Jalen Hurts threw a 36-yard pass to DeVonta Smith for Philadelphia’s only touchdown as the Eagles’ defense led the way to a 10-7 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Monday Night Football.
Brandon McManus’ attempt at a game-tying, 64-yard field goal as time expired fell several yards short.
Green Bay’s second straight loss dropped the Packers (5-3-1) to third place in the NFC North, behind Detroit and Chicago. The Packers would have the conference’s seventh and final playoff seed if the regular season ended now.
GAME WAS ALL DEFENSE For 3 QUARTERS
A defensive struggle that featured the first halftime tie of the season had a serious lack of big plays until the Eagles (7-2) delivered early in the fourth quarter.
Philadelphia led 3-0 and faced third-and-7 from its own 23 when Saquon Barkley caught a pass 5 yards behind the line of scrimmage, made a spin move past cornerback Carrington Valentine and burst up-field for a 41-yard gain.
On the next play, Smith made a leaping catch in the end zone over safety Evan Williams, giving the Eagles a 10-0 lead with 10:35 remaining.
Green Bay cut Philadelphia’s advantage to 10-7 on Josh Jacobs’ 6-yard touchdown run with 5:49 left. The Packers then had a couple more opportunities in the closing minutes.
The Packers got the ball back at their own 10 with 2:18 and two timeouts remaining, but that drive ended when Josh Jacobs fumbled while getting stopped for a 4-yard loss on fourth-and-1 from Green Bay’s 44.
Green Bay had one last chance with 27 seconds left from its own 36 after the Eagles threw a long incompletion on fourth-and-6 rather than punting. An 18-yard completion from Jordan Love to Bo Melton got the Packers beyond midfield, but McManus couldn’t convert what would have been the longest field goal in team history.
