GREEN BAY, Wis. \u2014 Jaelan Phillips could sense the different mentality that a defending champion exudes as soon as the Philadelphia Eagles added him at the trade deadline.
\nPhillips wasted no time doing his part to contribute to the Eagles\u2019 title defense.
\nIn his first game with the Eagles since they acquired him from the Miami Dolphins, Phillips made two of the biggest plays of the game to help Philadelphia outlast the Green Bay Packers 10-7 on Monday night.
\n\u201cThe biggest thing I noticed was just no panic,\u201d Phillips said. \u201cThe whole entire time, there was just utmost confidence on both sides of the ball. It felt really good to be in that environment.\u201d<\/p>\n
Phillips recovered a fumble by Jordan Love to thwart a Green Bay scoring opportunity in the final minute of the first half and helped make a fourth-and-1 stop late in the fourth quarter.
\n\u201cHe loves football,\u201d Eagles coach Nick Sirianni said. \u201cHe loves working. You could just see it, the way he was running around in practice. His motor is constantly, constantly running.\u201d
\nJalen Hurts threw a 36-yard pass to DeVonta Smith with 10:35 remaining for Philadelphia\u2019s only touchdown, giving the Eagles a 10-0 lead. Green Bay\u2019s lone touchdown came on Josh Jacobs\u2019 6-yard run with 5:49 left.
\nBrandon McManus\u2019 attempt at a game-tying, 64-yard field goal as time expired fell several yards short.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe knew it was going to be a four-quarter fistfight,\u201d Packers coach Matt LaFleur said. \u201cI thought our defense was outstanding, and unfortunately, just too many mistakes offensively to overcome it.\u201d
\nGreen Bay\u2019s second straight loss dropped the Packers (5-3-1) to third place in the NFC North, behind Detroit and Chicago. The Packers, who had the NFC\u2019s best record before their 16-13 loss to Carolina on Nov. 2, would have the conference\u2019s seventh and final playoff seed if the regular season ended now.
\nA defensive struggle that featured the first halftime tie of the season had a serious lack of big plays until the Eagles (7-2) delivered a one-two punch early in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia led 3-0 and faced third-and-7 from its own 23 when Saquon Barkley caught a pass 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, made a spin move past cornerback Carrington Valentine and burst upfield for a 41-yard gain.
\nOn the next play, Smith made a leaping catch in the end zone over safety Evan Williams.
\n\u201cWe have huge sparks,\u201d said Barkley, who was limited to 60 yards on 22 carries. \u201cWith the type of talent we have on this offense and on this team, two to three plays, it\u2019s just crazy. (In) two to three plays, we can go downfield and score.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Packers couldn\u2019t get a measure of revenge against the defending Super Bowl champions.
\nPhiladelphia had beaten the Packers twice last season, including a 22-10 victory in the wild-card round of the NFC playoffs.
\nThis was the first NFL game to be scoreless at halftime since Dec. 10, 2023, when both the Minnesota Vikings\u2019 3-0 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders and the New York Jets\u2019 30-6 triumph over the Houston Texans had no first-half points.
\nPhiladelphia finally broke through when Jake Elliott\u2019s 39-yard field goal capped the Eagles\u2019 opening series of the second half.<\/p>\n
The final score was Eagles 10, Packers 7.<\/p>\n
Jaelan Phillips made two significant plays, recovering a fumble and helping make a fourth-and-1 stop.<\/p>\n
The loss dropped the Packers to third place in the NFC North, behind Detroit and Chicago. <\/p>\n
Eagles: RT Lane Johnson (ankle), C Cam Jurgens (knee). Packers: C Elgton Jenkins (ankle), WR Romeo Doubs (chest), WR Matthew Golden (shoulder), DL Lukas Van Ness (foot), CB Nate Hobbs (knee).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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