Eagles vs. Packers: Game Day Analysis and Predictions

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00:00Everyone's game of the day somehow here on the desk.

00:05I am very excited to watch this game play out.

00:08For anybody who has heard me talk about the Eagles throughout this season,

00:11you know that I think they are the best team in football.

00:14Yes, still while being the most unbiased man in the history of sports media.

00:17Which is why I've mentioned I found Green Bay to be potentially the most difficult challenge

00:21for this Eagles team within the conference.

00:25Then I peel back the layers a little bit more.

00:28And I don't even want to get to the Eagle side of this game.

00:32I got some issues with the Green Bay Packers.

00:35If you look at their games this year against playoff teams, swept by the Vikings,

00:40swept by the Lions, lost to the Eagles, beat the LA Rams who were without Cooper Cup

00:46and Pukanukuwa in the game, and had a walk-off field goal,

00:50get them a victory against the Texans at home without the cover in the matchup.

00:55Not great.

00:56Then I wanted to dive into something that I know, Lisa,

00:58you and I have talked quite a bit about off-air around the Green Bay Packers.

01:03There are four teams in the NFL who have not thrown at least 500 pass attempts.

01:08The Eagles, makes sense, Saquon Hurts, the O-line.

01:12The Ravens, Lamar, Derrick Henry, got it.

01:15The Steelers, well, they're insane.

01:17They don't know what year it is, makes sense.

01:19And the Packers, what are they doing?

01:23See, Matt LaFleur is a coach that I think is good.

01:27I'm not sure he's great.

01:28And I'm pretty sure that the most dangerous aspect of the Packers

01:33is Jordan Love slinging and bringing.

01:36And I don't know why they're out there pounding and grounding, Lisa,

01:39because for some reason, this team has run first and second,

01:43and I think that's a big mistake.

01:44Good, that's the only thing you and I will agree with on this desk in terms of that.

01:48And that's a great breakdown in regards to that.

01:51Josh Jacobs was supposed to be the cherry on top for this offense,

01:55and instead, he has been the main catalyst of this offense,

01:59which makes completely no sense.

02:01Now, let's call it what it is.

02:03When they made that playoff run at the end of the regular season,

02:06Aaron Jones was one of the hottest running backs

02:08in regards to the playoffs and end of the regular season.

02:11He was averaging around 116.9 rushing yards per game,

02:15had a very good game against Dallas, over 100 yards,

02:18challenged in the first half against San Francisco,

02:20but it was still Jordan Love working off of play action

02:23and challenging defenses over the top

02:25with the likes of Christian Watson and Jaden Reed and Dobbs and Wicks

02:29and all of those young wide receivers, Bo Melton and Heath.

02:33We haven't seen that this year, right?

02:34Now, Jordan Love has been injured in and out of the season, right?

02:38The groin, the ankle, the elbow injury,

02:40and maybe that's maybe hindered, I want to say,

02:43Matt LaFleur throughout the regular season in building consistency.

02:46But if they're going to win this game today, Donny,

02:49they need Jordan Love to get through the two and a quarter today,

02:52250 plus to challenge that defense over the top.

02:55Over the last five weeks, Jordan Love has averaged 173.8 passing yards per game.

03:01It needs to change today.

03:03I think it does.

03:04I reluctantly take the points with Green Bay,

03:06but I love the over today, guys.

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