— Rams 34, Panthers 31
Future Hall of Fame QB Stafford threw 19-yard TD pass with 0:38 left for the win
Rams led 14-0 early, after TD drives of 45-48 yards.
Stafford threw for 304 yards, three TD’s.
WR Nacua caught 10 passes for 111 yards and a TD.
Carolina converted 27-40 4th down plays this year, but they were 0-3 this game.
Panthers led 31-27 after a 30-yard TD drive set up by a blocked punt.
WR Coker caught nine passes for 134 yards and a TD.
Rams outgained Carolina 411-333, but were only 3-13 on third down.
This was Rams’ 50th playoff game in the Super Bowl era; they’re 25-25.
— Bears 31, Packers 27
Green Bay led 21-6 after the third quarter.
Chicago’s first six drives: 50 plays, 245 yards, 6 points.
Chicago’s last four drives: 30 plays, 210 yards, 25 points.
This was Chicago’s first playoff win since 2011.
Packers’ first three drives: 27 plays, 204 yards, 21 points.
Packers’ last eight drives: 45 plays, 177 yards, 6 points.
Green Bay missed PAT, a 44-yard FG, lost a fumble in last 6:36.
Green Bay ends season losing its last five games, giving up 28.8 ppg
— Nebraska 83, Indiana 77
Hoosiers led by 16 with 16:54 left in the game.
Nebraska shot 14-34 on the arc, shot 57.7% inside arc.
Cornhuskers are 16-0, 5-0 in conference games.
— Wisconsin 91, Michigan 88
Badgers shot 15-33 on the arc, hand Michigan their first loss.
Wolverines led by 14 midway thru first half.
Wisconsin is 11-5, 3-2 in Big 18; they’ve played schedule #24.
— Texas 92, Alabama 88
Texas shot 10-24 on the arc, scored 1.29 ppp
Longhorns out-rebounded Alabama, 48-38
Crimson Tide is 11-5; they allowed 87+ points in all five losses.
— College basketball Upsets of the Day
Wisconsin (+19) 91, Michigan 88
Texas (+12.5) 92, Alabama 88
Ill-Chicgo (+11.5) 63, Illinois State 59 OT
Central Michigan (+9.5) 87, Kent State 85
Dartmouth (+8.5) 102, Cornell 91
Princeton (+8.5) 76, Yale 60
Evansville (+7.5) 72, Indiana State 69
— Belmont 78, Drake 76
Drake led 50-25 early in the second half.
Belmont is 15-3, 5-2 in conference games.
Belmont has the best eFG% in the country (60.5%)
— NC-Wilmington 75, Stony Brook 71
Stony Brook led by 24 early in the second half.
UNCW shot 12-25 on the arc, only 7-15 on foul line.
UNCW is 16-2, has won its first five CAA games.
— Idaho 92, Montana State 89
Bobcats led by 21 late in the first half.
Vandals outscored Montana State 62-41 in the second half.
Idaho shot 13-29 on the arc, scored 1.35 ppp.
— James Madison 70, Old Dominion 69
ODU led by 19 in first half, by 9 with 1:59 left in the game.
6-7 junior McBride scored 29 points in 29:00 for JMU.
10th loss in last 12 games for Old Dominion.
— Famous birthdays, January 11th
George Mira, 84
Lloyd McClendon, 67
Ali Haji-Sheikh, 65
Chris Jent, 56
Rey Ordóñez, 55
Marc Blucas, 54
Amanda Peet, 54
Damien Wilkins, 46
JP Crawford, 31
Elly De La Cruz, 24
If today is your 15th birthday, you were born on 1/11/11 (January 11, 2011)
— Auburn 95, Arkansas 73
Auburn shot 63.2% inside arc, scored 1.33 ppp
Just third win in last seven games for Auburn.
Only second loss in last seven games for Arkansas.
— George Mason 86, VCU 80
George Mason shot 68.3% inside the arc.
George Mason has won seven in a row, is 16-1, 4-0 in A-14.
VCU is 1-6 against top 100 teams.
— Texas A&M 83, Oklahoma 76
Aggies shot 55.2% inside arc, improve to 13-3, 3-0 in SEC
Texas A&M scored 82.8 ppg in its three SEC wins.
Oklahoma out-rebounded A&M, 43-32.
— Florida 91, Tennessee 67
Gators shot 64.7% inside arc, led 41-28 at halftime.
6-10 junior Chinyelu had 17 points, 16 rebounds for Florida.
Tennessee is 4-5 in its last five games, after a 7-0 start.
— West Virginia 86, Kansas 75
Mountaineers outscored Kansas 47-32 in second half.
Jayhawks are in bottom 20 in country at forcing turnovers.
Kansas is only 6-5 against top 100 teams; they’re 1-3 in true road tilts.
