Los Angeles Rams: NFC Weekend playoffs preview, who wins and why

The NFC will decide this weekend who will play in the conference championships game next week. With the Los Angeles Rams hosting the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles on the road to play the New Orleans Saints, it feels like anything could happen.

The Los Angeles Rams will feature prominently this weekend as the NFL playoffs will decide their respective championship games.

In the NFC, the New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles will do battle in a rematch that had Drew Brees dismantle what looked to be an Eagles team in shambles, beating them easily 48-7.

On the other side of the bracket, the Rams will do battle with media darling the Dallas Cowboys, in what most see as the marquee matchup of this playoff weekend.

Storylines abound in both games.

For the Eagles, quarterback Nick Foles will try to keep that 2017 magic alive in this 2018 run. Philadelphia outlasted the Chicago Bears 16-15 on the road last weekend, and are now seen as something of a Cinderella entrant with their backup QB again taking the helm in the postseason.

In Los Angeles, the Cowboys are fresh off of a 24-22 win over the Seattle Seahawks. Dallas brings a strong running game and even stronger defense into the Coliseum to face a Rams team analysts are more and more curious about after something of an unimpressive December that saw them hit a two-game skip.

Still, at 13-3 and hopefully with a healthier Todd Gurley, LA can dismiss some naysayers who wonder openly if Sean McVay can get his first playoff win.

On a weekend where the top two seeds in the NFC should be locks for a rematch on Championship Sunday, you have to wonder if the road teams can find some momentum, and shock the NFL world.