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NFL Preview: Philadelphia Eagles (8-2) vs Los Angeles Rams (5-5)

TV: NBC (8:20 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Melissa Stark (field reporter) National Radio: Westwood One (8:20 PM ET): Ryan Radtke, Kurt Warner

All-Time Series History Regular Season: PHI leads series, 22-18-1 (won 7 of past 8) Postseason: LAR leads series, 2-1 (won past 2)

The Last Time… Regular Season: 10/8/23: PHI 23 at LAR 14 Postseason: NFC-C 1/27/02: PHI 24 at StL 29

HEAD COACHES

Nick Sirianni vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-0 Reg. Season: 42-19 (.689) Postseason: 2-3 (.400)

Sean McVay vs. Opp. (incl. postseason): 1-3 Reg. Season: 75-50 (.600) Postseason: 7-4 (.636)

EAGLES NOTES

• QB JALEN HURTS had 11th rush TD of season last week. Has 52 career reg.- season rush TDs in 1st 5 seasons & can tie Josh Allen (53) for most rush TDs by QB in 1st 6 seasons all-time. Can join Justin Fields (2022) as only QBs ever with rush TD in 6 straight games. Aims for his 5th in row on road with both pass TD & rush TD. Had 375 yards (303 pass, 72 rush) & 2 TDs (1 pass, 1 rush) in last meeting. • RB SAQUON BARKLEY had 198 scrimmage yards (146 rush, 52 rec.) & 7thcareer game with 2 rush TDs last week. Leads NFL with 6 games with 100+ rush yards & 4 games with 150+ scrimmage yards in 2024. Has 10 TDs (8 rush, 2 rec.) this season, his 3rd-straight 10+ TD season. Has 110+ scrimmage yards in 4 of his 5 road games in 2024. • WR A.J. BROWN has 5+ catches & 65+ rec. yards in 6 of his 7 games this season & aims for his 4th in row on road with 5+ catches & 80+ rec. yards. Had 6 catches for 127 yards in last meeting. • WR DEVONTA SMITH has 516 rec. yards in 2024, his 4th-straight season with 500+ rec. yards. Needs 9 catches for 4th-straight 50-catch season. • TE DALLAS GOEDERT had 8 catches for 117 yards & TD in last meeting. • LB ZACK BAUN led team with 14 tackles & had TFL & PD last week & has career highs in tackles (101), TFL (5) & PD (3) in 2024. Aims for his 4th in row with TFL. • LB NAKOBE DEAN had 10 tackles last week, his 4th-career 10+ tackle game. • LB JOSH SWEAT had 6th sack of season last week & is 1 of 5 in NFL with 6+ sacks in each of past 5 seasons. • DT JALEN CARTER aims for his 3rd in row with TFL. • S REED BLANKENSHIP had 10 tackles & 7th-career INT last week.

RAMS NOTES

• QB MATTHEW STAFFORD passed for 295 yards & 4 TDs vs. 0 INTs for 142.7 rating in Week 11, his 17th-career game with 4+ TD passes. Aims for his 5th in row with 275+ pass yards. Has 13 TDs (12 pass, 1 rush) vs. INT & 97 rating in 6 career starts vs. Phi., incl. 2 TD passes in last meeting. • RB KYREN WILLIAMS rushed for 86 yards in Week 11 & has 50+ scrimmage yards in 22 straight games, 2nd-longest active streak in NFL. Has 13 TDs (10 rush, 3 rec.) in his past 11 home games. Needs 114 scrimmage yards for 2ndstraight 1,000-yard season. • WR COOPER KUPP had 6 catches for 106 yards & 9th-career game with 2 rec. TDs last week. Has 614 catches for 7,554 yards & 55 rec. TDs in 98 career games & is only player ever with 600+ catches, 7,500+ rec. yards & 50+ rec. TDs in 1st 100 career games. Can join Keenan Allen (624) & Antonio Brown (622) as only players with 620+ catches in 1st 100 career games all-time. Aims for his 3rd in row at home vs. Phi. with 115+ rec. yards. • WR PUKA NACUA had 7 catches for 123 yards & 1st TD catch of season in Week 11, his 9th-career 100-yard game. Has 50+ rec. yards in 9 of his 10 career home games, incl. 7 catches for 71 yards & rec. TD in last meeting. • LB BYRON YOUNG had 6th sack of season last week & aims for his 5th in row with sack. Has career-high 10 TFL in 2024. • LB JARED VERSE leads all rookies with 11 TFL. Aims for his 3rd in row at home with sack & 4th in row at home with TFL. • DE KOBIE TURNER had 1st-career FR last week. Aims for his 5th in row with TFL. • DE BRADEN FISKE had 2 sacks & 2nd-career FF last week & leads all rookies with 5 sacks in 2024. • S KAMREN KINCHENS (rookie) had 3rd-career INT & 1st-career FF last week.

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