The 12-5 Los Angeles Rams travel to Carolina to face the 8-9 Panthers on Saturday in the first of six NFL wild-card games this weekend. This is a rematch from a Week 13 game in which Carolina defeated Los Angeles 31-28 thanks to three touchdown passes from Bryce Young and two interceptions from Matthew Stafford.

Without a clear-cut favorite from the top seeds to the final wild-card teams, the playoffs figure to be as difficult to predict as all the surprises that led up to a fresh field of 14 teams. Here's breaking down our best bets to survive and advance in another round of picks and predictions against the spread: The 49ers ' offense will do its best to make up for an injury-riddled defense.