Mile High Report
The Los Angeles Rams finished as the five seed in a very stacked NFC West in 2025 and will be on the road to take on the Carolina Panthers who finished in a three-way tie at 8-9 in the NFC South. This is a classic game where the entire planet will expect a Rams beatdown and, in the NFL, that can be a dangerous assumption.
Kickoff is set for Saturday, January 10, 2026 at 2:30 p.m. Mile High time at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina and will air on FOX.
According to FanDuel, the Rams are 10.5-point favorites over the Panthers here. That is a huge and disrespectful spread, but understandable given where each team finished the season. That said, this is a very dangerous game for the Rams. The Panthers have played some good football at times and if they come out motivated and the Rams come out flat, things could get interesting. Even so, I can’t pick against a team I consider a Super Bowl contender out of the NFC.
Prediction: Rams 24, Panthers 20.
