3 times, Nick Sirianni has stood on the sideline across from Sean McVay , and 3 times, he has walked away with the W. The last time was in the snow at Lincoln Financial Field, a playoff loss, a 28-22 gut punch, that still haunts the Rams coach. Now, months later, the Rams are flying cross-country again for a showdown with those same Eagles, the ghost of that game and one specific, controversial play, Tush Push, hovers over everything.
When a reporter, peering into the psyche of this upcoming rematch, tried to get a read on McVay, his response was tight-lipped, almost evasive. “I don’t know, ” he said when asked if he’d seen other teams copy the Eagles’ rhythm. “You could maybe pick that up if you watch the TV copies stuff like that but you know haven’t talked about that.” T