![]() Things haven't been as rosy in 2022, and they got even uglier Sunday.ĭouglas gave up a 30-yard TD just before halftime to Eagles’ No. RASUL DOUGLAS: Green Bay’s cornerback was the surprise of the 2021 season, when he was picked up off the street and led the Packers with five interceptions - including two that he returned for touchdowns. “As long as we’re mathematically alive, I’d like to be out there,” he said. Rodgers said if he doesn’t have structural damage, he plans to play against Chicago this week. I just really couldn’t breathe and couldn’t really rotate my upper body.” Pain was intense,” Rodgers said when asked why he didn’t return. The lung checked out fine, but he’ll have more X-rays Monday on his ribs. Rodgers said he was having a tough time breathing and he was worried about a punctured lung. WHAT’S NEXT FOR RODGERS?: Rodgers left the game in the third quarter due to pain from a rib injury. “We rattled them, had a couple sacks, two picks.” “We did good,” Eagles quarterback Darius Slay said. Rodgers, who was sacked three times, was later knocked out of the game with a rib injury. Then on Green Bay’s first series of the second quarter, Eagles backup safety Reed Blankenship jumped in front of Tyler Davis and intercepted Rodgers. ![]() On Green Bay’s third offensive play, a Rodgers pass was deflected and intercepted by Josiah Scott. ROUGH YEAR: Rodgers threw a pair of interceptions, bringing his total to nine this year. There were some unique things that they did and I think we tried to overcome them which we did.” I feel like we were able to do that the majority of the time today. “You have to be able to see what they’re giving you and react to it accordingly and appropriately. “I think you have to go out there and respond to what they’re giving you,” Hurts said. Hurts also averaged 9.9 yards per carry while piling up his record-setting 157 yards on the ground. Hurts was remarkably sharp throwing the ball, completing 16-of-28 throws for 153 yards and two touchdown passes. HURTS SO GOOD: Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts showed why he’s one of the leading candidates for league MVP honors. Rodgers was intercepted on Green Bay’s first possession, and three plays later, Philadelphia Miles Sanders ripped off a 15-yard TD run.įor a team that has consistently started slow during its two-month malaise, this was another brutal opening that left Green Bay playing from behind most of the night. The Eagles drove 75 yards for a touchdown on their opening drive capped by a Kenneth Gainwell scoring run. We’ve got to tackle better because that can’t happen in this league.”īRUTAL START: Just six minutes into the game, the Packers were already in a 13-0 hole. We’ve got to have a better plan and we’ve got to go out there and execute better. ![]() “It’s hard to look at that number and, we’ve got to be better. When you go out there and you’ve got a great scheme with great players that can go out there and execute, it makes it difficult. “We knew this was one of the best offensive lines in the National Football League coming into the game. They’ve got great players,” LaFleur said. By the end of the night, that number had risen to 154.8 and the Packers fell to 31st in total rushing defense. The Packers entered the game ranked 26 th in the league in rushing yards allowed (135.8). Kenneth Gainwell also ran for 39 yards and a touchdown. Sanders averaged 7.4 yards per carry while rushing for 143 yards and scored a pair of rushing touchdowns. His 157 rushing yards - that included 102 in the first half alone - were the fifth-most in the Super Bowl-era by a quarterback. Hurts’ career-high before Sunday was 106 rushing yards. Hurts also had more rushing yards than any quarterback in Eagles history. Quarterback Jalen Hurts (157) and running back Miles Sanders (143) both eclipsed 100 rushing yards, marking the first time the Eagles have had two 100-yard rushers since Week 14, 2020. “It’s tough to stop anything if you have 15 missed tackles.” I think our guys charted for 15 missed tackles,” LaFleur said. “Certainly we had a lot of missed tackles. 30, 1977, Chicago ran for 375 yards against the Packers. 6, 1955, when the Chicago Bears ran for 406 yards. Only twice in team history has an opponent run for more yards against a Green Bay defense. Philadelphia ran for a mind-blowing 363 yards, including 183 in the first half alone. And those clamoring for defensive coordinator Joe Barry to be fired have more ammunition than ever. RUSHING DEFENSE: The Packers’ defense acted like they were playing flag football much of the night, with zero interest in tackling or matching the Eagles’ physicality. Here’s the good, bad and ugly from Philadelphia’s win over the Packers, beginning with the ugly.
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