WOODLAND HILLS, Calif. – After a primetime loss against the Eagles on Sunday night, the Rams are looking to get back in the win column against New Orleans in Week 13. Los Angeles is one game out of the division lead with six games remaining including three divisional matchups.

On Wednesday, head coach Sean McVay, quarterback Matthew Stafford, offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur, defensive coordinator Chris Shula and wide receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua spoke with the media about growing from their loss to the Eagles and preparing for New Orleans.

Here are the most significant quotes and talking points from the press conferences, which can be viewed below:

"I mean, those guys (Alvin Kamara and Taysom Hill) are dangerous. They're big plays waiting to happen. Some of the things that occurred the other day, I mean, you talk about the importance of being able to play team defense and not allowing a guy that's as explosive as saquon to be able to get to the second and third levels of the defense unabated, where he can make him miss, and then he's got the ability to outrun those angles. Both those guys are capable of that." - McVay

Barkley went for 302 total yards and two scores against the Rams on Sunday Night Football, featuring various explosive plays. The Saints have a running back in Kamara and utility man in Hill that have similar explosive potential. McVay talked about how executing at all third levels of the defense, and that's something they are working to improve moving forward.

McVay also discussed the team's third down struggles, saying "what you can't do is be inefficient or go backwards on either first or second down via penalty or a negative yardage." He also said that when the offense is rolling, they don't see many third downs to begin with: "percentage wise, the lower the third down window, the higher the percentage should be."

"(New Orleans is) aggressive, physical at all levels. Big front, physical, like to rush the passer. Long guys, obviously, you know, (linebackers Demario Davis and Pete Warner) have been doing it for a while." - Stafford

After a physical Eagles front sacked Stafford five times on Sunday, he's preparing for another tough task against the Saints. Stafford said they are a "talented defense (that is) physical up front, in your face, so we got to be ready to go."

Reinforcements may be on the way for Stafford, as tight end Tyler Higbee returned to practice on Wednesday. Stafford said Higbee's experience would be a big addition to this Rams offense because "he's played in big time games and tough environments against good players."

"You just look at it play by play and correct which you can correct some of the stuff (in the run game). As coaches, we want to see scheme-wise what we can do to put our guys in the best position. And then some of it is just players doing their job within the scheme of the defense. And you know, the nice thing is, whether it's scheme or the call or just guys doing their job, all the stuff is correctable." - Shula

After allowing a season-high 314 rushing yards against the Eagles last weekend, Shula went back to the drawing board. There are few backs as explosive as Barkley in the NFL, but Kamara has that same breakaway abilities, and Shula knows they will "utilize him in a lot of different ways." Shula said it's a "different style of o-line play," but Kamra is a threat to go the distance when he breaks through the first level, adding that he's "one of the scariest guys in the NFL."

Of Hill, Shula said "I don't know of anybody else in the league that lines up as multiple spots as he does." Hill lines up as a quarterback, running back, tight end, fullback and receiver, and he's dangerous from each and every one of those spots. Shula said that "you obviously got to know when he's on the field, and you had a count for him everywhere he is," and he expects them to feature Hill on Sunday afternoon.

"It's kind of the word consistency right now. I mean, there's times where it feels like we go right down the field and put it in. There's other times where it just feels a little bit harder than it should. So I think that's the biggest key right now." - LaFleur

The Rams drove into the red zone on the game's first two drives on Sunday night and didn't face a single third down in the process. They came away with seven points after a fumble from running back Kyren Williams on the first drive, and those were followed by three-straight three-and-outs. So consistency, even within single games of halves of football, has been an issue for Los Angeles.

Of the fumbles, LaFleur said "Kyren knows" how important ball security is and added "we'll help him, but he'll get it fixed."

Now, LaFleur turns his attention to New Orleans, whose defense has been "playing at a really high clip these last few weeks." He said the Superdome is always a hard place to play and said "you're not out of it in this league until it's all said and done," so he's expecting a tough challenge against the Saints.

"I think in the wide receiver room, we were able to take away from the film that we have the ability to take advantage of the plays that we already have coming to us. And, man, we feel like there's a lot of explosives and opportunities for us to be able to go make plays." - Nacua

Nacua said the receivers recognized ways to take better advantage of their opportunities in both the short and deep passing game. The receivers know that "when we go out there the next time, we're all aware of what's what our game plan is to execute," Nacua said.

Nacau added that they are trying to practice with the precision and intensity that will prepare them for game scenarios "to simulate as much as we can what it feels like to be in the game, but then also the game, like movements." They may not be tackling, but the details of their preparation are significant.

"It's loud. It's really loud. It's a really unique atmosphere. Been a while since I've been been back there, but... it's been some of the loudest games I've ever been a part of." - Kupp

The atmosphere in New Orleans always makes those road games challenging, as Kupp remembers from the 2018 Conference Championship. Someone else who remembers that game is Higbee, someone who Kupp is very happy to have back in the fold.

"It's hard to put to words how difficult that (rehab) is," Kupp said. Higbee lost basically the whole offseason after sustaining a knee injury in last year's Wildcard game in Detroit, and Kupp said "it's really hard to keep a positive attitude, to not feel sorry for yourself, and he's been able to weather those storms."