The Los Angeles Rams are elevating two players ahead of their Divisional Round with the Chicago Bears.
Heading into Sunday's Divisional Round with the Chicago Bears, the Los Angeles Rams have made two elevations.
Safety Tanner Ingle and linebacker Elias Neal have both been elevated for the Bears matchup.
Ingle has been elevated twice in the playoffs, and this is the first elevation for Neal.
Despite the elevations, the Rams are heading into the matchup with the Bears with a mostly clean injury report.
Rams head coach Sean McVay indicated earlier in the week that offensive lineman Kevin Dotson, tight end Terrance Ferguson, and wide receiver Jordan Whittington were set to return in the Divisional Round.
Dotson was a bit of a question mark earlier in the week, but he was upgraded to a full participant, and his injury status was removed. The same occurred for both Ferguson and Whittington.
Cornerback Josh Wallace was also upgraded and is returning to play in the playoffs. With Akhello Witherspoon being placed on IR due to a shoulder injury, getting Wallace back is perfect timing.
Ingle being elevated is also serving as depth with Witherspoon being out for the remainder of the playoffs.
Matthew Stafford also sprained his finger against the Carolina Panthers, but he indicated that it was nothing to worry about. McVay also echoed that same sentiment, saying the ball he threw earlier in practice this week "came out like a cannonball."
Backup quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is dealing with back soreness, but McVay said he is expected to play. That is the same case for defensive end Desjuan Johnson, who emerged on the injury report Friday with an illness.
Apart from Garoppolo and Johnson, all of the other players on the roster have been upgraded to full ahead of the matchup.
The Rams will need the roster healthy and available, as the Bears have been one of the most unpredictable teams in the NFL. Caleb Williams and company have been able to pull off some improbably fourth-quarter comebacks to set them up for the Divisional Round.
Los Angeles experienced the same thing against the Panthers. With both teams being able to pull off comebacks like this, it is paramount that the Rams hit the ground running and don't let up.
Having players like Dotson, Ferguson, and Whittington back in the lineup, the Rams can certainly accomplish that.