Make no mistake: Sunday night was a wake-up call for the Rams. A team looking to make a move toward the playoffs was held in check by the Eagles as Philadelphia’s physical play exposed glaring weaknesses along the Rams’ offensive line and in the secondary.

In the NFC, there are the Lions, Vikings and Eagles in the top tier. Then there’s everyone else. Despite LA’s victorious effort against Minnesota a few weeks ago, the Eagles’ dominance revealed the Rams’ true place within the conference.

The Eagles ran up and down the field against the Rams defense. The Eagles’ offensive line got an excellent push forward, defenders missed tackles and assignments, and the Rams’ inability to defend the pass and spy the QB led to multiple opportunities for Jalen Hurts to scramble and pick up easy yards .

In fact, the star QB had 39 yards on the ground, second in rushing behind Saquon Barkley’s ridiculous 225-yard, two-touchdown performance. Barkley looked like a man among boys as he ran behind a wall of imposing monsters. Both touchdowns came on runs of more than 70 yards. The Rams’ defense is simply below NFL standards.

The offensive line was particularly bad overall on the day, giving up five sacks and eleven QB hits. The interior of the offensive line was a major concern, with Eagles defenders Brandon Graham, Milton Williams and Jalen Carter often finding success in their attempts to get into the Rams’ backfield.

The interior collapsed like a burlap sack, which was a huge concern for the team given the recent investments at the position, both in draft capital and free agent money. Steve Avila had perhaps the worst game of his career and Beaux Limmer also struggled at center.

Rams kicker Joshua Karty has been missing kicks left and right lately, but especially the right. The rookie out of Stanford slowly made fans forget the terrible misery of 2023, but a series of misses have dampened the start of his career.

On his only attempt of the day, Karty missed a 47-yard field goal. This is Karty’s third straight game with a miss, including a 26-yarder last week.

When the Rams traded for Jalen Ramsey during the 2019 season, they acquired a player who could stop catching threats across the NFL. The Rams needed a player like Ramsey because AJ Brown took high school to college.

The star wide receiver was unstoppable, hauling in six receptions for 109 yards and a touchdown. Brown has been the main focal point of the Eagles’ passing attack, especially in the absence of DeVonta Smith. Despite the extra attention, Brown couldn’t hold back and imposed his will on whoever stood in front of him.