Matthew Stafford Says It Will Be 'Huge Challenge' for Rams to Face Seahawks in NFC Title Game

The Los Angeles Rams survived another tight playoff game on Sunday as they downed the Chicago Bears 20-17 in overtime.

But things won't get any easy after beating the Bears.

Los Angeles will face the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks on the road in the NFC championship game next Sunday, with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. Star quarterback Matthew Stafford admitted that it's going to be "a huge challenge."

"Can we go into their place, arguably the toughest place to play in the league, a team that's played really good football all year, and find a way to win it?" Stafford told reporters after the win over the Bears.

Stafford was far from his best on Sunday as he threw for 258 yards on 20-of-41 passing.

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That kind of performance likely won't be enough to get past the Seahawks, who allowed the sixth-fewest yards per game (285.6) and the fewest points per game (17.2) during the regular season.

Seattle dominated its divisional round matchup, beating the San Francisco 49ers 41-6.

The Rams and Seahawks split their regular-season contests, and they'll play a third for all the marbles.