When the Philadelphia Eagles play the Los Angeles Rams in the divisional round, their offense will be at its peak. Although the club was worried about pass-catchers Dallas Goedert and AJ Brown at the beginning of the week, both players have recovered from their separate illnesses and injuries in time for the game.
According to Ian Rapoport, Goedert returned to practice on Friday in limited shape after missing earlier sessions due to an unexplained illness. He will play on Sunday. He returned one day after Brown, who had missed Wednesday’s practice because of rest and injury care. Brown returned to practice on Thursday.
In the Eagles’ resounding victory over the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card, Goedert was a key weapon. He caught one of Jalen Hurts’ two touchdown throws and equaled DeVonta Smith for the team’s most catches of the game with four.
Now that his status has been established, Goedert will play against the Rams for the third consecutive game. Due to a knee injury, the tight end was placed on injured reserve and missed almost all of December. Against the New York Giants in the regular season finale, he made a comeback and caught four of his six targets for 55 yards.
The Eagles want to make their second appearance in the NFC Championship Game in three years.
The Eagles are expected to make a comeback to the NFC Championship Game now that Dallas Goedert is healthy and off the injured report. Philadelphia would make its second trip to the conference final game in the past three years with a victory over the Rams.
When the Eagles defeated the San Francisco 49ers to secure their spot in Super Bowl LVII in the 2023 playoffs, they last traveled. Early in the game, San Francisco quarterback Brock Purdy suffered an elbow injury, which left the team’s attack severely shorthanded for most of the match.
The Eagles are favored by six points to win the divisional round and advance to the NFC championship game against the Rams. Los Angeles will have to fly across the nation to play since they will have home-field advantage. In any case, the Rams were unable to host their Wild Card game against the Minnesota Vikings due to the wildfires in Los Angeles.
One day after the Eagles defeated the Packers, the Rams upset the Vikings, despite the continued catastrophe. Throughout the game, Los Angeles’ defense was outstanding, holding Justin Jefferson to only 58 receiving yards and sacking Sam Darnold nine times. Jared Verse, a standout rookie, returned a Darnold fumble for a score, and seven other players recorded sacks during the game.
