In Week 12, Saquon Barkley rushed for 255 hurrying backyards versus the Los Angeles Rams, consisting of a set of 70-plus-yard scoring blasts, in a 37-20 win.
Ahead of their Divisional Round rematch, Philadelphia Eagles offending organizer Kellen Moore sees a various Rams defense than the one they ran over previously in the season.
“Long time in between those 2 video games, a lot of other video games,” Moore stated Tuesday, through the group's authorities records. “They are playing in addition to any defense in the league today, and they are playing truly with confidence. They will worry us in a great deal of various methods. And there will be a great deal of obstacles connected with our run video game based upon them having the movie and the movie they have actually put out the last month and a half, which has actually been truly, truly excellent. It will be an obstacle.”
Back in November, ball game was 13-7 at halftime before Barkley blasted it open. The 2K-back took the very first play of the 3rd quarter for a 70-yard goal. In the 4th, he skyrocketed for a 72-yard rating that sealed the match.
In 2 plays, Barkley produced 142 of his 255 hurrying backyards. He had simply one extra run of 10-plus lawns on his other 24 brings however got portions– 4.7 YPC average on his non-TD totes. The Rams likewise held him listed below 3 backyards on 10 brings. Barkley included 4 catches for 47 lawns, providing him 302 of the Eagles' 481 skirmish backyards in Week 12.
Given that quiting 314 hurrying lawns to Philly, the Rams defense has actually permitted 100-plus hurrying lawns in 5 of 7 video games, consisting of playoffs. In its last 5 tilts, L.A. is permitting 96.6 rush lawns.
“Playing truly tidy, truly sound football,” Moore stated of the Rams D. “You can inform every stage of that defense is looped, and certainly the front is doing an outstanding task getting pressure and the obstacle when you enter into apparent passing scenarios. Those guys are as great as it gets in this league jointly.”
The young L.A. front has actually hoodwinked quarterbacks, culminating in a nine-sack efficiency versus Minnesota in the Wild Card Round. Considering that their last conference, they have not dealt with an offending line as tough as the Eagles' team.
Moore has actually been impressed with the production from such a young group.
“Any time guys play together, construct cohesiveness, develop connection, they are going to play much better and much better and much better. They have an outstanding personnel there,” he stated. “Obviously (Rams run video game organizer) Giff (Smith), the protective line coach, I was with in L.A. He's one of the very best in business. He does an exceptional task of getting those guys to play together and simply have fun with the amazing effort that they have fun with. It is simply actually outstanding on movie, and it's going to be a genuine huge difficulty for us.”
Offered the Rams' pass-rushing capability and the Eagles' pass-game battles,
