We have an interesting Week 5 NFC battle happening on Sunday afternoon as the Philadelphia Eagles travel across the country to take on the Los Angeles Rams. The Eagles are leading the NFC East with a perfect 4-0 record after a 34-31 overtime home win last Sunday. The Rams are third in the NFC West with a 2-2 record and are coming off a 29-23 overtime road victory over the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday.
| Team | Spread | Total | ML |
| Philadelphia | -4
-112
|
O50.5
-112 |
-218 |
| Los Angeles | +4 -108 |
U50.5
-108 |
+180 |
- Fixture: Philadelphia Eagles @ Los Angeles Rams
- Date and Time: October 8, 2023 at 4:05 p.m.
- Location: SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California
- Weather Forecast: Sunny and 80 degrees
- Field Surface: Turf
Eagles vs. Rams Injury Report
Eagles Injuries
- Nakobe Dean (LB)-Foot: OUT
- Avonte Maddox (CB)-Pectoral: OUT
- Cam Jurgens (OG)-Foot: Doubtful
- Quez Watkins (WR)-Hamstring: Questionable
- Justin Evans (SS)-Neck: Questionable
Rams Injuries
- Stetson Bennett (QB)-Illness: Questionable
- Matthew Stafford (QB)-Hip: Questionable
- Kyren Williams (RB)-Hip: Questionable
- Tyler Higbee (TE)-Thumb: Questionable
- Cooper Kupp (WR)-Hamstring: Questionable
- Ochaun Mathis (LB)-Knee: Questionable
Eagles Key Stats
The Philadelphia Eagles have been doing extremely well on the offensive side of things as they are fifth in the NFL with 29.5 points per game. A huge reason is their ability to run the football as they are second in the sport with 165.3 rushing yards per game right now.
Quarterback Jalen Hurts has been leading the way as he is 88-of-130 (67.7 completion percentage) for 959 yards with five touchdown passes to three interceptions. He also has 40 carries for 134 yards (3.3 yards per attempt) with three rushing touchdowns. They also have an outstanding young running back in D’Andre Swift as he has 59 rushes for 364 yards (6.2 yards per attempt) with a pair of rushing touchdowns as well as nine catches for 37 yards.
The defense of the Eagles has been closer to average as they are 16th in football with 22.5 points per game right now. They need to figure things out as the defense is allowing 24-of-52 (46.15 percent) on third downs and 4-of-7 (57.14 percent) on fourth downs. Their pass defense has allowed nine touchdowns and that has to sure up if they want to be viewed as a legitimate threat with their defense.
Rams Key Stats
The Los Angeles Rams have been a decent offensive team through the first few weeks as they are scoring 24.5 points, which is 13th in the NFL and second in passing yards with 288.8 per game. Quarterback Matthew Stafford has been banged up a bit as he is 103-of-166 (62.0 completion percentage) for 1,229 yards with three touchdowns and five interceptions. He has thrown five interceptions in his last three games and needs to improve on that front.
Rookie wide receiver Puka Nacua has been off to an incredible start to his career with 39 receptions on 52 targets for 501 yards (12.8 yards per catch) with a receiving touchdown. The return of Cooper Kupp will be interesting to see how the target share gets divided up.
The Rams’ defense also has been middle-of-the-pack as they are giving up 21.3 points, which ranks 15th in the sport. They need to figure out how to force more turnovers as they have just two takeaways (one interception, one forced fumble). Defensive tackle Aaron Donald has been playing well with 15 total tackles (nine solo, six assisted) with 2.5 sacks and three stuffs.
Game Prediction
The injury report may change throughout the week but the Philadelphia Eagles are the better team. I understand both the Eagles and Rams went to overtime and won last week but the Eagles are going to dominate in this game. When looking at the offenses in the last three games, Philly is scoring 31 points while Los Angeles is averaging just 22.7 points per game.
This Eagles team is going to improve against the pass and should limit Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp if they both are active. The hip injury to Matthew Stafford is a little concerning and the Eagles should win by a touchdown here. The Rams are 0-1 at home for a reason and the Eagles fans are going to populate a majority of this crowd and make it a pseudo-home game for Philly.
