From start to finish, the Green Bay Packers‘ season-ending loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Game was a humbling experience.
Between losing a fumble on the opening kickoff, to several marquee players being knocked from the game due to injury to quarterback Jordan Love being absolutely stymied by Vic Fangio’s Eagles defense, the Packers seemed lightyears away from being able to meaningfully compete for championships.
Sunday afternoon, the Eagles’ secondary rendered the Packers’ receiving corps largely irrelevant, in a lot of ways because Green Bay lacked a difference-maker for Love.
As The 33rd Team points out, the Eagles’ secondary more than rose to the occasion in the first week of the postseason.
On throws in the direction of Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, Cooper DeJean, and Quinyon Mitchell, Love completed just 7-of-16 passing attempts for 81 yards and a passer rating of just 20.05.
Jordan Love on throws with Quinyon Mitchell, Darius Slay or Cooper DeJean as the nearest defender in coverage:
• 7/16, 81 yards
• 0 TD/2 INT
• 20.05 passer ratingH/T @NextGenStats https://t.co/UXQFrd9Fee pic.twitter.com/mhZIxDSAvR
— The 33rd Team (@The33rdTeamFB) January 13, 2025
The Packers’ inability to push the ball vertically downfield limited the offense’s ceiling against the Eagles, and the status quo will make it a struggle to overcome the likes of Philadelphia, the Detroit Lions, and Minnesota Vikings at the top of the NFC without getting Love some more capable weapons in the coming months.
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