Through the season’s first month, neither the Eagles nor the Rams were ready for prime time.
Philadelphia started 2-2, sparking hot-seat pressure on coach Nick Sirianni. Los Angeles, meanwhile, was just 1-4 as recently as Oct. 19, after their bye week – their worst start to a season since 2014. For all the consternation those poor starts created, both teams have since authored two of the biggest turnarounds in the entire league, with Philadelphia riding a six-game winning streak that is the NFL’s second-longest active streak.
Since that streak began in Week 6, the Eagles own the NFL’s best scoring defense, allowing just 13.8 points per game.
Meanwhile, the Rams have won four of their last five games. Much of credit goes to the play-calling – and the returns to the lineup of receivers Puka Nacua and Cooper Kupp – that has unlocked Matthew Stafford, who has thrown 10 touchdowns in his last four games against three turnovers. Contrast that with his production from his first six games: three touchdowns and six turnovers.
