Bears to host Rams in NFC divisional round

The Bears will host the Los Angeles Rams next weekend at Soldier Field in the NFC divisional round. The date and time of the game had not been announced as of early Sunday night.

The Bears will play the Rams after Los Angeles beat the Carolina Panthers in their Wild Card matchup Saturday, and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday. The 49ers will play the Seattle Seahawks, the NFC’s No. 1 seed, in the divisional round because they’re the No. 6 seed and the Rams are the No. 5 seed.

It’s the third time the Bears and the Rams have met in the playoffs. Los Angeles won the first matchup 24-14 during the 1950 playoffs, while Chicago beat the Rams 24-0 in its 1985 Super Bowl run.

Chicago advanced to its first divisional playoff game since 2018 after Saturday’s 31-27 comeback win against the Green Bay Packers. The Bears overcame a late 11-point deficit to beat their longtime rivals.

They’ll try to keep their magical run going next weekend in Bears head coach Ben Johnson’s first season. The Bears are vying for their first NFC championship game appearance since the 2010 playoffs.