The Los Angeles Rams-Philadelphia Eagles game in the NFC playoffs on Sunday is a rematch of a regular-season meeting. On Nov. 24, Eagles running back Saquon Barkley broke loose for 255 rushing yards, including touchdown runs of 70 and 72 yards, in Philadelphia’s 37-20 victory.

On the latest episode of the “Scoop City” podcast, we touched on a point that Chase has been making for a while now: Jalen Hurts might be a good quarterback, but he isn’t throwing like one right now. The partial transcript below has been edited for clarity. The full episode is available now in The “Scoop City” podcast feed.

Jalen Hurts knows the numbers everyone talks about: 131 passing yards, 5.3 yards per attempt, 21 attempts, six passing first downs, seven attempts over 10+ air yards, one attempt over 25+ air yards. He's not oblivious.

The Jalen Hurts skeptics are out in full force as the Philadelphia Eagles host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday in the NFC divisional-round matchup, three wins away from winning a Super Bowl. What’s behind criticism this time? A lot of what has plagued the Eagles quarterback over the past two seasons: His ability to win a game based on his passing.

First and final thoughts … So Rams linebacker Jared Verse spoke to the Los Angeles Times the other day about his distaste for Eagles fans. Actually, distaste is too soft a word to describe Verse’s sentiments.

Jalen Hurts, in his first game since suffering a concussion on Dec. 22, started hot by completing his first six passes. Then he went cold by missing seven straight before recovering in time to lead the Eagles to a hard-fought 22-10 win Sunday.

If the Los Angeles Rams are going to emerge victorious from their NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Philadelphia Eagles, stopping the Jalen Hurts is going to be essential.However, the Eagles Pro Bowl quarterback noted his role in the offense changes from game to game,