Why did the Los Angeles Rams lose to the Philadelphia Eagles in the 2025 NFL Playoffs? Is it because of the snow, which limited the team’s schematic optionality? Because Matthew Stafford’s final throw sailed out of bounds?

The Eagles' opponent, the Los Angeles Rams in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs, knows all about this. Barkley ran for a career-high 255 yards in the regular-season meeting on Nov. 24, a 37-20 Eagles victory.

Los Angeles gets away with using their two-star receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua to lead an aerial offensive attack. Of concern is that the Eagles play mostly man coverage, which Stafford struggles against, with the eighth-worst quarterback rating among starters (86.7) against that type of defense.