The Los Angeles Rams cross the country for an NFL Divisional Round matchup with the Philadelphia Eagles and the always volatile fans at Lincoln Financial Field.
On top of that “brotherly love”, the NFL weather report calls for winter weather on Sunday afternoon.
Here’s how today's chilly forecast could affect the NFL odds and NFL picks for Rams vs. Eagles on January 19.
Rams vs Eagles weather forecast
The forecast for Philadelphia has gotten worse as the week’s gone on. Cloudy skies have given way to rain, and now snow for this 3 p.m. ET kickoff on Sunday.
Models call for a 97% chance of precipitation around this start time, with heavy snow fall predicted between 4 p.m. and 8 p.m. local time.
Game-time temperatures will be around 30 to start but will cool off in the second half, feeling more like 25 degrees in the final 30 minutes.
Sustained winds of 13 mph will hit gusts up to 26 mph, blowing NNW from end to end at the Linc with winds getting stronger in the second half. Those breezes will add to the blowing snow and make kicking and deeper passes problematic.
This current forecast is a far cry from California and gives the Philadelphia Eagles an edge over their indoor opponent. However, Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford has had plenty of experience playing in cold weather during his long tenure with Detroit, which took him to Green Bay and Chicago.
If the snow is as heavy as expected, deep looks downfield could be tough to connect on with visibility limited. That again gives Philadelphia the advantage, with its attack anchor in the run game. To that note, any snow accumulation can make the field slippery, which has an impact at the line of scrimmage as linemen don’t have solid footing.
Ball security will also be a factor. The Eagles lost nine fumbles this season while the Rams gave away only five fumbles in the regular season.
This total opened at 44.5 and dropped to 43.5 but has come back to 44 points.
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