The Rams and Eagles have gotten quite familiar over the past three years, and the two teams met in a hard-fought 28-23 win for Philadelphia in which a Jalen Carter sack on Matthew Stafford prevented a likely touchdown pass. The Eagles went on to win the Super Bowl and return as one of the best teams in the NFL.

The Rams brought back Matthew Stafford on a new deal, moved on from Cooper Kupp, and upgraded with the free agent signing of all-world wide receiver Davante Adams. The Rams are loaded, and one former legendary running back and Hall of Famer believes they’re “beat to defeat Philadelphia.”

During a recent sit-down with RG.org, Jerome Bettis told DJ Siddiqi that Sean McVay’s team is constructed to give the Eagles all they can handle.

“When you look at the Rams, they are a dark horse,” Bettis says in a one-on-one interview with RG of his former team. 

“In their division, they are the favorites,” says Bettis of the Rams. “I think the Niners are going to be good, but not great. The Rams definitely have an advantage on that side. I think the team they’re going to have to beat is going to be the Eagles. They’re going to be right back at it again. They’re built to beat the Eagles, and if they can slow down the running game, they’ve got a chance.”

In that January 19 victory, Philadelphia appeared to put the game away after going up 28-15, but the Rams scored a late fourth-quarter touchdown to pull within seven. After the Eagles could not maximize their final offensive drive, the Rams had one final shot on a ten-play, 60-yard drive that fell short with an incomplete pass to Puka Nucau at the Philadelphia 22-yard line.

Saquon Barkley was dominant again and had touchdown runs of 78 and 62 yards, finishing with 205 yards of rushing. Overall, Barkley had three 70+ yard touchdown runs against the Rams in two games and finished with 460 rushing yards in two games.

This article originally appeared on Eagles Wire: Jerome Bettis picks the Rams over the Eagles in the NFC