A feeling that Los Angeles Rams fans haven’t felt in over decade has to be the idea “playoff football” in a regular season game. Sure, the Rams have played meaningful games in the past couple weeks, but there was something different about this matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles. It was a game with several endings and a narrative that seemed to eclipse the actual outcome of the game.
Let’s break down the expected and unexpected aspects of the game:
Expected: the Rams proved that they could hang with the top team in the NFC
When the Rams were down 21 to 7 to the Eagles, I started to feel sick.