WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. — For a second-consecutive season, the Rams will be taking on the Eagles in an early season matchup in Philadelphia. Los Angeles came up just short against the Eagles last year and against the Broncos last week, as they look to avenge both of those losses in Week 4.

Head coach Sean McVay talked about the familiarity with a coach on the other side, as quarterback Matthew Stafford and wide receiver Davante Adams gave their thoughts on the Eagles defense and areas for improvement after last week.

Offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase, defensive coordinator Chris Shula and special teams coordinator Bubba Ventrone all walked though adjustments their respective groups will be making heading into Week 4 as wide receiver Puka Nacua explained how he's feeling returning to practice this week.

"(Eagles offensive coordinator Sean Mannion's) really smart, conscientious. Was always eager to learn, ask great questions. Had a great humility, but a great curiosity. Any great learner that I've been around, there's this humility because you want to continue to learn, but there's this curiosity and security to be able to ask questions. Had a great feel as a player." - McVay

Now entering his 10th season with the Rams, McVay's tree of connections throughout the NFL is vast. Early on in his days coaching the Rams, he had a young Mannion as his quarterback on the roster who was drafted to the Rams in 2015 and was coached by McVay in the 2017 and 2018 seasons.

Since then, Mannion has worked under current Packers head coach and former Rams offensive coordinatror Matt Lafleur as an offensive assistant in 2024 and quarterbacks coach in 2025 before taking the Eagles offensive coordinator job this offseason. "I've heard what a great job he did for Matt Lafleur, because Matt's one of my closest friends, and he was happy for Sean, but bummed to be able to lose him. It's cool to be able to see him in a great opportunity, a big time job," McVay said.

"(I have a) ton of respect for them, both how they're coached schematically, but also the players that they have. I imagine at their place, they'll be ready to rock and roll, like they always are when we play them." - Stafford

While Mannion is new as a coordinator, he's working opposite defensive coordinator Vic Fangio, who's in his 27th season as a defensive coordinator in the NFL. Stafford noted how the Eagles especially "play extremely physical up front, penetrating style off defensive line."

The Rams offense reached the red zone four times against the Broncos last week and only scored a touchdown on one of those drives. Stafford noted how negative plays, whether penalties or loss of yards, made it difficult for Los Angeles to convert in the red zone and how they "want to stay ahead of the chains to be efficient, both in the run game and the pass game."

"Humility is one play away if you're sleeping on somebody, so we don't take anybody lightly at the end of the day." - Adams

Similar to the opponents faced in the first few weeks, Adams emphasized how the Eagles "have guys at every level, impact players." Mentioning players at every level, Adams and the Rams offense aren't underestimating anyone.

As for his thoughts on the red zone trips converted into touchdowns, Adams recognizes "it's something that's the difference in winning and losing games, is capitalizing" and how "those are four point plays."

"We have to have an emphasis on that focus and that finish in some of those critical moments. Red zone scoring is a huge part of success in this league, and at our best we've been as good as anyone. It's got to be a calling card for us." - Scheelhaase

When asked about the biggest factors that led to finishing the way they wanted, whether in the red zone or overall, Scheelhaase emphasized the fundamentals. "There were little things that happened that I think came down to fundamentals and techniques," Scheelhaase said.

Whether it was penalties or negative plays, Scheelhaase placed a greater emphasis on those fundamentals and techniques in preparation for the Eagles on Sunday. Much of it comes down to penalties they can control because "there's some of those ones that you feel like you have more control over, that's the pre-snap penalties."

"I would be willing to bet if you looked at injury reports for any defense in the league, you're going to have probably two or three guys out. That's really what you do as the season goes (is move guys around), and what it does is it builds depth. You get some guys to get some bigger roles that can embrace that role, and we plan on doing that." - Shula

With cornerback Jaylen Watson unlikely this week with a shoulder injury sustained against the Broncos in Week 3, per Sean McVay, Shula emphasized that on defense "it's always an adjustment. Anytime you lose starters, it's always an adjustment."

Still, Shula feels confident in the depth of the cornerback room with Emmanuel Forbes Jr. and Josh Wallace likely being asked to step up in Watson's expected absence this weekend. He also anticipates cornerback Trent McDuffie will play his usual versatile role, saying "we don't see it (Watson's expected absence) as a limitation at all of what we can do in Trent."

"We're getting better game to game. I think that the players are becoming a little bit more comfortable with my coaching style, and I would say expectations, and trying to apply our techniques to incorrections to the next game. So I think that that's been a good thing over the first three weeks." - Ventrone

Ventrone has been impressed with inside linebacker Grant Stuard and long snapper Joe Cardona so far as leaders on the special teams unit. According to Ventrone, Stuard is "in my office consistently, he's very vocal in the meetings" and Cardona, as a captain, is "a good sounding board and a good guy to have around. He's always in my office too."

There are some areas Ventrone sees for improvement, particularly the returning phase with Xavier Smith and punting phase with Ethan Evans, but Ventrone said "we have we have a lot of trust in X" and he wants to see Evans "elevate the ball and match hang times and distance at a greater rate. I think that he understands that too."

"It's my safe space out there, and to be out there with the guys, that's been the most important thing, building that camaraderie." - Nacua

Nacua missed the previous two games against the Giants and Broncos due to a hip injury, but returned to practice this week as a limited participant both Wednesday and Thursday. He's still "taking it one day at a time" when it comes to deciding whether or not he will play on Sunday against the Eagles, but has enjoyed "getting my feet under me, hearing all the play calls" over the last couple days of practice.

When asked about what it would feel like if he was able to return to playing on Sunday, Nacua answered "I can't think of anything else but smiling."