When the Los Angeles Rams wrapped their 2024 regular season, everyone on the team understood that to reach Super Bowl LIX, they would have to get past the Philadelphia Eagles. That matchup came quickly, with the Rams visiting Philadelphia in a blizzard for the Divisional Round of the 2025 NFL Playoffs. The Eagles won, but the game was closer than many expected.
Philadelphia went on to win Super Bowl LIX. Maybe some players and fans found solace in knowing no other team could stop the Eagles either. But not many. The Rams’ front office believed that with the right additions on defense, the unstoppable Saquon Barkley could finally be contained.