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Sean McVay and the Los Angeles Rams have a special interest in Sunday night’s heavyweight showdown in Minneapolis between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings. After all, the loser of that Lions-Vikings matchup will end up as the Rams’ opponent in an NFC wild-card round game at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood.

Dan Orlovsky categorized them as the most dangerous team left in the NFC during his First Take appearance on Thursday, laying out his case:

Dan Campbell and the Detroit Lions closed out the regular season in excellent fashion. In the most important game before the playoffs, the Lions defeated the Minnesota Vikings 31-9, officially clinching the NFC North, and plenty of other prizes, with the victory.

After Lions HC Dan Campbell's post-game comments aired, it became bulletin board material for the Rams' Wild Card game vs. the Vikings.

You just know a few of these playoff games will come down to crucial fourth-down decisions. Who will make the right call in crunch time?

LA must have been okay with playing against the Minnesota Vikings or the Detroit Lions in the Wildcard Round. On paper, the idea of taking on either team is far more challenging than the ...

Vikings coach Kevin O'Connell was Sean McVay's offensive coordinator for the Super Bowl champion Rams. They know each other well, and the playoff game is a rematch.

Rams' last-ditch drive falls short as loss to Seahawks means L.A.'s playoff opponent will be the Minnesota Vikings in Monday night wild-card weekend finale.

Many NFL teams hope to land the next Sean McVay when they seek a new head ... among others. The Detroit Lions led the league in scoring (33.2 points per game) and finished second in total yards ...

The score was lopsided, with Philadelphia outscoring their foes 37-20. The time of possession was lopsided, too, with Nick Sirianni's team having the ball for seven minutes longer than their foes. And… oh yeah, Saquon Barkley ran for 255 yards on 26 carries, which has been the storyline heading into the divisional round of the playoffs.