The Philadelphia Eagles head to the NFC Championship Game with a passing offense still lost in the wilderness.

On Sunday, Philly bested the Los Angeles Rams, 28-22, thanks to an explosive rushing attack that generated 285 yards. Saquon Barkley galloped for 205 yards and two long touchdowns. The Eagles pass game, however, struggled to find any traction. Jalen Hurts completed 15 of 20 passes for 128 yards while taking seven sacks. Philly ended with 65 net passing yards.

A.J. Brown, who had just two catches on seven targets for 14 yards, blamed the wintery, blustery conditions for the Eagles' lack of passing attack -- even while admitting that Matthew Stafford had some success, throwing for 324 yards and two TDs, Kevin Patra of NFL.com reports.

"You've got to give this a pass," Brown said of the lack of an aerial attack. "You've got to give this game a pass. It was just tough. The conditions were tough. I keep getting this question, but can't do nothing about it. The conditions were crazy. We couldn't even see out there, so imagine throwing the ball and catching the ball, even though they were doing it at the end. The game's on the line, they didn't have a choice. I don't think that would've been their first choice."

Hurts generated 66 yards passing in the first half before the real heavy stuff came down in the final two quarters -- for comparison's sake, Stafford had 126 yards and a TD in the first half.

Brown said the streaking snow disturbed all aspects of the tilt.

"Absolutely, it affected everything," he said. "I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy. That was not fun, honestly. That wasn't fun at all, man. Tough game. Tough conditions. You make the most of it, try to get the win, and I'm glad we did it."

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