While the Los Angeles Rams did not win the Super Bowl last season, they can take solace in the fact that they gave the champion Philadelphia Eagles their toughest matchup in the playoffs.
That isn’t a consolation prize by any means, but should give the Rams motivation going into the 2025 season that they are on the same level as the best team in the league.
That will be put to the test early in the season as the Rams return to Philadelphia for a rematch with the Eagles in Week 3. And Rams defensive tackle Kobie Turner was not shy in saying he already has that game circled on his calendar, via NFL Network:
“Yeah. I mean, we’re always training. I’ve had that loss in the back of my mind for a while. Obviously, it’s on to a new season and on to continue to progress, but I definitely have, I believe it’s Week 3 circled. I mean, even in the individual training right now, we’re breaking down, OK, this is how some of the guys, some of the offensive linemen for the Eagles, this is how they block, and this is how we’re going to defeat that. So, I mean, ultimately, the thing that really got us last year is there’s a couple of big runs. We stopped the run for the most part, handled it really well, but a couple of those runs where we didn’t fit it up right, where, you know, Saquon [Barkley] is able to get to the second level fast, and he’s super dangerous there so at the end of the day, it’s about getting Saquon down, and that’s what we’re going to do a lot better of this year, making sure that we stop the run, on the run and, I mean, you guys saw what happened when it gets to third and long situations, second and long situations, guys come to life. I mean, Verse came to life that game, crazy. Fiske came to life, and he left early, so I’m just super excited to be able to run that back. Obviously, those guys are Super Bowl champs, they won it, they deserve it, whatnot. But this year is the new year, and, man, we definitely have that game circled. I definitely have that game circled, and I’m super excited to get another crack at those guys.”
Turner would further explain that he is excited to avenge all of the Rams’ losses, but that Eagles game is one in particular that he is looking forward to:
“At the end of the day, it’s a new season, we’ll see who rises to the top. But I mean, we have little getback tours on whoever. For me, I have everybody circled who we lost to. I think back to even last year, the way that we got blown out by Arizona in Week 2. I circled that return game for Arizona and the way that we were able to win that 13-9 and be able to punch our ticket with that into the playoffs. You always have those games that you lost and you look at things you can do better. So super excited for that game. Obviously super excited for every single game but yeah, that one is gonna be awesome to be back in Philly and get another crack at those guys.”
The Rams’ defensive line versus the Eagles’ offensive line will be the matchup to highlight in that game, as was the case in the playoffs. If Turner and Co. can clog up the running lanes for Saquon Barkley and get pressure on Jalen Hurts, then L.A. will have a very solid opportunity to leave Philadelphia with a win this time around.
After losing to the Eagles twice last season, it’s not surprising to hear there will be a little extra motivation in Week 3, making for what should be one of the more exciting matchups of the season for the Rams.
Rams star Braden Fiske in great shape
Unfortunately, Rams star rookie Braden Fiske missed a majority of the playoff game against the Eagles due to a knee injury that required offseason surgery. The defensive lineman is now healthy though and reportedly in phenomenal shape heading into the 2025 season.
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