But Barkley doubled down when he saw who was in his rear view. The last man on his tail was Rams pass rusher Jared Verse — the same rookie who’d spent the week leading up to Sunday’s game telling the world he “ hate [s] Eagles fans. They’re so annoying .”

Eagles fans responded accordingly. The storyline carried over into the second quarter, with Eagles running back Saquon Barkley getting in on the action. Barkley, a former New York Giant, had previously questioned the wisdom of Verse's taunt.

Rams edge rusher Jared Verse said he did not like Eagles fans this week leading up to Sunday's divisional round game. The fans responded to his comments before the game.