The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles will clash in a battle of NFC powerhouses on Friday night. Here are three reasons why the Packers could lose.
The Eagles have championship aspirations, too, having fallen to the Chiefs 38-35 in the Super Bowl just two years ago. So, there are plenty of reasons to worry headed into this NFC showdown.The last time these teams met was 2022. The Eagles ran for 363 yards that night. It was the fourth-worst run-defending performance in the NFL over the previous 40 seasons.
“Wherever that gap moves, he’s got to move along it and then that allows the guys behind it to scrape, get over the top, get downhill, and fill the gaps that they have to fill. That’s how you’re going to try to work to set up a wall, build a wall, penetrate that wall to make sure that running back has to bubble his course or stomp his feet in the ground so he doesn’t have a downhill force to hit a crease.
Maybe Green Bay’s deep defensive line, which is deep and athletic and seemingly made for this scheme, will create all sorts of havoc. Or maybe, with so little time on task in the preseason, it quite literally will not be ready for primetime.The beauty in the Packers’ offense is quarterback Jordan Love will drop back to pass on every play feeling good that at least one of his five potential targets will get open.Receiver A.J.
A couple weeks ago, the Eagles acquired 2022 first-round pick Jahan Dotson from the Commanders. He scored seven touchdowns as a rookie and caught 49 passes last year. The Packers have an elite cornerback with Jaire Alexander, but he can’t cover everybody. Are Stokes, Keisean Nixon and the rest of Green Bay’s defensive backs and linebackers going to be up to the task?Judging by how the Chiefs and Ravens played on Thursday, the new kickoff rules might be much ado about nothing.So, will the new rules favor the Packers’ two-time All-Pro returner, Keisean Nixon? Only if the kickers give him an opportunity.
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