The 2026 NFL Playoffs kick off on Saturday when the Carolina Panthers host the Los Angeles Rams. The game gets underway at 4:30 p.m. ET and Clete Blakeman will be the referee leading the officiating crew at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte.
The Panthers get to host the game as winners of the NFC South with the No. 4 seed. It wasn’t pretty and their 8-9 record means they join the short list of teams that have reached the playoffs with a losing record. They lost to the Bucs on the final Saturday of the season, but in spite of a losing their final two games, they managed to
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