Jared Verse poked the bear.
On Sunday, the bear poked back. The bear, in this instance, being the Philadelphia Eagles and their fans. Greeted with boos in Philadelphia, Verse responded in Sunday's divisional round playoff game with two sacks of the Eagles' Jalen Hurts.
But the Eagles got the last laugh to secure a 28-22 win over Verse's Los Angeles Rams to advance to the NFC championship game.
Verse stokes fire with 'I hate Eagles fans' declaration
As his Rams prepared for Sunday's game, Verse offered a candid assessment of his feelings for Eagles fans in an interview with the Los Angeles Times.