Until Saquon Barkley and the Philadelphia Eagles came to town, the Los Angeles Rams had started to build some confidence with four wins in their past five games. That month of progress, particularly by the Rams' young defense,

The Rams are not out of the playoff hunt, but Sunday's loss to the Eagles showed how far they are from competing with the best teams in the NFC.

There’s no other way to put it—the Los Angeles Rams were outright embarrassed by the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football in Week 12. Needing a win to get a leg up in the tightly contested NFC West,