Former Florida State defensive end and Los Angeles Rams edge Jared Verse received some blowback from the city of Philadelphia, after sharing his thoughts regarding Eagles fans. However, Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter said after the game that his comments were used as motivation for the Birds as they got the last laugh.

For the second time in the last three seasons, the Eagles are headed to the NFC championship game. Their 28-22 victory over the Los Angeles Rams in Sunday’s snowy divisional-round game punched their ticket to the next round of the playoffs,

The fireworks started early in Philadelphia. Before their divisional round matchup Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field, Eagles defensive Jalen Carter and the Rams’ Jared Verse exchanged words near the end zone as the rookie Los Angeles edge rusher did a lap around the perimeter.

There were plenty of heroes for the Philadelphia Eagles during Sunday's divisional round win against the Los Angeles Rams. Among the most pivotal performances was the one from Eagles defensive tackle Jalen Carter, who wreaked havoc in the trenches throughout the game.

Games in the NFL often come down to one or two plays. On Sunday against the Eagles, the Rams just didn’t make enough of them to win. Despite falling behind 28-15 with 4:36 left in the fourth quarter,

Jalen Hurts did his job, for the most part. Oren Burks and Isaiah Rodgers step into key spots because of injuries.

Los Angeles Rams rookie Jared Verse had a direct message for Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman Jalen Carter.

Jalen Carter saved the Eagles’ season. That’s not to take anything away from Saquon Barkley’s 205-yard game or Nolan Smith’s forced fumble or Zack Baun’s heroics or anything else that the Eagles did well in their 28-22 win over the Rams.

Back in early September, when the only snow to be found came in a paper cone courtesy of Mister Softee, Jalen Carter spent several minutes at his locker in the NovaCare Complex, talking about the “rookie wall” that he insisted he hadn’t hit.