For the Los Angeles Rams, a divisional round trip to Chicago presents a familiar postseason equation: Win up front, or spend the night chasing a quarterback who can tilt the game in a hurry.
Looking to the opposite sideline, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams is surrounded by options. Running backs D’Andre Swift and Kyle Monangai in the backfield, Wide receivers Luther Burden III, Rome Odunze, and DJ Moore on the perimeter, with tight ends Cole Kmet and Colston Loveland stressing defenses between the numbers.
Offensive coordinator Ben Johnson has pushed every right button offensively, and the Rams understand that if the game turns into a rhythm-and-space contest, the margin for error disappears quickly.