If there is one thing true about the Eagles and the Los Angeles Rams, it is they have two-dimensional offenses. Two teams usually aren’t tied for most points scored if they have offenses that are only one-dimensional. When the two teams met Sunday afternoon in an NFC game with playoff implications abounding, a high-scoring contest was expected.

The teams didn’t disappoint anyone who enjoys a good offensive showing as the Eagles prevailed, 43-35, before 67,752 fans at the L.A. Coliseum.  The game had everything going for it. There were terrific running plays, pass plays that were flawless and even the special teams got in the act. There was drama in the air because the Eagles had to win to clinch their first East Division title in four years and their 10th title since 1970.

Those dreaded Dallas Cowboys, winners of 19 division titles since 1970, had beaten the New York Giants and that meant the Eagles couldn’t back in with a Cowboy loss. The Eagles  (11-2) are the first team to qualify for the playoffs with the division conquest this season.

But the one thing those in attendance spoke of was the injury to Eagles’ second-year quarterback, Carson Wentz, who was a leading candidate for the league’s MVP Award.

They didn’t talk about the injury only. They talked about the way it happened. Wentz ran in for a touchdown in the third quarter that was nullified because of a penalty and he was crunched by two Ram defenders crossing the goal line. He tore his left ACL on the play and is out until next season. Four plays later as if nothing happened, Wentz through a two-yard touchdown pass to Alshon Jeffery to give the visitors a temporary 31-28 lead.  It was his fourth TD pass of the game and he broke the team record for most in a season with 33. The Rams (9-4, first in the NFC West) weren’t down for the count – at least, not yet anyway. They came back on their next possession and went 75 yards on seven plays capped by a one-yard run by 1,000 yard rusher Todd Gurley to go up, 35-31.

For the second week in a row, the  Eagles were playing a game in which playoff implications hung in the air for both teams. Last week they lost to Seattle. This week a loss to the Rams would be demoralizing as the Eagles needed to win to clinch the division. Demoralizing – but not catastrophic – as there are still three winnable games left on the schedule. But in Philadelphia, nothing is taken for granted when it comes to competing for a post-season berth.

The Eagles went ahead on two field goals by Jake Elliott. The second one was set-up when defensive end Chris Long stripped Rams quarterback Jared Goff. He fumbled and the recovery by the Eagles gave them a short field to work with. Elliott split the uprights from 33 yards and the Eagles took a 37-35 lead. A lead they would not relinquish. Defensive end Brandon Graham returned a fumble on the final play and scored a touchdown.

The game didn’t start well for the Eagles. Wide receiver Nelson Agholor couldn’t hold onto a Wentz pass on their first possession and the Rams intercepted it to set up their first score. A two-yard run by Gurley. But not to be outdone, the Eagles stormed back with three consecutive touchdowns. A five-yard pass from Wentz to tight end Brent Celek and two touchdown passes to tight end Trey Burton for 20 and 11 yards. Burton was filling in for Zach Ertz who suffered a concussion last week.

After a Ram touchdown, Elliott made a field goal and the Eagles went into halftime ahead, 24-14. But the Rams scored two TDs in the third quarter. The second one was on a blocked punt and they went ahead, 28-24. Put Wentz out, and we win the game, the Rams thought. They put him out, but the Eagles were not daunted by it until it was over. If anything, they should resolve and how strong their feelings are for their quarterback.

In a game that will have no playoff implications whatsoever, the Eagles visit MetLife Stadium to play the lowly 2-11 New York Giants  (Sunday, 1 p.m.)