: win and lock up the NFC’s No. 5 seed in the NFL playoffs, get the more favorable wild-card matchup, and drop the division rival San Francisco 49ers to the No. 6 seed.
That’s exactly what the Rams did, running through the Arizona Cardinals 37-20 on Sunday to finish in second place in the NFC West behind the No. 1 seed Seattle Seahawks.
Two of the Rams’ division rivals are in the NFC playoff field, and there’s a good chance they could see one or both during their postseason run.
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Who Do the Rams Play in the Wild-Card Round?
Because they’re the No. 5 seed in the AFC, the Rams have a road date with the No. 4-seeded Carolina Panthers, who won the NFC South.
L.A. certainly got the most favorable matchup of the wild-card round. Carolina finished 8-9 and only won its division because the Atlanta Falcons edged out the New Orleans Saints and kept the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in second place.
If the Rams win their wild-card matchup, they will likely face either the No. 3 seed Philadelphia Eagles or No. 2 seed Chicago Bears. There’s a chance they play the top-seeded Seahawks if both the No. 6 seed 49ers and No. 7 seed Green Bay Packers lose to the Eagles and Bears, respectively.
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2026 NFL Playoff Schedule
The full 2026 NFL playoff schedule, complete with dates and times for all wild-card matchups, plus dates and times for the divisional round games and AFC/NFC Championship games and the Super Bowl are below.
Jan. 10: Rams vs. Panthers, 4:30 p.m. Fox
Jan. 10: Packers vs. Bears, 8 p.m. ET, Amazon Prime
Jan. 11: Bills vs. Jaguars, 1 p.m. ET, CBS
Jan. 11: 49ers vs. Eagles, 4:30 p.m. ET, Fox
Jan. 11: Chargers vs. Patriots, 8 p.m. ET, NBC
Jan. 12: Texans vs. Steelers, 8 p.m. ET, ESPN/ABC
Jan. 17: Divisional round, 4:30 p.m. ET, TBA
Jan. 17: Divisional round, 8:15 p.m. ET, TBA
Jan. 18: Divisional round, 3 p.m. ET, TBA
Jan. 18: Divisional round, 6:30 p.m. ET, TBA
Jan. 25: AFC Championship Game, 3 p.m. ET, CBS
Jan. 25: NFC Championship Game, 6:30 p.m. ET, Fox
Feb. 8: Super Bowl, 6:30 p.m. ET, NBC