The Philadelphia Eagles advance to the Divisional Round of the playoffs, where they defeated the Green Bay Packers 22-10 in their wild-card game on Sunday night.
The Eagles will await their opponent in the Divisional Round as both the Washington Commanders-Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Los Angeles Rams-Minnesota Vikings games must be played.
This wasn’t a game to remember for Green Bay, and it started on the opening kickoff when Keisean Nixon fumbled on an Oren Burks hit, leading to an Eagles recovery at the 28-yard line.
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Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) hands off the ball to running back Saquon Barkley (26) during the third quarter in an NFC wild-card game at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher-Imagn images)
Just three plays later, Jalen hurtswho went through the concussion protocol after missing the team’s last two games, had all the time in the world before firing a dart at Jahan Dotson for his first touchdown of the season.
While that was the only offense the Eagles got in the first half, aside from a Jake Elliott field goal later in the first quarter, Jordan Love and the Packers just never found a rhythm.
The first two offensive drives ended in punts, and in an attempt to get something positive going, Love launched a ball deep down the right sideline intended for Dontayvion Wicks, but it was intercepted by Darius Slay instead.
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That was Love’s first of two interceptions in the first half, when Zack Baun jumped a Malik Heath route and picked him off late in the second quarter. And to make matters worse, the Packers’ first real drive into Eagles territory ended in Brandon McManus missing a 38-yard field goal — his first career miss in the postseason.
But as the second half started, a 10-0 game wasn’t big enough for the Eagles to say the game was in. The Packers were finally able to get on the board when their opening drive of the half ended with a field goal this time, although they wanted at least seven points instead.
However, Philadelphia responded quickly with a touchdown drive capped by an angry catch-and-run from tight end Dallas Goedert for 24 yards, stiffening the armed Carrington Valentine several times as he tried to tackle him along the sideline.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) throws the ball against the Philadelphia Eagles during the third quarter in an NFC wild-card game at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher-Imagn images)
Trailing 16-3, the Packers were in desperation mode even though it was the third quarter as they couldn’t get anything going offensively. That’s where Josh Jacobs, their workhorse starting running back, answered the call.
On second-and-10 from the Philadelphia 32-yard line, Jacobs weaved his way through multiple Eagles players, threw them to the ground and rushed to the goal line where it appeared he had gotten in to close the gap. Replay review would catch him on that one, but the Packers would give him back the right to get into the end zone and make the score 16-10 with more than enough time to right previous mistakes.
But as the Eagles have done all season, they respond to adversity, and they hit a pair of field goals and forced two, including Love’s third interception of the game, to ice their victory.
Looking at the box score, Hurts went 13-for-21 for 131 yards with two touchdowns, while Saquon Barkley led the game with 119 rushing yards on 25 carries. And while he didn’t get into the end zone, DeVonta Smith was the leading receiver in the game with four catches for 55 yards.
Philadelphia Eagles tight end Dallas Goedert (88) reacts after scoring a touchdown against the Green Bay Packers during the third quarter in an NFC wild-card game at Lincoln Financial Field. (Bill Streicher-Imagn images)
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Love went 20-for-33 for 212 yards with his three interceptions, while Jacobs rushed for 81 yards on 18 carries. He lost receivers Jayden Reed, who had four catches for 46 yards, and Romeo Doubs in this game due to injury. Packers center Josh Myers was also carted off the field as injuries piled up at the wrong time.
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