With Nakobe Dean out for the rest of the playoffs, Oren Burks finds himself with an important role to play for the Eagles.

Nakobe Dean's injury affected the Philadelphia Eagles locker room. Dean, out for the rest of the playoffs with a torn patellar tendon, was one of the leaders on the top-ranked defense in the NFL. His impact will be missed on the unit.

The Eagles lost Nakobe Dean for the rest of the playoffs but his backup Oren Burks says he’s ready to fill in.

Oren Burks came in for Nakobe Dean after Dean injured his knee against the Green Bay Packers in the wild-card playoff round.

The injury to Nakobe Dean means moving and shaking on the roster and in the lineup for the Eagles in the playoffs.

Burks, sprinting down the field, punished Packers return man Keisean Nixon with a big hit to spring the ball loose. No flag was thrown, handing the ball to quarterback Jalen Hurts and the Eagles' offense for the first time. Fox Sports analyst Tom Brady gave Burks's hit rave reviews on the broadcast, too.

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I’ve given you like six this season!” the Philadelphia Eagles coach shrugged, backing into a connecting door. “I mean, s—, you made the play of the game! I’ll get you a framed picture or something.” Burks grinned.

Philadelphia handled that in Week 12, as running back Saquon Barkley ran for a franchise-record 255 yards and the Eagles gained 314 yards on the ground. Hurts had plenty of time to throw the football and the Eagles moved the ball up and down the field to the tune of 481 net yards.

No Los Angeles Rams defender had a chance to catch him, but outside linebacker Jared Verse continued to give chase. Barkley looked back at him a few times and even slowed down, as if to taunt him — which Barkley never does — before cruising into the end zone.

The Philadelphia Eagles are facing the Los Angeles Rams at Lincoln Financial Field in the Divisional Round of the 2025 NFL playoffs. The Birds enter this snowy/rainy Sunday afternoon matchup as 6.5-point home favorites.