Rams rookie Jared Verse’s bold remarks about Eagles fans draw a sharp response from Saquon Barkley ahead of Sunday’s playoff showdown at Lincoln Financial Field.

PHILADELPHIA — Sometimes it is indeed darkest before dawn. It was for the Rams. It was Saquon Barkley who shut the lights, and it was the Rams who were able to turn them back on, which is why they are still alive and kicking and Sunday afternoon get another shot at Barkley and the Eagles in an NFC divisional playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field.

Now, the main talking point is Rams star rookie Jared Verse's comments about Eagles fans. He didn't hold back and the story certainly has picked up steam. Eagles star Saquon Barkley even responded to the noise on Friday in a video clip shared by 94WIP.

With a game-best -165 odds, Barkley’s anytime touchdown prop was the most popular of the day at BetMGM, followed by Marvin Mims (+260) and Josh Allen (-130), who both also failed to score in the earlier Broncos-Bills game.

Jared Verse has generated a ton of buzz around the NFL for his outstanding rookie campaign, but he made headlines for a very different reason on Friday. In an interview with the LA Times, Verse flat-out said he hates Eagles fans.

Saquon Barkley's rushing prop odds might be inflated, but that doesn't make Barkley a bad bet, as NFL expert Rohit Ponnaiya cleverly explains.

Saquon Barkley has weighed in on Jared Verse’s controversial comments about Philadelphia Eagles fans ahead of Sunday’s NFC Divisional Round playoff game at Lincoln Financial Field.

The Rams face a massive challenge in the Divisional round as the defense must stop the NFL's leading rusher Saquon Barkley.

Saquon Barkley set an Eagles franchise record with 255 yards rushing in Philadelphia’s 37-20 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 24.

John Breech of CBS Sports and Dan Orlovsky of ESPN both backed the Rams publicly this week, and Garrett Podell, Breech’s colleague, recently joined the party with a bold — if not highly questionable — take on the Rams’ chances of containing Barkley this time around.

As their Divisional Round showdown against the Rams rapidly approaches, the Eagles have an X-factor against LA, and it's not Saquon Barkley.