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The Carolina Panthers may be out of the running, but that doesn’t mean the race is over. The Houston Texans are visiting the New England Patriots at 3:00 PM ET this afternoon and the Los Angeles Rams are on the road again against the Chicago Bears at 6:30 PM ET tonight.
The Texans/Pats game is one of those where I wish it could end in a tie. On the one hand, I’ll never root for the New England Patriots. On the other hand, I don’t want to spend another offseason hearing about how the Panthers should have taken C.J. Stroud, regardless of his performance. Bah humbug.
The Rams against the Bears has an easier angle for me to root for this weekend. Go Los Angeles. Simply put, I want the team that the Panthers took down to the wire in the wild-card round to go on and win the Super Bowl. That, more than anything, will help cement my optimism for the 2026 offseason.
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