- It’s the time of the year we’ve all been waiting for.
The 2024 NFL season has begun with the Ravens & Chiefs Thursday Night Kickoff having ended, with Mahomes and the Chiefs starting their season with a victory, by a toe.
And we won’t have to wait till Sunday for the stress of the Birds to play either.
Friday Night In São Paulo
To start the season, the Eagles have their first international game since a 24-18 victory against the Jacksonville Jaguars, 8 weeks into the Super Bowl hangover season.
Things were different then, Wentz was QB, Doug was on the sideline (in Green) and the game was at Wembley Stadium.
Tonight, the Eagles will play in the NFLs first game hosted in Brazil, at Corinthians Stadium against the Green Bay Packers. Unfortunately for the Eagles, this game is being treated as a home game. So they’ll need to make the most of it, as they’ll be losing a night at the Linc.
Both teams enter tomorrow night with the same quarterbacks and head coaches as their last meeting. With changes throughout the rosters and coordinators, who knows what to expect tomorrow.
The bar for the Eagles should be high, but after last years disaster, how high is that bar?
the Packers enter the season looking to build off their 4th quarter choke to the 49ers in last years playoffs. Will Matt LaFleur and his now highest paid QB Jordan Love continue their run of last season?
Eagles Packers Previous Matchups
This will be Hurts 2nd start against the Packers, and his 3rd game playing against them. If you care to remember the 2020 season, Hurts entered the 2nd half and attempted to lead a comeback, which fell short to an Aaron Jones 77 Yard Touchdown.
Hurts first start against the Packers was 2 seasons ago, where we saw a game that the Eagles almost blew a multi-score lead, multiple times. Pulling off a 40-33 victory to improve to 10-1, with some defensive concern as Jordan Love went 6/9 for 113 yards and 1 TD after coming in for Aaron Rodgers, who had gone 11/16, for 140 yards, 2 TDs and 2 INTs.
A win was a win then, as it will be now. Starting week 1 with a statement victory is exactly what the Eagles will need to kick off this season, otherwise it’ll be a long flight back to prepare for the Falcons on Monday.
How are you feeling about the Eagles first game of the season? Just 8 hours away!
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