Philadelphia is the city in the States with the most passionate fans. They have been starving without any success the last couple of years. The Eagles won their only Super Bowl in 2018, and the fans want more. So do the fans of the Green Bay Packers. They have been waiting 13 years for their fifth-ever Super Bowl.
Philadelphia won the NFC East ahead of the Washington Commanders. The Eagles finished off the regular season with a record of 14 wins and only three losses. Philly has a home record of 8-1. The Eagles are the second seed in the NFC behind the Detroit Lions. Philadelphia won their last two games in the regular season against the Cowboys and the Giants comfortably. The Philadelphia Eagles are favorites to win the game by five points according to Las Vegas.
The Eagles have a tremendous weapon in their awesome running back Saquon Barkley. Saquon was in line to break the all-time rushing regular-season record last week versus the Eagles. The Eagles head coach, Nick Sirianni, decided to rest him ahead of the Packers game. We can rest assured that Barkley will be coming out of a cannonball tonight. Barkley has been a major reason for the revived Eagles offense this season.
The Eagles and the Packers squared off in week one of the regular season. Philly won that game 34-29. Barkley had two rushing touchdowns in that game. Barkley had 29 carries for 109 yards. Barkley has done a heck of a job in his first season with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Packers' rush defense is one of the best in the NFL. That will come in handy at the Lincoln Financial Field in the city of brotherly love tonight. It's noteworthy that the Eagles QB, Jalen Hurts, is coming off the concussion protocol.
The Packers are in the stacked NFC North division. They finished in the third spot behind the Lions and the Vikings. The Packers' regular-season record was eleven wins and six losses. They finished with two close losses to the Bears and the Vikings. The Green Bay Packers have a road record of five wins and three losses. Jordan Love is the QB of the Packers. He is the major key for the Packers in this matchup with the Eagles. The Packers will have to do without Zayne Anderson and Christian Watson. The Eagles will be missing Byron Young and Trevor Keegan.
