American Professional Football's Los Angeles Rams open as 7-point favorites over Dallas Cowboys in playoffs

Story by USA Today
Written by Cameron DaSilva

The Los Angeles Rams seem to have caught a major break in the NFL playoff bracket thanks to the defending Super Bowl champions. The Philadelphia Eagles upset the Chicago Bears on Sunday at Soldier Field thanks to Cody Parkey’s last-second field goal clanking off the left upright, sealing a one-point win by Nick Foles’ squad.

As a result, the Rams will host the Dallas Cowboys instead of the Chicago Bears, who had already beaten Los Angeles in Week 14. That’s not to say the Cowboys are an easy opponent, but Chicago had the Rams’ number and a better defense.

With the divisional round set, so are the point spreads for all four games. The Rams opened as seven-point favorites over the Cowboys, according to the Westgate Superbook and USA TODAY odds.

Surprisingly, that’s not the largest spread of the weekend. The Saints are nine-point favorites over the Eagles at the Superdome with an over/under of 51.5 points.

On the AFC side, the Chiefs are 5.5-point favorites over the Colts, while the Patriots are favored by 4.5 points over the visiting Chargers.