NFL Game Preview: Los Angeles Rams (1-2-0) vs. Philadelphia Eagles (2-1-0)

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FOX: Kevin Burkhardt, Tom Brady, Erin Andrews (field reporter) and Tom Rinaldi (field reporter)

Kickoff is scheduled for 1:00 PM ET

Lincoln Financial Field

Referee: Craig Wrolstad

Regular Season: PHI leads series, 24-18-1 (PHI won past 3)

Last reg. season meeting: 9/21/25: LAR 26 at PHI 33

Sean McVay (LAR) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-6 Reg. Season: 93-59 (.612)

Nick Sirianni (PHI) vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 4-0 Reg. Season: 61-27 (.693)

LA Rams Last Game: L, 30-26 at DEN (Week 3)

Philadelphia Last Game: L, 27-7 at CHI (Week 3)

RAMS NOTES

• QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 390 yards & 2 TDs in Week 3, becoming 1st player in NFL history with 20,000+ pass yards with 2 teams (LAR & Det.). Has 21 career games with 375+ pass yards, tied 4th-most all-time. Aims for his 3rd in row with 300+ pass yards & 2+ TD passes. Has 19 TDs (18 pass, 1 rush) vs. 2 INTs & 96.3 rating in 9 career starts vs. Phi., incl. postseason. • RB KYREN WILLIAMS had 6 catches & 158 scrimmage yards (88 rush, 70 rec.) in Week 3, his 4th-career game with 150+ scrimmage yards. Is 1 of 4 (Jahmyr Gibbs, Bijan Robinson & Jaylen Warren) with 200+ rush yards (214) & 100+ rec. yards (106) this season. Aims for his 3rd in row, incl. playoffs, vs. Phi. with 100+ scrimmage yards. • WR DAVANTE ADAMS had 7 catches for 137 yards last week. Ranks 3rd in NFL with 358 rec. yards in 2026. Aims for his 3rd in row with 125+ rec. yards. Needs 9 rec. yards to reach 13,000 for his career. Needs 2 rec. TDs to tie HOFer Larry Fitzgerald (121) for 6th-most all-time. Has 100+ rec. yards in 3 of his past 4 vs. Phi. • WR PUKA NACUA has 33 catches (8.3 per game) for 397 yards (99.3 per game) & TD in 4 career games vs. Phi., incl. playoffs. • WR KONATA MUMPFIELD had career-high 93 rec. yards & 2nd-career TD catch in Week 3. • TE TYLER HIGBEE had 8 catches for 62 yards & 28th-career rec. TD last week. • DE AARON DONALD ranks tied-2nd among active players with 177 TFL. • DE KOBIE TURNER had 10th-career PD last week. • LB BYRON YOUNG had 3 TFL & sack in last meeting. • LB NATE LANDMAN had FR in last meeting. • LB OMAR SPEIGHTS had 1st-career sack & FF last week. • CB JOSH WALLACE had 2nd-career INT in Week 3. • CB TRENT MCDUFFIE & S QUENTIN LAKE rank tied-1st with 7 PD each in 2026. McDuffie aims for his 3rd in row vs. Phi with PD. Lake had career-high 4 PD in last meeting.

EAGLES NOTES

• QB JALEN HURTS completed 16 of 25 pass att. (64 pct.) for 153 yards & had rush TD in Week 3. Ranks 2nd among QBs with 64 rush TDs since 2020. Has TD pass in 5 of his last 6. Passed for 226 yards & 3 TDs in last meeting. Aims for 4th in row vs. LAR with TD pass. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY rushed for 82 yards in Week 3. Ranks 2nd with 8,530 rush yards & 3rd with 11,187 scrimmage yards since 2018. Became 6th player in NFL history with 7,500+ rush yards & 2,500+ rec. yards in his 1st 100 games. Has 80+ scrimmage yards in 2 of his last 3. • WR DEVONTA SMITH led team with 6 receptions for 65 yards in Week 3. Aims for 3rd in row with 65+ rec. yards. Had TD catch in last meeting. • WR DONTAYVION WICKS has 70+ rec. yards in 2 of his past 3. • DT JALEN CARTER has TFL in 4 of his past 5. • LB ZACK BAUN co-led team with 9 tackles & had 2 TFL & PD in Week 3. Aims for 5th in row with TFL. Has PD in 2 of his past 3. Has 6+ tackles in 5 of his past 6. Had 7 tackles, 2 PD & INT in last meeting. • LB JONATHAN GREENARD had FF in Week 3 in season debut. Had TFL & PD in last game vs. LAR (10/24/24 w/ Min.). • LB NOLAN SMITH had PD in Week 3. • LB JIHAAD CAMPBELL co-led team with 9 tackles in Week 3. Aims for 5th in row with 9+ tackles & 3rd in row at home with 9+ tackles. Had 8 tackles in last meeting. 1 of 3 (Roquan Smith, & Nakobe Dean) with 25+ tackles, sack & FF in 2026. • DB COOPER DEJEAN totaled 5 tackles last week & had 2 PD. Aims for 4th in row with 5+ tackles. Had 9 tackles & TFL in last meeting. • CB QUINYON MITCHELL had 7 tackles, 2 PD & 2 TFL in Week 3. Aims for 3rd in row with 6+ tackles. • CB RIQ WOOLEN ranks 2nd with 54 PD since 2022

Game Odds

Los Angeles Rams            – 3.5

Philadelphia Eagles        43

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odd Direct as of Saturday, October 3, 2026

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