The Los Angeles Rams are one of the strangest teams in this year's NFL postseason. On paper, this team is a lower-tier offense by most statistical measures, lacks the level of star power or hype of many of the other playoff teams,

More predictions: Commanders vs Buccaneers Expert Predictions for NFL Wild Card Weekend The No. 5 seeded Vikings (14-3) are taking on the No. 4 seeded Rams (10-7) in a rematch of the teams' Week 8 matchup. The Rams handed the Vikings one of their three losses this season, and were the only non-Detroit Lions team to beat Minnesota.

The Minnesota Vikings will need several players to excel if they want to beat the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.

This matchup of former coaching cohorts could come down to whether the Vikings can protect Sam Darnold against the fearsome Rams front.

Oct 24, 2024; Inglewood, California, USA; Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Trent Sherfield Sr. (11) scores on a 10-yard touchdown pass against the Los Angeles Rams in the first half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

The final game of wild-card week is also the closest matchup in the odds: The Minnesota Vikings are currently 2-point favorites vs. the Los Angeles Rams. The game opened with the Vikings almost a field-goal favorite, but the odds got near a pick’em before the game was moved and the odds ticked back toward the Vikings.

Minnesota Vikings head coach Kevin O’Connell shared a heartfelt and encouraging message for Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay in light of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles. The message came just days before their teams faced off in the playoffs.