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By Matt Audilet
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The Los Angeles Rams took care of business in the wild-card round, narrowly defeating the Carolina Panthers with a 34-31 final score at Charlotte's Bank of America Stadium.
Now, the Rams turn their attention toward a divisional round matchup against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field.
During this past Saturday's win over the Panthers, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford suffered an injury to a finger on his right throwing hand. The MVP contender sustained the injury when his hand collided with a Carolina defender late in the second quarter.
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Stafford said he was able to play the remainder of the game on "adrenaline."
"It wasn't pleasant," Stafford said after the game. "It wasn't great. We'll see what it is."
Stafford underwent further medical testing on Sunday, and his X-ray results came back negative.
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Stafford does not see his finger posing any issues for Sunday's upcoming divisional round matchup against the Bears.
“Hand is good. I’m not worried about it at all,” Stafford said. “I was just throwing a ball over the middle to Puka [Nacua] and caught somebody’s forearm. Just bent it way back. I just was looking down a little bit, like what’s this thing gonna look like when I go down there and look at it? But it was fine, a little bit stiff throughout the game, like a jammed finger. But I know by Sunday next week I’ll be feeling great.”
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Stafford finished Saturday's wild card win over the Panthers with 304 yards, three touchdowns and one interceptions on 24-42 passing — including a late fourth-quarter touchdown pass to tight end Colby Parkinson to reclaim the lead.
The No. 2 seed Bears notched a thrilling comeback victory over the Green Bay Packers in the wild card round. Now, Caleb Williams and his squad will host Stafford and the Rams at Soldier Field on Sunday.
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