The Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles ended the 2023 season as two teams rolling in completely opposite directions. While the Eagles were fading down the stretch on their way to an embarrassing first-round playoff loss, the Packers surged to the divisional round of the playoffs and found their next franchise quarterback in Jordan Love. The two teams start fresh on Friday night in Brazil, where the Eagles are a small favorite in the neutral site game.
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It's the NFL's first game in Brazil and though it is a home date for the Philadelphia Eagles, it appears the NFL's "First Friday" opener against the Green Bay Packers will sound like Lambeau Field south.
Jordan Love and Jalen Hurts were two of the top quarterbacks in the league last season. They headline a live international Friday night under the lights episode in São Paulo's Corinthians Stadium.
While the game is being shown free locally in the Milwaukee and Green Bay TV markets, many Packers fans who wish to watch Love begin to follow up on his breakout season will need a subscription to the NBC streaming service Peacock.
The biggest focal points of this game will understandably be on the two quarterbacks, with some big questions around both Love and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts.
For Love, it is going to be whether or not he can build on his dominant second-half showing and justify the offseason contract extension that made him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history (for now). He was borderline unstoppable in the second half and was the driving force behind the Packers’ run to the playoffs. While his wide receiver group isn’t full of superstars, it is an incredibly young — and talented — group that could be on the verge of breaking out if Love keeps progressing. They are going against a revamped Eagles defense that underwent significant changes both on the field and on the sidelines after a brutal end to 2023 that saw them finish 31st against the pass.
As for Hurts, the pressure is going to be on showing everybody which quarterback he is: The MVP candidate from 2022, or the one that struggled with turnovers and protecting the football in 2023. He still has one of the best skill position groups in the NFL to work with, a group that was only strengthened in the offseason with the addition of running back Saquon Barkley. The concern, though, is going to be how the Eagles replace center Jason Kelce.
There is the potential for a lot of offense in this game, and both teams were better than .500 at hitting the over last season. This week’s total of 48.5 is tied for the second-highest total on the NFL schedule.
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It's the NFL's first game in Brazil and though it is a home date for the Philadelphia Eagles, it appears the NFL's "First Friday" opener against the Green Bay Packers will sound like Lambeau Field south.
Jordan Love and Jalen Hurts were two of the top quarterbacks in the league last season. They headline a live international Friday night under the lights episode in São Paulo's Corinthians Stadium.
While the game is being shown free locally in the Milwaukee and Green Bay TV markets, many Packers fans who wish to watch Love begin to follow up on his breakout season will need a subscription to the NBC streaming service Peacock.
The biggest focal points of this game will understandably be on the two quarterbacks, with some big questions around both Love and Philadelphia’s Jalen Hurts.
For Love, it is going to be whether or not he can build on his dominant second-half showing and justify the offseason contract extension that made him the highest-paid quarterback in NFL history (for now). He was borderline unstoppable in the second half and was the driving force behind the Packers’ run to the playoffs. While his wide receiver group isn’t full of superstars, it is an incredibly young — and talented — group that could be on the verge of breaking out if Love keeps progressing. They are going against a revamped Eagles defense that underwent significant changes both on the field and on the sidelines after a brutal end to 2023 that saw them finish 31st against the pass.
As for Hurts, the pressure is going to be on showing everybody which quarterback he is: The MVP candidate from 2022, or the one that struggled with turnovers and protecting the football in 2023. He still has one of the best skill position groups in the NFL to work with, a group that was only strengthened in the offseason with the addition of running back Saquon Barkley. The concern, though, is going to be how the Eagles replace center Jason Kelce.
There is the potential for a lot of offense in this game, and both teams were better than .500 at hitting the over last season. This week’s total of 48.5 is tied for the second-highest total on the NFL schedule.