The two teams split the regular season series, with the Packers winning in Week 14 and the Bears pulling off a stunner with an overtime win in Week 16. With snow in the forecast for Saturday and the stakes ratcheted up,

The Rams held off the Carolina Panthers on Saturday, advancing to the Divisional Round with a 34-31 win. Matthew Stafford drove the Rams 71 yards down the field for a drive that concluded with a 19-yard touchdown pass to tight end Colby Parkinson.

The Rams looked like they were going to run away from the Panthers early on, taking a 14-0 lead, but the Panthers stormed back to make it 17-14 at the half. Carolina tied the game in the third quarter and went ahead in the fourth,