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Bad news for the Eagles defense: Missing piece will complicate the objective of stopping Stafford

Following their Wild Card win over the Vikings, the Rams will face the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philly next Sunday, January 19, at noon p.m.

Following their Wild Card win over the Vikings, the Rams will face the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field in Philly next Sunday, January 19, at noon p.m.
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The Rams and Eagles played in the regular part of this season, with Philadelphia winning 37-20 at SoFi Stadium in week 12. This marks their 46th meeting overall and first playoff clash since January 27, 2002, in the NFC Championship. The Rams lead the postseason series 2-1, while the Eagles hold a 24-20-1 advantage overall.

The Eagles will miss dearly Dean

The Philadelphia Eagles beat the Green Bay Packers in the Wild Card round of the 2024 NFL NFC playoffs to reach the Divisional Round game

Unfortunately, they must continue their journey to Super Bowl LIX without one of their top defenders.

 Nakobe Dean #17 of the Philadelphia Eagles is carted off after sustaining an injury in the second quarter of a game against the Green Bay Packers.
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Nakobe Dean #17 of the Philadelphia Eagles is carted off after sustaining an injury in the second quarter of a game against the Green Bay Packers.MITCHELL LEFFAFP

Linebacker Nakobe Dean tore his left patellar tendon during the game against the Packers; head coach Nick Sirianni confirmed he will miss the remainder of the playoffs.

Nakobe had a great year. You’ve seen the reports, he’s going to be out and we’re going to miss his big plays, like he’s done all season,” Sirianni said. “He identifies plays so quickly and that’s because of the amount of time he puts into working on his game.

The Eagles run a 3-4 defense with two inside linebackers: Dean and Zack Baun. With Dean injured, rookie Jeremiah Trotter Jr. may replace him; he has 25 tackles and 0.5 sacks this season. Another option is veteran Oren Burks, who has 41 tackles and two forced fumbles in his seventh NFL season. Bryce Huff and have could take snaps to rest Trotter, Baun, and Burks.

The Rams also have some problems in their defensive line

The Rams cornerback Ahkello Witherspoon exited Monday night’s wild-card playoff contest against the Vikings with a thigh injury and is doubtful to return. Also the defensive tackle Bobby Brown III (shoulder) left the game against the Minnesota Vikings due to a shoulder injury, and he is considered questionable to return against the Eagles.

The most recent (good) news came yesterday from Head coach Sean McVay, who stated that the tight end Tyler Higbee (chest) had been discharged from the local Arizona hospital and is expected to play Sunday in the Rams' divisional-round matchup.

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