Rams will face Caleb Williams and Bears in NFC divisional playoffs

The Rams will face the Chicago Bears in an NFC Divisional Round game at Soldier Field in Chicago next weekend.

The NFL is expected to announce the day and time of the game Sunday evening. This will be the first playoff meeting between the teams since the NFC title game at the end of the 1985 season.

The No. 5 seed Rams’ victory over the No. 4 Panthers on Saturday, combined with the No. 6 San Francisco 49ers’ 23-19 victory over the No. 3 Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday, set up the matchup between the Rams and Bears.

The Rams advanced by defeating the Carolina Panthers, 34-31, in a wild-card game at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina. The No. 2 seed Bears, under first-year coach Ben Johnson, beat the No. 7 Green Bay Packers, 31-27, in another wild-card game Saturday.

The winner of the game between the Rams and Bears will face the winner of the game between the 49ers and the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks.