PHILADELPHIA — Sometimes it is indeed darkest before dawn. It was for the Rams. It was Saquon Barkley who shut the lights, and it was the Rams who were able to turn them back on, which is why they are still alive and kicking and Sunday afternoon get another shot at Barkley and the Eagles in an NFC divisional playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field.

Saquon Barkley and the Eagles ran over the Rams during a 37-20 victory in November, so changing that dynamic is atop L.A.'s to-do list for their playoff game.

Sean McVay dissected the ways the Rams could potentially stop Saquon Barkley — only the ninth 2,000-yard rusher in NFL history — when he considered the consequences if