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It was a rough Monday night for Jordan Love (10) and the Green Bay Packers’ offense.<\/p>\n
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Last Saturday, Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur was asked about his team\u2019s consistency \u2014 or lack thereof.<\/p>\n
\u201cI think that\u2019s the challenge,\u201d LaFleur said. \u201cLike I said, every week, can you play up to your level, and can you do it consistently. Consistency is the greatest measurement of performance.\u201d<\/p>\n
On Monday night, the Packers were consistent on offense \u2014 consistently awful.<\/p>\n
Philadelphia came to Lambeau Field in an NFC showdown, held the Packers to just 261 total yards and downed Green Bay, 10-7. <\/p>\n
The Packers lost their second straight home game, fell to 5-3-1 and are now in third place in the NFC North behind both Detroit and Chicago (6-3).<\/p>\n
Green Bay also fell to the No. 7 seed in the NFC, the same spot it was a year ago when it lost to the Eagles, 22-10, in the NFC Wild Card round.<\/p>\n
\u201cI thought our defense was outstanding, and unfortunately just too many mistakes offensively to overcome it,\u201d LaFleur said. \u201cI have said this many times. You hold good football teams to 10 points you should win the football game in my opinion. But obviously didn\u2019t do enough offensively.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s the \u2018Good, Bad and Ugly\u2019 from the Eagles\u2019 win over Green Bay.<\/p>\n
THE GOOD<\/p>\n
JOSH JACOBS:<\/strong> The one bright light in a horrendous night for the Packers\u2019 offense was the play of Jacobs.<\/p>\n Green Bay\u2019s Pro Bowl running back had 20 carries for 79 yards and scored the Packers\u2019 lone touchdown. Jacobs also led Green Bay with five receptions for 33 yards.<\/p>\n TAKE IT AWAY:<\/strong> The Packers entered the game with just five takeaways all year. The Eagles came into the contest with only three turnovers all season.<\/p>\n But Green Bay forced a big turnover early.<\/p>\n The Eagles drove to the Packers\u2019 24-yard line and quarterback Jalen Hurts ran up the middle for 10 yards. As Hurts was going to the ground, linebacker Edgerrin Cooper punched the ball loose and cornerback Keisean Nixon recovered.<\/p>\n Nixon then returned the fumble 22 yards to the Green Bay 36, giving the Packers good field position.<\/p>\n DEFENSE SHINES :<\/strong> The Packers held the Eagles to their lowest point total since a 32-9 loss to Tampa Bay in the 2023 Wild Card round of the playoffs, just 13 first downs and 294 yards of total offense.<\/p>\n \u201cWe were able to hold down their rush game for the most part and keep (quarterback) Jalen (Hurts) from scrambling and limit their deep passing attack,\u201d defensive end Kingsley Enagbare said. \u201cSo, pretty much made them earn every blade of grass. But ultimately we came up short.\u201d<\/p>\n Green Bay\u2019s defense was particularly good in the first half, holding the Eagles scoreless and to just 125 total yards. Philadelphia averaged 4.0 yards per play and went 3-for-9 on third and fourth down.<\/p>\n Cornerbacks Carrington Valentine and Nixon shined, holding standout wideouts A.J. Brown and DeVonte Smith to a combined four receptions for 30 yards. The Packers also kept star running back Saquon Barkley to 33 yards on nine carries (3.7).<\/p>\n \u201cTonight, we played ball,” Nixon said. \u201cPrimetime, we held a team to 10 points. You can\u2019t really ask too much more of the defense. As a defense, I feel like we\u2019re playing ball right now, back end playing really well. It\u2019s a complementary game though.\u201d<\/p>\n THIS AND THAT:<\/strong> Savion Williams returned the opening kickoff 33 yards to the 39-yard line. \u2026 Tight end Josh Wylie had a terrific block on an 11-yard run by Josh Jacobs. \u2026 Wideout Dontayvion Wicks had four receptions for 38 yards.<\/p>\n THE BAD<\/p>\n RISKY BUSINESS:<\/strong> LaFleur rolled the dice and went for it on a fourth-and-9 from the Eagles\u2019 41 on the Packers\u2019 opening possession of the second half.<\/p>\n The results weren\u2019t pretty.<\/p>\n Love threw a perfect pass to wideout Bo Melton 15 yards downfield. But Melton let the ball get to his body and dropped the throw and the Eagles took over at their own 41.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s just, drop one ball, everyone think the worst,\u201d Melton said. \u201cBut I don\u2019t really care. I\u2019m going to go to work every single week, like I do in general. The sky ain\u2019t falling for me. But that\u2019s just how it is, how the NFL is.\u201d<\/p>\n Fortunately for LaFleur and the Packers, Green Bay\u2019s defense forced a three-and-out and prevented any further damage.<\/p>\n JENKINS INJURED: <\/strong>Green Bay center Elgton Jenkins left with a reported ankle injury late in the first half and did not return. ESPN later reported the injury could be a lower leg fracture.<\/p>\n \u201cYeah, it doesn\u2019t sound promising,\u201d LaFleur said.<\/p>\n With Jenkins out, Sean Rhyan took over at center.<\/p>\n KILLER PENALTY:<\/strong> The Packers had a second-and-6 from the Eagles\u2019 35 early in the fourth quarter when Love hit Christian Watson for 22 yards and an apparent first down at Philadelphia\u2019s 13. But Darrian Kinnard \u2014 who had reported eligible as a sixth offensive lineman \u2014 was hit with an illegal formation penalty.<\/p>\n Two plays later, the Packers punted. <\/p>\n THIS AND THAT:<\/strong> Green Bay drove to the Eagles\u2019 38-yard line on its opening possession. But the drive was blown up when Love was sacked by outside linebacker Jalyx Hunt for an 11-yard loss. \u2026 Love had a fumble on the Packers\u2019 second series and recovered his own miscue. \u2026 The Packers converted an early fourth-and-1 when Love ran a quarterback sneak for three yards. But left guard Aaron Banks was flagged for a false start and the Packers were forced to punt. \u2026 Romeo Doubs had just one catch before leaving with a chest injury.<\/p>\n THE UGLY<\/p>\n DREADFUL OFFENSE:<\/strong> Green Bay\u2019s offense was about as anemic as you\u2019ll see.<\/p>\n The Packers finished with just 261 total yards and averaged just 4.0 yards per play against a defense that was allowing 336 yards and 23.1 points per game.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s definitely frustrating, you know, as an offense,\u201d Love said. \u201cIt’s where we\u2019ve just got to look ourselves in the mirror and find ways to keep improving and keep figuring out what we’ve done good and what we’re not doing as good of job right now. Just keep working. But it’s definitely frustrating.\u201d<\/p>\n Green Bay\u2019s offense was particularly dreadful in the first half.<\/p>\n The Packers had just 83 total yards and averaged only 3.0 yards per play in the first half. Green Bay was 0-for-5 on third downs, and its five drives resulted in four punts and a lost fumble by quarterback Jordan Love.<\/p>\n Love\u2019s lost fumble was particularly brutal as the Packers had driven to the Eagles\u2019 27 before Love coughed it up.<\/p>\n Love had just 39 passing yards with a long gain of nine yards. Three of Love\u2019s six completions were to running back Josh Jacobs and he had just one completion to a wide receiver \u2014 a five-yarder to Romeo Doubs.<\/p>\n With numbers like that, it was no surprise the Packers were held scoreless in the first half.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not getting any consistency right now,\u201d Love said. \u201cWe\u2019re not getting into a rhythm. We’ll have a good play here, and then they kind of just have a negative play, whether it’s a lot of things \u2014 whether it’s a turnover, penalty, drop, sack \u2026 you know, it’s a lot of things. So it’s just finding ways to keep the positive plays going and avoid these negative plays that we’re getting.\u201d<\/p>\n MATT LAFLEUR:<\/strong> Green Bay\u2019s head coach doubles as the offensive coordinator, and lately, his performances have left a lot to be desired.<\/p>\n LaFleur\u2019s play calling has been questionable, at best, and with 2:18 left in the game he had a suspect call that sunk his offense. On a fourth-and-1 from Green Bay\u2019s 44, he ran Josh Jacobs who was blown up and fumbled, eliminating the Packers\u2019 best scoring chance.<\/p>\n \u201cFourth-and-1, they called out our play,\u201d Jacobs said. \u201cWe ran it like four times, they called it out. We got a good drive, push \u2026 the clock was going down, we kind of snapped it fast, faster than we wanted to, and they made a play. I tried to pitch the ball back to Jordan, that\u2019s where the fumble came, but at that point, you\u2019re playing backyard football, it\u2019s fourth down, so, yeah, that\u2019s kind of how it went.\u201d<\/p>\n The Packers have just 20 points in their last two games \u2014 both losses at home. And dating back to Green Bay\u2019s 22-10 playoff loss to Philadelphia in January, the Packers have just 17 points in their last eight quarters against the Eagles.<\/p>\n Perhaps it\u2019s time LaFleur lets offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich try calling the plays. <\/p>\n \u201cI thought there were some moments where we did a decent job, but ultimately it wasn\u2019t enough,\u201d LaFleur said. \u201cIt seemed to me that when we got in those critical moments, it wasn\u2019t necessarily the first and second down, it was more the money down, third down, fourth down, where we just malfunctioned.\u201d<\/p>\n DOUBLE TROUBLE:<\/strong> The Packers defense did their part most of the night, but gave up back-to-back huge plays in the fourth quarter.<\/p>\n On third-and-7 from the Eagles\u2019 23, Hurts flipped a pass in the left flat for Barkley, who made cornerback Carrington Valentine miss and took off on a 41-yard catch-and-run. On the next play, Hurts ran play action and got Smith one-on-one with safety Evan Williams. Smith got a step on Williams, the ball was slightly underthrown, but Smith adjusted and outmuscled Williams for a 36-yard touchdown that gave the Eagles a 10-0 lead. <\/p>\n \u201cThere was a long play right before (the touchdown) and props to them,\u201d Williams said. “They\u2019re pretty good at getting on the ball, and after an explosive trying to get another one and catching you when you\u2019re a little tired. <\/p>\n \u201cBut it was just a good player making a good play. Looking back, I could have stayed true to my leverage a little more, maybe fight a little more at the catch point, but they had a good play drawn up and he made a good catch at the catch point. It was just a good player making a good play.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"It was a rough Monday night for Jordan Love (10) and the Green Bay Packers’ offense. 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