The Philadelphia Eagles ensured the Green Bay Packers wouldn’t get a playoff upset with a 22-10 win in the opening game of the NFC wild-card playoffs.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley had 123 yards from scrimmage to lead the offense as the Philadelphia defense stepped up to force four turnovers.
Philadelphia jumped out to a lead early after forcing a fumble on the opening kickoff. Quarterback Jalen Hurts found Jahan Dotson for an 11-yard touchdown pass to put the Eagles up 7-0 after less than two minutes of game time.
Green Bay’s offense struggled in the first half, sputtering to just 16 yards on its first three drives.
Jordan Love threw two interceptions in the second quarter, one on a deep shot to Dontayvion Wicks and another on an underthrow to Malik Heath. However, the Packers defense stood firm and kept the Eagles from scoring off either turnover. The Eagles led 10-0 at halftime.
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The Packers defense stepped up again to open the second half and force a quick three-and-out. Green Bay got on the board with a field goal on their next drive but Philadelphia responded immediately. Hurts found tight end Dallas Goedert on short throw but Goedert rumbled to the end zone to give the Eagles a 16-3 advantage.
Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs took over on the next drive. He accounted for 40 yards on four carries and scored the team’s only touchdown on a 1-yard run to cut it to 16-10.
A pair of Jake Elliott field goals on Philadelphia’s next two drives made it 22-10 and Love’s third interception late in the fourth quarter sealed the win for Philadelphia.
Love finished the game 20 of 33 passing for 212 yards and three interceptions. He was also sacked twice in a tough game for the Packers’ offensive line.
Injuries piled up throughout the game for Green Bay. Starters Josh Myers (center), Elgton Jenkins (left guard), Jayden Reed (wide receiver), Romeo Doubs (wide receiver) and Quay Walker (linebacker) all were helped off the field. Jacobs was seen on the sideline late as well and missed time.
Hurts finished the game 13 of 21 passing for 131 yards and two touchdowns.
The Eagles will play at home next week in the divisional round. Their opponent is yet to be determined; Philadelphia will play the second-lowest remaining seed from the NFC. That could be the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Los Angeles Rams or Minnesota Vikings, pending further wild-card results.
USA TODAY Sports provided live updates, highlights and more from the wild-card matchup between the Eagles and the Packers on Sunday below. All times are Eastern.
Eagles-Packers final score
Eagles 22, Packers 10
Jordan Love throws third interception, Eagles takeover
On 1st-and-10 from the Philadelphia 40-yard line, Love threw it deep for wide receiver Bo Melton in double coverage. Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell intercepted the pass to get the ball back with a chance to run out the rest of the game.
Packers C Josh Myers down with an injury
Green Bay’s injury woes continue on their latest drive as center Josh Myers went down with a leg injury and is carted off the field. He’s the second starting offensive lineman to suffer an injury, the first being left guard Elgton Jenkins.
Jenkins, Myers, linebacker Quay Walker, and wide receivers Jayden Reed and Romeo Doubs have all left the game with injury.
Eagles-Packers score: Jake Elliott makes 37-yard field goal to extend lead to 12
Philadelphia capitalized on the turnover on downs with a five-play, 27-yard drive that took nearly two minutes off the clock. Jake Elliott made his second field goal of the game from 37 yards out to extend the lead.
Saquon Barkley had 12 yards rushing on the drive. The remaining yardage came on an unnecessary roughness penalty against the Packers’ T.J. Slaton.
Eagles 22, Packers 10
Packers turnover on downs with just under five minutes remaining
The Packers managed to pick up one first down but the Eagles defense quickly stifled the unit leading to a 4th-and-3 on their own 41-yard line. Jordan Love hit Malik Heath along the sideline but the receiver failed to keep both feet in bounds when he came down with the pass.
The Eagles takeover with 4:58 left in the game at the Packers 41-yard line.
Eagles-Packers score: Jake Elliott makes 30-yard field goal to extend lead
Philadelphia took more than seven minutes off the clock with a 13-play drive culminating in a 30-yard field goal by Jake Elliott.
Holding penalties on right tackle Lane Johnson and wide receiver DeVonta Smith in a three-play span slowed the offense down after reaching the red zone. Philadelphia couldn’t get inside the 10-yard line after churning out yards and making key conversions, including a 4th-and-1 at their own 49-yard line.
Green Bay will take over on offense with 7:33 to go in the game.
Eagles 19, Packers 10
Eagles-Packers score: Jacobs scores on second effort
One play after bringing the Green Bay offense to the Eagles’ 1-yard line, Josh Jacobs pushed through on a second effort to cross the plane and score the Packers’ first touchdown of the game. Brandon McManus’ extra point is good and the lead is cut to six with 14:56 to go in the game.
Jacobs had four carries for 40 yards and a touchdown on the drive to power the offense.
Eagles 16, Packers 10
End of third quarter: Packers to open fourth quarter first-and-goal
Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs took a carry on 2nd-and-10 and broke multiple tackles before stumbling down to the Philadelphia goal line for a 31-yard gain on the final play of the third quarter. The Packers will open the final quarter facing a 16-3 deficit but with 1st-and-goal from the Eagles’ 1-yard line.
Packers’ WR Jayden Reed exits with injury
Green Bay will be down another wide receiver after Jayden Reed was hit hard on a 13-yard catch-and-run. Reed took a hit from Eagles safety Reed Blankenship and was helped off the field.
Eagles-Packers score: Dallas Goedert muscles past Packers defense for TD
The Eagles’ responded quickly to the Packers’ first score of the game with a five-play drive culminating in a catch-and-run touchdown for tight end Dallas Goedert. Jalen Hurts threw it to him just past the line of scrimmage and Goedert broke multiple tackles and kept running to the end zone for a 24-yard touchdown.
Jake Elliott missed the extra point but the Eagles take a two-score lead with 3:20 to go in the third quarter.
Eagles 16, Packers 3
Eagles-Packers score: Green Bay finally on the board with field goal
A 12-play drive spanning nearly six minutes finally got the Packers some points in their playoff opener. A 26-yard field goal by Brandon McManus got them on the board to make it a one-score game.
Green Bay had multiple key conversions on third down, including a 29-yard completion to Dontayvion Wicks on 3rd-and-4. They later got a big break on a 3rd-and-13 penalty against Eagles cornerback Quinyon Mitchell. Love threw a pass intended for Wicks and Mitchell was flagged for pass interference, bringing the Packers to the Eagles’ 9-yard line.
The Eagles will get the ball back with 5:46 to go in the third quarter.
Eagles 10, Packers 3
Packers WR Romeo Doubs injured on pass to end zone
The Packers offense is driving down the field and nearing the red zone following a 29-yard pass from Jordan Love to Dontayvion Wicks. Two plays later, Love threw it deep to Romeo Doubs in double coverage in the end zone.
Doubs couldn’t make the play and was very slow to get up. The Packers wide receiver hit the ground hard after attempting the catch. He missed two games in the regular season with a concussion.
Packers defense sacks Jalen Hurts forces Eagles punt on opening drive of second half
Green Bay defensive lineman Rashan Gary sacked Jalen Hurts on 2nd-and-12 for a seven-yard loss and put an end to the Eagles’ opening drive of the half. Philadelphia punted and after a short return by Jayden Reed, the Packers’ offense will take over at their own 16-yard line.
Eagles lead Packers by 10 at halftime
The first half ended with the Eagles leading 10-0. Philadelphia trailed Green Bay in time of possession (13:40 to 16:20) in the first half, but the Packers made more costly mistakes. Green Bay turned the ball over three times, most notably a fumble on the opening kickoff that led to the lone touchdown of the game so far.
Eagles running back Saquon Barkley’s been the most consistent offensive player in the game with nine carries for 58 yards. Quarterback Jalen Hurts completed his first six passes but then threw seven consecutive incompletions to close the half. He’s 6 for 13 passing for 39 yards and a touchdown.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love has completed 9 of 15 passes for 70 yards and two interceptions. Neither of those interceptions led to Eagles scores, though, as the Packers defense forced punts after both of them.
Philadelphia will receive the second-half kickoff.
Eagles 10, Packers 0
Must-see play: Jordan Love throws second interception
Green Bay’s offense was building a drive in the closing minutes of the second quarter, but things ended when Jordan Love threw between two receivers and right to Eagles’ linebacker Zach Baun. He returned it to the Packers’ 45-yard line and the Eagles have another chance to score ahead of halftime.
Packers defense gets another stop, force Eagles punt
Green Bay linebacker Isaiah McDuffie got the Packers’ first sack of the game on 1st-and-10 and Philadelphia couldn’t recover from that setback. Jalen Hurts’ scramble on 3rd-and-13 only gained eight yards and the Eagles settled for their second consecutive punt.
The Packers’ offense gets the ball back at their own 20-yard line with 3:25 to go in the second quarter.
Brandon McManus misses 38-yard field goal try
Green Bay’s offense took more than seven minutes off the clock over 12 plays in their best drive of the game so far. The Packers got two key conversions on the drive with direct snaps to tight end Tucker Kraft first on a 3rd-and-1 from the Eagles’ 36 and later a 4th-and-1 from the Eagles’ 19.
Jordan Love couldn’t find Emanuel Wilson on 3rd-and-13 from the Eagles’ 20-yard line and Green Bay settled for a field goal. However, kicker Brandon McManus missed just his second field goal of the season from 38 yards out and the Packers remain scoreless with 5:05 to go in the first half.
Eagles CB Darius Slay, LB Nakobe Dean out of the lineup
Philadelphia’s outside cornerback had the first interception of the game but was seen heading to the locker room ahead of halftime with what appeared to be an arm injury. Isaiah Rodgers is now in the lineup in his place.
Eagles linebacker Nakobe Dean was also injured late in the second quarter following a second-down stop against Packers tight end Tucker Kraft.
Eagles can’t capitalize on INT, settle for punt
An illegal motion penalty on DeVonta Smith nullified a 10-yard run by Jalen Hurts and the Eagles offense couldn’t recover. An incomplete pass to Dallas Goedert and an eight-yard run by Saquon Barkley was all the offense could do. A five-yard penalty backed the Eagles up again on fourth down before a punt gave the Packers the ball back at their own 46-yard line.
Must-see play: Jordan Love throws INT to Darius Slay Jr.
Love dropped back and threw it deep down the right side to wide receiver Dontayvion Wicks but Eagles cornerback Darius Slay Jr. overtook Wicks and corralled it for the interception. Philadelphia’s offense takes over at its own 22-yard line.
Eagles-Packers score: Jake Elliott hits 31-yard FG
Philadelphia went 57 yards in just seven plays to reach the red zone for the second time in the game. Quarterback Jalen Hurts found wide receiver DeVonta Smith for a 10-yard gain to get to the Green Bay 13-yard line. From there, the Packers defense held firm to force three straight incompletions.
Philadelphia settled for a field goal and Jake Elliott made it from 31 yards out to give the Eagles a two-score lead with 19 seconds to go in the first quarter.
Eagles 10, Packers 0
Eagles’ Nolan Smith Jr. sacks Jordan Love to force punt
Philadelphia’s edge rusher beat Green Bay right tackle Zach Tom almost immediately, forcing Jordan Love to scramble to his right to extend the play. Smith Jr. made it to him before he could fire off a pass and earned a sack on 3rd-and-3.
Green Bay punted on the next play and the Eagles will take over at their own 30-yard line following a short return by Cooper DeJean.
Packers guard Elgton Jenkins heads to the sideline
Green Bay’s left guard Elgton Jenkins appeared to suffer an arm injury on a 1st-and-10 run. Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith Jr. appeared to hit Jenkins’ arm with his helmet. Jenkins headed to the sideline with rookie sixth-round pick Travis Glover now in the lineup for him.
Packers’ defense makes key stop to force Eagles punt
Philadelphia got close to midfield after a 10-yard completion from Jalen Hurts to A.J. Brown but the Eagles managed just five yards over the next three plays. On 3rd-and-5, Packers’ rookie cornerback Javon Bullard made a stop on a screen pass to Saquon Barkley and force Philadelphia to punt.
Green Bay’s offense takes over again at their own 20-yard line with 9:13 to go in the first quarter.
Packers forced to punt on opening drive
Green Bay was backed up to their own 13-yard line following a penalty on the Eagles’ kickoff. The Packers managed just two yards on a Josh Jacobs run on 2nd-and-10 as two incomplete passes by Jordan Love forced a quick three-and-out.
After a punt, Philadelphia will take over at their own 35-yard line with 12:09 to go in the first quarter.
Eagles-Packers score: Jalen Hurts finds Jahan Dotson for first TD
It took a matter of three plays for Philadelphia to capitalize on the kickoff fumble. A Saquon Barkley run for 16 yards on the opening play of the drive brought the Eagles into the red zone. Two plays later, quarterback Jalen Hurts hit Jahan Dotson in the back of the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown.
Eagles 7, Packers 0
Packers fumble away opening kickoff
Green Bay received the opening kickoff and Keisean Nixon made it past the 25 before the ball was jarred loose by the Eagles’ Oren Burks. A scrum for the ball occurred after and the officials initially ruled Philadelphia ball. After review, that call was upheld and the Eagles take over at the Green Bay 28-yard line.
Eagles vs. Packers start time
Start time: 4:30 p.m. ET (3:30 p.m. CT)
The Packers vs. Eagles wild card game is scheduled to kick off at 4:30 p.m. ET. The Packers travel to Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia for the tilt.
Packers inactives vs. Eagles
The Packers will be without wide receiver Christian Watson, who suffered an ACL injury in Week 18. That will keep him out of the rest of the season and potentially some of the 2025 season.
6 QB Sean Clifford (emergency third QB)
9 WR Christian Watson
39 S Zayne Anderson
73 T Andre Dillard
89 TE Ben Sims
Eagles inactives vs. Packers
No real surprises on the Eagles’ inactives list today: The Eagles opt for Parris Campbell over Ainias Smith to fill out their wide receiver room. Jalen Hurts returns from a concussion.
Eagles vs. Packers best bets
Looking to make the Eagles-Packers wild-card matchup a bit more interesting? Here are some of the best bets for the game:
Jayden Reed OVER 1.5 rushing yards (-110)
Dallas Goedert OVER 36.5 receiving yards (-110)
Jayden Reed anytime TD (+250)
Is Jalen Hurts playing vs. Packers?
Yes, Hurts is expected to start vs. the Packers. The Eagles quarterback cleared concussion protocol earlier in the week, meaning he’s all-systems-go for the NFC wild card matchup.
Eagles vs. Packers live stream
Live stream: Fubo
For cord cutters looking for a live stream for the matchup, you can turn to Fubo. Fubo carries Fox, as well as CBS, NBC, NFL Network and the ESPN family of networks, meaning you can catch NFL action through the remainder of the season.
Eagles vs. Packers TV channel
TV channel: Fox
Fox will be the broadcast home of the Eagles-Packers matchup. Kevin Burkhardt and Tom Brady will be on the call, with Tom Rinaldi and Erin Andrews on sideline duties.
Eagles vs. Packers predictions, picks
Here’s how the USA TODAY Sports staff feels the Eagles-Packers matchup will go:
Lorenzo Reyes: Eagles 29, Packers 21
Tyler Dragon: Eagles 31, Packers 24
Jordan Mendoza: Eagles 27, Packers 23
Eagles vs. Packers odds, moneyline, over/under
The Eagles are favorites to defeat the Packers, according to the BetMGM NFL odds. Not interested in this game? Check out expert picks and best bets for every NFL game this week.
Spread: Eagles (-4.5)
Moneyline: Eagles (-250); Packers (+195)
Over/under: 45.5
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NFL playoff bracket
AFC playoff bracket
Below is a look at the divisional round of the AFC playoffs with all wild card games now complete
1. Kansas City Chiefs vs. 4. Houston Texans
2. Buffalo Bills vs. 3. Baltimore Ravens
NFC playoff bracket
All three AFC playoff matchups were played before the NFC contests on wild-card weekend, so the divisional round bracket remains unsettled.
1. Detroit Lions (15-2) BYE
2. Philadelphia Eagles (14-3) vs. 7. Green Bay Packers (11-6)
3. Tampa Bay Buccaneers (10-7) vs. 6. Washington Commanders (12-5)
4. Los Angeles Rams (10-7) vs. 5. Minnesota Vikings (14-3)
The Eagles vs. Packers game will be the first of the bunch to be played. The conference’s playoff scenarios will become clear after that contest.
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