While the Eagles' offense had its struggles at times, the Philly defense was dominant in the second half, sealing a win and the right to host the NFC Championship.
The Eagles are en route to their second conference championship in three seasons after pulling off a 28-22 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday afternoon, with a special thanks to their defense. While several Eagles defenders put up solid performances against Matthew Stafford and LA,
The Washington Commanders are an underdog for the third straight week in the playoffs. They will try and make it three straight wins in the postseason when they play at Philadelphia in the NFC championship game.
The Los Angeles Rams had their season end with a 28-22 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The Rams kept the game close in snowy conditions in the Philadelphia. The Rams fumbled twice in the fourth quarter and the Eagles converted both turnovers into field goals to stretch their lead.
Jalen Carter saved the Eagles’ season. That’s not to take anything away from Saquon Barkley’s 205-yard game or Nolan Smith’s forced fumble or Zack Baun’s heroics or anything else that the Eagles did well in their 28-22 win over the Rams.
We explain how critical turnovers by Kyren Williams and Matthew Stafford led to Rams' divisional loss to Eagles.
The snow pelted all over Lincoln Financial Field in the second half, a time when the Philadelphia Eagles defense rose to the occasion. Jalen Carter and Nolan Smith forced two fumbles in the snow that led to two fourth-quarter field goals as the Eagles outlasted the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 in the snow to advance to the NFC Championship game.
The Rams punched above their weight class. With a chunk of cap space, they can fix fatal flaws (run defense, blocking) for 2025.
Saquon Barkley dashed through the snow for touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards and finished with 205 yards rushing, Jalen Hurts had a 44-yard scoring run and the Philadelphia Eagles held on against the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 to advance to the NFC championship game for the second time in three seasons.
After turning in an effort for the ages against the Rams, Jalen Carter received a "monster" endorsement from his All-Pro Eagles teammate.
That's because Hurts went down in a tie game late in the third quarter when he was sacked by Jaylen McCullough at the Rams' 27-yard line. Hurts was slow to get up and was limping. He stayed in the game and handed off to Barkley on third down.
PHILADELPHIA — The snow never bothered Saquon Barkley anyway.