December 9, 2018. The 11-2 hotshot Los Angeles Rams push toward the NFC's No. 1 seed as they visit the tough and battle-tested 9-4 Chicago Bears. Despite the bizarre nature of this phrase, the Sunday night matchup was promoted as a

Eagles coordinator Vic Fangio shut down Sean McVay and the Rams offense in 2018 as the Bears won and gave the Patriots a blueprint to win Super Bowl LIII.

As the Philadelphia Eagles prepare for a showdown for the ages in Los Angeles, taking it to the Los Angeles Rams on their home SoFi Stadium turf, one of the matchups fans around the NFL are looking forward to most is the battle between Sean McVay's offense and Vic Fangio's defense.

The entire NFL then used that game plan the following season in 2019 that forced McVay to rethink his entire coaching philosophy. That game plan utilized a 6-1 front that took away the wide zone that McVay had been so successful with throughout his tenure.