Prediction: Eagles 24, Packers 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today
Player Rankings and Projections
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Philadelphia Eagles |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 11 |
Nick Foles |
Pass: 270, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 3 |
LeSean McCoy |
Rush: 80, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0 |
RB 50 |
Bryce Brown |
Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0 |
WR 6 |
DeSean Jackson |
Rec: 6-80, 1 TD |
WR 39 |
Riley Cooper |
Rec: 4-50, 1 TD |
WR 71 |
Jason Avant |
Rec: 1-20, 0 TD |
TE 21 |
Zach Ertz |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
TE 23 |
Brent Celek |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
K 22 |
Alex Henery |
FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3 |
DEF 17 |
Defense / ST |
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Green Bay Packers |
Rank |
Player |
Projections |
QB 24 |
Seneca Wallace |
Pass: 220, 1 TD Rush: 10, 0 |
RB 7 |
Eddie Lacy |
Rush: 90, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0 |
RB 40 |
James Starks |
Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0 |
WR 20 |
Jordy Nelson |
Rec: 7-80, 1 TD |
WR 50 |
James Jones |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
WR 59 |
Jarrett Boykin |
Rec: 3-40, 0 TD |
TE 22 |
Andrew Quarless |
Rec: 3-30, 0 TD |
K 3 |
Mason Crosby |
FG: 3/3 XP: 2/2 |
DEF 16 |
Defense / ST |
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Game Notes
Eagles QB Nick Foles tied NFL record with 7 TD passes last week & is only player in NFL history with 158.3 rating & 7 TD passes in game. Passed for career-high 406 yards. Has 13 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 127.4 rating in 2013 ... RB LeSean McCoy leads NFL with 777 rush yards & leads NFC with 1,097 scrimmage yards. Since 2010, ranks 4th in NFL with 109.9 scrimmage yards per game (5,606 yards, 51 games). Had rush TD in last meeting... Among active players (min. 300 catches), WR DeSean Jackson ranks 2nd in NFL with 17.3 avg. (324 rec., 5,608 yards). Had 5 catches for 150 yards & TD last week. WR Riley Cooper had career-highs in yards (139) & TDs (3) last week. TE Brent Celek had TD last week... LB DeMeco Ryans had 9 tackles & sack in only game vs. GB (12/7/08 with Hou.). Leads team with 76 tackles. CB Cary Williams is 1 of 3 NFL CBs with 5+ PD (6), 2+ INTs (2) & sack (1). LB Trent Cole has 2.5 sacks in past 2 meetings & aims for 3rd in row vs. GB with sack.
Packers QB Seneca Wallace has started 21 games in NFL career. Had career-long 90-yard TD pass in last game vs. Phi. (11/2/08 with Sea.)... Rookie RB Eddie Lacy leads NFL with 545 rush yards since Oct. 1. Rushed for career-high 150 yards last week. Aims for 6th in row with 95+ scrimmage yards. Is 1st GB rookie with 80+ rush yards in 5 consecutive games. Has rushed for 596 yards in 7 games & is on pace to pass JOHN BROCKINGTON's team rookie record (1,105 yards in 1971)... Since 2011, WR Jordy Nelson ties for 1st among NFL WRs with 29 rec. TDs. Leads team with 7 rec. TDs & is on pace for 14. Would be 1st Packer with 2 separate seasons with 14+ rec. TDs. WR James Jones ties for 4th in NFL with 16 rec. TDs since 2012... LB A.J. Hawk has 35 tackles & 3 sacks in past 4. Leads team with 67 tackles. When he has INT, GB is 8-0. DT B.J. Raji had sack in last meeting. DE Mike Daniels has 3 sacks in past 3. CB Tramon Williams had INT in WC vs. Phi. Since 2008 (incl. playoffs), Williams has 24 INTs, 5th most in NFL. Rookie DE Datone Jones had 1st career sack last week.
Results and Schedule
Philadelphia Eagles |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-09 |
WAS |
A |
W 33-27 |
+6 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
SD |
H |
L 30-33 |
-3 |
3 |
2013-09-19 |
KC |
H |
L 16-26 |
-10 |
4 |
2013-09-29 |
DEN |
A |
L 20-52 |
-32 |
5 |
2013-10-06 |
NYG |
A |
W 36-21 |
+15 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
TB |
A |
W 31-20 |
+11 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
DAL |
H |
L 3-17 |
-14 |
8 |
2013-10-27 |
NYG |
H |
L 7-15 |
-8 |
9 |
2013-11-03 |
OAK |
A |
W 49-20 |
+29 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
GB |
A |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
WAS |
H |
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12 |
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Bye |
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13 |
2013-12-01 |
ARI |
H |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
DET |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
MIN |
A |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
CHI |
H |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
DAL |
A |
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Green Bay Packers |
Week |
Date |
Opp |
H/A |
Score |
Dif |
1 |
2013-09-08 |
SF |
A |
L 28-34 |
-6 |
2 |
2013-09-15 |
WAS |
H |
W 38-20 |
+18 |
3 |
2013-09-22 |
CIN |
A |
L 30-34 |
-4 |
4 |
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Bye |
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5 |
2013-10-06 |
DET |
H |
W 22-9 |
+13 |
6 |
2013-10-13 |
BAL |
A |
W 19-17 |
+2 |
7 |
2013-10-20 |
CLE |
H |
W 31-13 |
+18 |
8 |
2013-10-27 |
MIN |
A |
W 44-31 |
+13 |
9 |
2013-11-04 |
CHI |
H |
L 20-27 |
-7 |
10 |
2013-11-10 |
PHI |
H |
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11 |
2013-11-17 |
NYG |
A |
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12 |
2013-11-24 |
MIN |
H |
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13 |
2013-11-28 |
DET |
A |
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14 |
2013-12-08 |
ATL |
H |
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15 |
2013-12-15 |
DAL |
A |
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16 |
2013-12-22 |
PIT |
H |
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17 |
2013-12-29 |
CHI |
A |
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Offense Stats Comparison
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PHI Offense |
GB Offense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points for |
23.5 |
24.3 |
23.8 |
GB |
Rushing yards |
122.5 |
167.3 |
113.1 |
GB |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.12 |
4.94 |
4.18 |
GB |
Completion % |
60.2% |
66.2% |
61.3% |
GB |
Passing yards |
266.0 |
268.0 |
239.8 |
GB |
Passing yards per completion |
12.55 |
12.40 |
11.01 |
PHI |
Passing yards per attempt |
7.55 |
8.21 |
6.75 |
GB |
Interceptions |
0.5 |
0.3 |
1.0 |
GB |
Fumbles lost |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
GB |
Sacks allowed |
2.3 |
2.0 |
2.6 |
GB |
3rd down conversions |
39.3% |
46.6% |
38.5% |
GB |
4th down conversions |
33.3% |
100.0% |
48.7% |
GB |
Time of possession |
24:42 |
32:35 |
50:06 |
GB |
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Defense Stats Comparison
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PHI Defense |
GB Defense |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Points against |
19.5 |
19.0 |
23.8 |
GB |
Rushing yards |
99.3 |
86.0 |
113.1 |
GB |
Rushing yards per attempt |
4.10 |
4.10 |
4.18 |
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Completion % |
59.1% |
55.1% |
61.3% |
GB |
Passing yards |
303.0 |
208.7 |
239.8 |
GB |
Passing yards per completion |
11.10 |
10.93 |
11.01 |
GB |
Passing yards per attempt |
6.57 |
6.02 |
6.75 |
GB |
INT return |
1.3 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
PHI |
Fumble recoveries |
0.3 |
0.0 |
0.6 |
PHI |
Sacks |
1.5 |
3.7 |
2.6 |
GB |
3rd down conversions |
39.3% |
34.8% |
38.5% |
GB |
4th down conversions |
25.0% |
44.4% |
48.7% |
PHI |
Time of possession |
35:18 |
27:25 |
50:06 |
GB |
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Special Teams Stats Comparison
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PHI |
GB |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Yards per punt return |
10.9 |
13.7 |
9.7 |
GB |
Yards per kick return |
23.8 |
20.0 |
24.0 |
PHI |
Yards allowed per punt return |
7.1 |
15.3 |
9.7 |
PHI |
Yards allowed per kick return |
27.7 |
33.4 |
24.0 |
PHI |
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Misc Stats Comparison
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PHI |
GB |
NFL Avg. |
Adv. |
Penalties |
6.0 |
8.0 |
6.3 |
PHI |
Penalty yards |
48.8 |
74.7 |
55.3 |
PHI |
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Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game
through Weeks 4 to 9 of the 2013 season after deducting the best
and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per
pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on
totals through Weeks 4 to 9 with no adjustment.
Weather
Team vs. Team History
Philadelphia Eagles vs. Green Bay Packers |
Season |
Week |
Date |
Vis |
Home |
Score |
Winner |
2000 |
3 |
2000-09-17 |
PHI |
GB |
3-6 |
GB |
2003 |
10 |
2003-11-10 |
PHI |
GB |
17-14 |
PHI |
2004 |
13 |
2004-12-05 |
GB |
PHI |
17-47 |
PHI |
2005 |
12 |
2005-11-27 |
GB |
PHI |
14-19 |
PHI |
2006 |
4 |
2006-10-02 |
GB |
PHI |
9-31 |
PHI |
2007 |
1 |
2007-09-09 |
PHI |
GB |
13-16 |
GB |
2010 |
1 |
2010-09-12 |
GB |
PHI |
27-20 |
GB |
2010 |
WC |
2011-01-09 |
GB |
PHI |
21-16 |
GB |
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Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card
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