Half of the NFC playoff field is counting on quarterbacks from the St. Louis/Los Angeles Rams tree.

Jared Goff (Rams), Case Keenum (Vikings) and Nick Foles (Eagles) all labored in obscurity for the Rams.

If the Vikings promote Sam Bradford (Vikings) to the active roster, it will be four in the tournament by way of the Rams.

It couldn’t have happened without Jeff Fisher, who did absolutely nothing to develop or win with any of those quarterbacks. At some point, in some way, he’ll take credit for getting those players shots at the playoffs and making them what they are today. But that’s another story for another news cycle.

There’s no way these quarterbacks haven’t noticed how unreal the situation is. They were all on the same roster at at the same time, although Foles said he knew he would’t be part of the Rams’ future before they traded up to the first overall pick to select Goff in 2016.

Certain NFL teams are associated with specific positional talents. With the Seahawks, for example, it’s the defensive backs. With the Eagles, it’s defensive linemen. Quarterbacks and the Rams? With all due respect, Rams teams used to be the place quarterbacks went to die.

“It’s wild,” Foles said. “The NFL is a crazy league. It is a crazy league. I know Case real well. I was there with him for that year. It doesn’t surprise me, the success he is having. He obviously has a very good team. To get to the playoffs you have to have a great team. You can’t just have one side of the ball that’s good. But Case is a really good player and he’s shown that this year with his consistent play week in and week out. He’s playing at a high level. That does not surprise me.

“Jared, I don’t know as much but he’s obviously a talented player and he’s made huge strides in Year 2 with the new coaching staff. They’ve done a great job with him. So, I’m not surprised about that as well.”

Keenum tied the franchise record held by Brett Favre, among others, with a passer rating of at least 100 in four straight games.

Goff threw 29 touchdown passes for the Rams, who average a league-leading 29.9 points.

Foles fired four TD passes in his first start for the Eagles in place of the injured Carson Wentz, but has slumped miserably in his last two games. Still, the stage is set for Foles to oppose one of those Rams QBs at some point in January. The top-seeded Eagles and second-seeded Vikings both are one win from facing each other for a trip to the Super Bowl. Goff needs two wins.

The quarterback competition to reach the title game is full of big names. Drew Brees (Saints) is closing in on the all-time record for passing yardage while Matt Ryan (Falcons) and Cam Newton (Panthers) have been league MVPs.

“Sometimes it’s different things, different situations,” Foles said. “Sometimes different things that have to happen. I’m really excited for those guys. I think they’ve done a great job.”

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There are two wild card outcomes this weekend that would favor the Eagles, who open the divisional round of the playoffs against the lowest surviving seed, the following weekend.

The Eagles need the sixth-seeded Falcons to defeat the Rams (3) this Saturday (8:15 p.m., NBC) or the Panthers (5) to eliminate the Saints (4) on Sunday (4:40 p.m., FOX).

The Eagles match up extremely well with the Falcons. The defense has the personnel to blanket Julio Jones and make the Falcons one-dimensional. Picture Ryan trying to get away from the pass rush playing catch-up at the noisy Linc. All Foles would have to do to get the win is convert 25 percent on third down and not turn the ball over.

Of course, the Falcons would need to play their best game to defeat the Rams, who average 29.9 points. Though the Falcons have won four straight in the series, this is their first game against defensive coordinator Wade Phillips.

Which takes us to the Sunday wild card game, where no one is giving the Panthers much of a shot at taking down the Saints in the Mercedes Benz Superdome.

The Saints will be making their first playoff appearance since 2013, when they defeated the Eagles, and Foles, on a walk-off field goal. If Brees faces Foles again, the game won’t be so close.

Contact Bob Grotz at bgrotz@21st-centurymedia.com; follow him on Twitter @BobGrotz.