Within the Week 10 version of “Monday Night time Soccer,” the Inexperienced Bay Packers play host to the Philadelphia Eagles in an NFC showdown.
Inexperienced Bay is coming off a dispiriting loss final week to the Carolina Panthers — its second lack of the season to a group that it ought to have overwhelmed badly. The Packers stay proper within the thick of issues within the race for the NFC North and the highest seed within the NFC even after that loss, however they will have to knock off one other contender right here to keep away from falling backward in each of these chases.
The Eagles are coming off their bye in Week 9, having demolished the Giants previous to the break. They seemingly bought their offense again in a groove in that contest, and so they’ll be trying to proceed rolling on that entrance in opposition to a superb Inexperienced Bay protection. They’re firmly answerable for the NFC East in the meanwhile, however they, just like the Packers, want to preserve tempo close to the highest of the convention.
Will the Packers bounce again, or will the Eagles deal them one other loss? We’ll discover out quickly sufficient. However earlier than we break down the matchup, this is a take a look at how one can watch the sport.
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The place to observe Packers vs. Eagles reside
- Date: Monday, Nov. 10 | Time: 8:15 p.m. ET
- Location: Lambeau Subject (Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin)
- TV: ESPN | Stream: Fubo (Attempt without cost)
- Comply with: CBS Sports activities App
- Odds: Packers -1.5; O/U 45.5 (by way of DraftKings Sportsbook)
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When the Eagles have the ball
After we final noticed the Eagles, it appeared like they have been getting issues going offensively.
They hung a season-high 427 yards, a season-high 23 first downs and a season-high 38 factors on the Giants again in Week 8, with Saquon Barkley main the way in which together with his 14 carries for 150 yards and a rating. Saquon left the sport briefly with an harm, and Tank Bigsby ran for over 100 yards on simply 9 carries in his stead. Jalen Hurts was environment friendly within the passing recreation with 179 yards on simply 20 cross makes an attempt, and he additionally threw for 4 touchdowns.
Philly ought to be rested and largely wholesome coming off its bye week, although it faces a tricky problem in a Inexperienced Bay protection that has been fairly good up to now this yr. The Packers examine in fifth in yards allowed per recreation and eighth in factors allowed per recreation. They have been particularly stingy on the bottom (at the least till final week in opposition to the Panthers), yielding fewer than 100 yards dashing in six of their eight video games up to now. Additional, the one group to whole greater than 236 web passing yards in opposition to them is the Cowboys, so it is not like they’re slouches in opposition to aerial assaults.
The bottom recreation is de facto the matchup to observe right here. The Packers aren’t particularly huge up entrance, particularly after dealing away Kenny Clark within the Micah Parsons commerce, however they’ve nonetheless gained within the run recreation for many of the yr. The Eagles, in the meantime, weren’t the identical group working the soccer for many of the first a part of the season that they have been final yr. Barkley had hardly ever, if ever, been explosive by means of the primary seven weeks of the season earlier than ripping off a number of lengthy runs in that pre-bye recreation in opposition to the Giants. If he can get chunk beneficial properties on the bottom in opposition to this Inexperienced Bay entrance, that modifications the maths elsewhere on the sector.
Philly stays with out Cam Jurgens up entrance, so that would have an effect on whether or not Barkley is ready to discover room to run. The Packers will not have Lukas Van Ness alongside their line of defense, although, and that would have an effect on each their run protection and their cross rush. Inexperienced Bay will probably be with out Nate Hobbs within the defensive backfield as effectively, which may scramble the matchups on the again finish of issues.
A.J. Brown has reportedly (and fairly overtly) been pissed off together with his function for a lot of the season, and while you take a look at his numbers it is sensible why. Brown has simply 29 receptions for 395 yards and three scores by means of eight video games (he is performed in seven of them), and he is usually appeared like a secondary choice behind DeVonta Smith and even Dallas Goedert at instances. He is second on the group in targets, however he and Hurts have struggled to get on the identical web page.
It would not be shocking if the Eagles got here out of the bye and made a concerted effort to get him going, and it will be as much as the likes of Keisean Nixon and Carrington Valentine on the surface, in addition to Javon Bullard within the slot and Xavier McKinney and Evan Williams excessive to ensure he does not get untracked.
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When the Packers have the ball
It will be very attention-grabbing to see how this Philadelphia protection traces issues up, particularly within the secondary. The Eagles had a necessity at outdoors cornerback and swung trades for 2 completely different defensive backs, certainly one of whom performs within the slot. Will they preserve Cooper DeJean inside, the place he’s a complete game-wrecker, and attempt to see if they’ll get by with Adoree’ Jackson, Kelee Ringo or no matter Jaire Alexander has left within the tank? Or will they slide DeJean outdoors, the place he’s merely stable, and attempt to make it work with Michael Carter II on the nickel spot?
Irrespective of how they align, they will be going through a Packers receiving corps that’s extraordinarily banged up. Tucker Kraft is out for the season after tearing his ACL final week. Jayden Reed stays on injured reserve. Dontayvion Wicks, Matthew Golden and Savion Williams are every listed as questionable after both being restricted or not practising in any respect all through the week. The Packers could possibly be all the way down to Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson (who’s in his third recreation again from a knee harm), Malik Heath and never a lot else at receiver if the questionable gamers cannot go, and so they’ll have to show to Luke Musgrave and John Fitzpatrick in Kraft’s absence.
Jordan Love has been environment friendly (he is averaging 8.3 yards per try on a 70.3% completion price whereas rating first within the NFL in EPA per dropback, based on Tru Media) and explosive (the fourth-highest price of 20-plus-yard completions within the league) this season. However the Packers’ passing recreation has at instances left one thing to be desired, because it has counted on Like to bail the group out with third-down completions (46.5% conversion price, second within the NFL) moderately than staying forward of the chains. He is executed precisely that every one yr, although, and except two video games, the Packers have racked up yards and factors with relative ease as a result of he has. They’ve simply… sputtered in very unusual methods from time to time, and it is come again to chew them.
A part of the problem is that their dashing assault hasn’t been as constant because it was a yr in the past. Josh Jacobs has been banged up and taking part in by means of harm, and he is averaging solely 3.8 yards per carry up to now this yr. That is down from 4.4 per carry throughout his first yr in Inexperienced Bay, throughout which he rushed for 1,329 yards and 15 touchdowns. With out the identical menace on the bottom, the Packers have wound up in worse down-and-distance conditions than they’d final yr, and it is performed into the occasional inefficiency. The Philadelphia protection has been extra susceptible in opposition to the run (18th in EPA per play) than the cross (third) up to now this yr, so it will be attention-grabbing to see if the Packers can get their run recreation on observe on Monday evening.
The Eagles added some assist up entrance within the type of Jaelan Phillips and Brandon Graham, who will doubtless play within the rotation alongside Jalyx Hunt and Josh Uche, relying on recreation scenario. Graham, at his age, is prone to see a smaller snap load, whereas Phillips may play a big function up entrance.
Prediction
This can be a recreation by which neither group appears to have a big benefit on both facet of the ball. The truth is, it appears lots like a power vs. power matchup. Relating to these forms of video games, I are inclined to lean towards which group has the benefit within the passing recreation, and that looks as if Inexperienced Bay. It does not harm that the Packers additionally get to play this one at house.
Decide: Packers 23, Eagles 21
