Ndamukong Suh
Former NFL defensive tackle and 2021 Super Bowl winner on Sky Sports

The Panthers need to find ways to open up the field, speed up the offence.

Jason Bell
Former NFL cornerback on Sky Sports

The Rams are making it hard for Young, getting in his face. And even when they want to run, the Rams defensive line is containing everything and pushing things backwards.

Oh no! Chuba Hubbard is in acres of space on the left for a swing pass but Bryce Young just puts a hint of fade on the easiest of throws and it ends up bouncing off Hubbard's finger tips.

That's a tough break as Carolina have to punt it away when that would have been a huge gain as Hubbard had plenty of room to charge down the field - that's a huge blow for the Panthers.

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Greg Olsen
Former NFL tight end on Fox Sports

I've been really impressed with Bryce Young. He's taken some big shots. He's going up against one of the best defensive fronts in the league and he keeps getting back up and firing.

A couple of Rico Dowdle runs to start the latest Carolina possession, but they're still two yards short of moving the sticks on third down.

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Puka Nacua has had a great start here after an amazing regular season - a narrow second in receiving yards and 10 TDs, but that's just the start of it.

The league leader in yards after the catch, some astonishing highlight reel grabs, oh and he can block as well.

Is he the Offensive Player of the Year? Who else would you say is better? Let us know...

Field goal - Ramspublished at 22:35 GMT 10 January

22:35 GMT 10 January

Los Angeles Rams 17-7 Carolina Panthers

Davante Adams takes a tremendous catch on the sideline but he comes down out of bounds, and Sean McVay opts to play it safe on fourth and four by sending Harrison Mevis out to boot a 46-yard field goal.

Probably the right decision there from McVay as it just opens up a 10-point lead again, although you wouldn't have been surprised had he rolled the dice with Matthew Stafford and all his attacking options.

One of the features of this Rams offence is the tight end threat they have in the form of multiple big pass-catches.

That includes Tyler Higbee who breaks out wide open down field to take a diving catch for a big 36-yard gain just when the Rams needed it.

The volume has jumped up a few notches in Charlotte and it's making a difference with two quick penalties on the Rams - one for a false start and one for offside - which shows that the fans are having an impact on the game.

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Thanks for joining us Liam. The Panthers may not deserve to be here, but after that touchdown they're making a game of things right now...

Xavier Legette can't catch a pass at the back of the end zone, but Rams cornerback Cobie Durant sees a flag fly in and that's on him as he's got his back to the ball while making contact.

That'll never fly with the refs in the NFL. The Panthers well set up nicely now at the one-yard line with a fresh set of downs.

Bryce Young hitting his rookie receiver Tetairoa McMillan for two big completions of 14 and 22 yards on consecutive plays as the Panthers march right down into the red zone.

Jason Bell
Former NFL cornerback on Sky Sports

I love how they manufacture touches for Nacua. The guy can do it all so all you are trying to do is get him in the perfect match-up and that’s what they did on this drive. This offence runs through Nacua.

When you've got a guy like that, all you have to do is get him the ball and let him do the rest.

Greg Olsen
Former NFL tight end on Fox Sports

We spoke to the Panthers' defensive coordinator and he said 'we have to turn this into a kicking contest, we have to force red-zone field goals'.

So far the Rams have been down there twice and the Panthers have had no answer to Puka Nacua.

Greg Olsen
Former NFL tight end on Fox Sports

Jalen Coker runs an in-break dig route and just stops because he feels Quentin Lake there [behind him]. Bryce Young thinks Coker is going to stay on the move and run through that zone.

A lot of Carolina's guys, it's their first time in the post-season and you can see there's a lot of excitement and a lot of nerves. They had that clean game where everything went their way to pull off the upset [against the Rams] in week 13 and to start this one it's the opposite.

The first quarter ends with a brilliant one-handed catch from tight end Colby Parkinson for 15 yards - the first Ram not named Puka Nacua to catch the ball today.

That's the end of a quarter that's been almost the exact opposite of the way the first meeting went.

Bryce Young makes two first-down throws but then sees a pass over the middle intercepted by Cobie Durant.

Jalen Coker was working across the field but stopped his run under pressure from Quintin Lake - but Young still let it fly to where Coker was heading and, after a tip from Lake it fell into the hands of Durant.