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Getting hot in December: Forecasting Philadelphia Eagles’ last four games

By Alex DeMarzo

PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 21: Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox #91 of the Philadelphia Eagles walks down the tunnel to the field before taking on the Carolina Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field on October 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
PHILADELPHIA, PA - OCTOBER 21: Defensive tackle Fletcher Cox #91 of the Philadelphia Eagles walks down the tunnel to the field before taking on the Carolina Panthers at Lincoln Financial Field on October 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 10: Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles is hit by Mark Barron #26 of the Los Angeles Rams during the third quarter of the game. Wentz was later escorted off the field due to a knee injury at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 10: Carson Wentz #11 of the Philadelphia Eagles is hit by Mark Barron #26 of the Los Angeles Rams during the third quarter of the game. Wentz was later escorted off the field due to a knee injury at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum on December 10, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jeff Gross/Getty Images) /

Is a loss brewing in LA-LA Land?

This is the first time Philly has returned to the LA Memorial Coliseum since the day the franchise changed forever and their quarterback, Carson Wentz got injured. It wasn’t a total nightmare as the Eagles clinched the NFC East title.

The Eagles will need to bring their A-game to compete with the 11-1 Rams who have already secured the NFC West crown.

Led by quarterback Jared Goff and running back Todd Gurley, the explosive Rams offense is averaging nearly 35 points a game and is ranked in the top five of almost every offensive category.

Defensively, the Rams are led by arguably the best defensive tackle in the league, Aaron Donald. He leads the league in sacks with 16.5 through 12 games. Donald is not only a ferocious player, but he’s also shown that he’s pretty clutch as well. 12 of his sacks have come in the second half while 7.5 of those have been in the fourth quarter..

Nothing about this game screams that it will be competitive. Unfortunately, this contest figures to look less like the one from a season ago and more like this season’s Week 11 matchup where the Eagles got straight up manhandled by the Saints.

Go ahead, and pencil this one in as a loss.

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