The Eagles advanced to the divisional round of the NFC playoffs after beating the Packers on Sunday. They’ll face the Rams in a rematch of Philadelphia’s 37-20 victory over Los Angeles in Week 12.
This time, Sean McVay’s team will travel to Philadelphia after a convincing 27-9 win over the 3rd seed Minnesota Vikings at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Arizona.
On Monday night, Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was 19-27 passing for 209 yards (7.7 avg) and two touchdowns, while Kyren Williams carried the rushing attack with 16 carries for 76 yards. On defense, Chris Shula’s unit held Justin Jefferson and Aaron Jones in check while sacking Minnesota quarterback Sam Darnold an astounding nine times.
The Rams and Vikings were initially supposed to play at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. However, due to the wildfires in Southern California, the league relocated the game to State Farm Stadium in Arizona.
Divisional Weekend, presented by Intuit TurboTax, will take place on Jan. 18-19 (all times ET).
In game one for the NFC, Detroit will host Washington on Saturday night on Fox. Philadelphia will face the Rams on Sunday on NBC and Peacock.
In the Week 12 win, Saquon Barkley took the opening handoff of the second half 70 yards for a touchdown, and the NFL’s rushing champ finished with a career-high 255 yards. After allowing the Rams to rack up over 100 yards in the first quarter, the Eagles held the Rams to just four net yards in the second quarter and 290 total yards overall as Sean McVay’s explosive offense was grounded outside several big plays.
Midway through the third quarter, Brown had six catches, 109 receiving yards, and one touchdown on seven targets. It was Brown’s 4th 100-yard game in his first eight games this season.