Eagles vs. Rams Preview: Who Claims a Spot in NFC Championship?

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00:00One that Donny right side cannot wait for the Philadelphia Eagles at home inside Lincoln

00:05financial field. Now a six and a half point favorite against the LA Rams. You see that

00:10total of 44 and a half which stands out to me DRS as we are tracking these numbers and

00:17telling you what we expect the actual game flow to look like. We saw two brilliant defensive

00:23performances out of these two clubs in their opening round playoff victories. The Rams

00:28held the Vikings to only nine. The Eagles dominant defensively holding the Packers

00:33to only 10. And yet when this line opened up early on Tuesday it was 43 and a half.

00:40So with the total working its way up my question is why? Does Donny right side have an answer?

00:47Well you're looking at two offenses that at times can be ultra explosive. You got two really good

00:52running backs in this game. Two good signal callers wide outside can dominate and defenses

00:56that can be opportunistic and force turnovers. So it does make sense. Also understand this the

01:01last game they played 57 total points with the Eagles racking up 37 points in this game with

01:06Saquon Barkley went off on the ground and as a pass catcher. But also understand this as well

01:11that I'm still looking towards more unders than overs this weekend. That includes this game with

01:15the Philadelphia Eagles. I'm not all that worried about the weather itself because there might be

01:18some snow in the air. It's typical Philadelphia weather in mid-January 35 36 degrees maybe some

01:24snow showers maybe a little snow winds aren't going to be all that bad. I don't think it gives

01:27that much of an effect. But it does help a home team in the Eagles that are used to playing in

01:31those elements as opposed to a dome team from the west coast. But also understand this the

01:35Eagles have the number one overall defense in the NFL. They'll come to play the best secondary in

01:39football. They'll slow down that pass which maybe you have to lean on a little bit more of the run

01:43with Kyron Williams which isn't a bad thing. But understand what the Los Angeles Rams have been

01:47doing for the past month of the season. After that Eagles game it was 37 to 20 that they had.

01:5220 to 14 against the Saints won that game only gave up 14 points. The anomaly is probably the

01:56Bills game. They shot it out 44 42. But after that something really resonated with that defense

02:02and that front four pass rush that started to get home. 12 to 6 against the 49ers. 19 to 9 against

02:08the Jets. 13 to 9 against the Cardinals. Sat their starters in that final game against the Seahawks

02:12and removed that from the equation. And they're going up against a very good Vikings team only

02:16giving up nine points in that game. This has been better one of the better scoring defenses in

02:21football over the past month going up against the number one overall defense. So for me I'm looking

02:26for more of a ground attack. More measured attack. And once again I see that 44 and a half. The stars

02:32are there for that to go over. But just the gameplay for how these teams are going to play

02:36in the playoffs which includes last week's Philadelphia Eagles game against the Packers.

02:39Hurts didn't need to do much. Two touchdowns. No interceptions. Don't turn it over. Make the plays

02:43you need to with your feet and hand it off to Saquon Barkley. That's a recipe for success and

02:48a recipe Ben for running the clock.