Watch the highlights and best plays from the Eagles’ 28-22 win against the Rams

On January 20, 2025By Littum

The Philadelphia Eagles rode star running back Saquon Barkley all year to a division title, and now they’re one win away from a conference championship. The MVP candidate, just the ninth player in NFL history to rush for more than 2,000 yards in a season, continued his career year with another monster performance Sunday.

Barkley had 205 yards rushing and two scores — primarily in the snow — to help the Eagles defeat the Los Angeles Rams 28-22 and advance to the NFC Championship Game. Philadelphia will host division rival Washington, a team fresh off an upset of top seed Detroit in the divisional rounds.

Let’s take a look at how it all went down.

Before snow began covering Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia on Sunday, the Eagles took an early 6-0 lead thanks to a 44-yard scramble by quarterback Jalen Hurts.

Jalen Hurt’s TD run

However, the Rams answered a few minutes later in the first quarter. Matthew Stafford led a 13-play, 67-yard drive that culminated in a 4-yard touchdown pass to tight end Tyler Higbee.

Tyler Higbee TD catch

With the Rams leading 7-6 with 1:07 left in the first quarter, Barkley showed why he is the best running back in the league. He found a gap through the line and broke free for a 62-yard touchdown run that put Philadelphia up 13-7.

Los Angeles would go on to kick two field goals and force a safety, while Philadelphia added three field goals of their own through the middle of the fourth quarter. But the Eagles, leading 22-15 with 4:36 left, put the game away on Barkley’s second score of the night, a 78-yard touchdown run.

Barkley’s second TD run

After the game, he and Hurts spoke with NBC’s Melissa Stark about the win.

“The elements were great, but the atmosphere was even better,” Barkley said. “Our fans are great. It was close, but that’s playoff football. At the end of the day, we got the job done.”