The Los Angeles Rams will host the Carolina Panthers on Sunday in one of four late afternoon starts for Week 9 in the NFL 2016 regular season. The game has a scheduled start time of 4.05 p.m. ET and takes place from the L.A. Memorial Coliseum in Los Angeles. The game can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream via the link below.
The Panthers are having a terrible season and are in the basement of a poor NFC South.
Only the Atlanta Falcons have a winning record (6-3) in the NFC South division, and even despite the weak competition this season, the Panthers are bottom and need a huge turnaround if they are to be competitive in the second half of the season.
The Panthers have tasted victory just twice this season so far and come into this clash on 2-5 knowing they need to string together a number of wins if they are to get back to an even record and somehow compete for the postseason.
They will see today's game as almost a must win scenario. Their opposition today, the LA Rams, are in their own predicament, lying third in an equally poor NFC West division. The Rams are 3-4, and will know a win today would get them back to an even record and allow them to push on to potentially fight for a Wild Card spot for the postseason.
Earlier in Week 9 on Thursday Night Football, the Atlanta Falcons and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers met at the Raymond James Stadium in Florida as the Buccaneers looked to get back to an even record with a home win.
However, the high flying Falcons were too much for Tampa Bay and overwhelmed them throughout, claiming a comfortable 43-28 victory to move to 6-3.
That results also dropped the Buccaneers down to 3-5 and their hopes of competing for the postseason now look to be teetering on the edge.
The game saw a dominant Falcons offense that piled on 461 total yards, and quarterback Matt Ryan tortured the Buccaneers defense with 344 passing yards and four touchdowns. In addition, Devonta Freeman added to the pain for Tampa Bay with 77 yards on the ground.
Shockingly in the game, the Buccaneers failed to force even a solitary Falcons' punt, which indicates the overwhelming dominance that Atlanta enjoyed in the big game.
On the other side, the Buccaneers' quarterback Jameis Winston threw 261 yards for three touchdowns, but he did not have enough options going forwards as the Tampa Bay rush attack was blunted badly by an in-your-face Falcons' defense.
As for the Falcons, it looks like they are cruising their way towards the Playoffs.
Today's big game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Carolina Panthers has a scheduled start time of 4.05 p.m. ET and can be watched on TV on the Fox network or online through live stream by clicking here.
