Rams-Panthers playoff matchup carries far more risk than odds suggest

Los Angeles Rams v Carolina Panthers | David Jensen/GettyImagesThe Los Angeles Rams might be a wild card team but even still, they're considered as one of the most dangerous teams heading into the playoffs. Some might look at their wild card matchup against the Carolina Panthers, who won their division with a losing record, and think the Rams will dominate and be a shoo-in to make the divisional round but there's a reason teams play the games each week.

First and foremost, we need to talk about how the Rams already lost to this same Panthers team not long ago. That happened when the Rams were the talk of the league and looked like the Super Bowl favorite. The Panthers made Matthew Stafford…