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Prediction: Eagles 24, Packers 23
by Mike Krueger | Follow @FF_Today

Player Rankings and Projections

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  
 
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  

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    
11 2013-11-17 WAS H    
12   Bye      
13 2013-12-01 ARI H    
14 2013-12-08 DET H    
15 2013-12-15 MIN A    
16 2013-12-22 CHI H    
17 2013-12-29 DAL A    
   

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   Bye      
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    
11 2013-11-17 NYG A    
12 2013-11-24 MIN H    
13 2013-11-28 DET A    
14 2013-12-08 ATL H    
15 2013-12-15 DAL A    
16 2013-12-22 PIT H    
17 2013-12-29 CHI A    

Injury Report

Philadelphia Eagles
Out  QB Michael Vick (hamstring)
Questionable  CB Bradley Fletcher (pectoral)
Probable  SS Patrick Chung (shoulder)
 WR Riley Cooper (other-illness)
 WR Damaris Johnson (ankle)
 ILB Mychal Kendricks (ankle)
 RB Chris Polk (shoulder)
 DL Cedric Thornton (knee)
IR  WR Arrelious Benn (knee, 8/7/2013)
 OLB Phillip Hunt (knee, 8/29/2013)
 DE Joe Kruger (shoulder, 8/30/2013)
 WR Jeremy Maclin (knee, 7/30/2013)
   

Green Bay Packers
Out  QB Aaron Rodgers (collarbone)
Questionable  OLB Nick Perry (foot)
Probable  OLB Clay Matthews (thumb)
 DE Mike Neal (knee)
 NT Ryan Pickett (knee)
IR  ILB Sam Barrington (hamstring, 11/5/2013)
 WR Randall Cobb (knee, 10/15/2013)
 WR Kevin Dorsey (toe, 8/27/2013)
 TE Jermichael Finley (spine, 11/5/2013)
 ILB Rob Francois (achilles-tendon, 10/7/2013)
 RB DuJuan Harris (knee, 8/27/2013)
PUP  DB Sean Richardson (neck)
 DE Jerel Worthy (knee)

Offense Stats Comparison

  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
  Defense Stats Comparison

  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 -
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

Special Teams Stats Comparison

   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
  Misc Stats Comparison

   PHI   GB  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 8.0 6.3 PHI
Penalty yards 48.8 74.7 55.3 PHI

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

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