Winners and losers from Eagles' 'Monday Night Football' slog past Packers – USA Today

A defensive battle at Lambeau Field ended with the Philadelphia Eagles holding on for a 10-7 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Nov. 10.
Monday night was a defensive slugfest through three quarters in Green Bay. It wasn’t until the fourth quarter when both offenses woke up a little.
After a scoreless first half, the Eagles managed a field goal in the third quarter. In the final period, a big play from star running back Saquon Barkley and a touchdown catch from wide receiver DeVonta Smith got the Eagles just enough points.
The Packers answered with a fourth quarter touchdown of their own, but kicker Brandon McManus missed a potential game-tying 64-yard field goal attempt as time expired as the Eagles were able to hang on to win.
USA TODAY Sports explores winners and losers from the “Monday Night Football” NFC matchup:
Both defenses stood tall in the first half.
Packers linebacker Edgerrin Cooper forced a Jalen Hurts fumble when the Eagles were in the red zone.
The Eagles returned the favor when Nakobe Dean had a strip sack on Jordan Love that shut the door on a scoring opportunity for Green Bay.
Standout running backs Saquon Barkley and Josh Jacobs didn’t have much room to operate in the first half. Barkley gained 33 yards rushing and Jacobs tallied 38 yards on the ground. Both running backs averaged under four yards a carry in a scoreless first half.
The defenses continued to control the game after halftime. The Eagles managed to connect on a field goal after a 10-play, 50-yard drive. It wasn’t until the final quarter when both teams found the end zone.
Green Bay gained 261 yards of total offense. Love and company averaged four yards a play. The Eagles weren’t much better as they produced 294 yards of total offense, with an average of 4.9 yards per play.
It was fitting Green Bay’s best opportunity to tie the game was stopped by a great defensive play in the fourth quarter. Jalen Carter and Jaelan Phillips blew up a Josh Jacobs run on fourth-and-1 from Green Bay’s 44-yard line with under two minutes remaining. Jacobs fumbled on the play.
It was an offensive struggle on both sides through three quarters until Barkley and Smith ignited the Eagles offense on successive plays.
On third-and-7 from Philadelphia’s 23-yard line, Jalen Hurts tossed a short pass to Barkley out on the flats. Barkley caught the football, put a wicked spin move on Packers CB Carrington Valentine and raced down the field for a 41-yard catch and run.
On the ensuing play, Smith caught a 36-yard touchdown pass to lift the Eagles to a 10-0 lead with 10:36 left in the fourth quarter.
Barkley produced 25 touches for 101 yards from scrimmage. Smith finished with four catches, a game-high 69 receiving yards and a touchdown.
Phillips was productive in his Eagles debut. The edge rusher tallied six tackles, one tackle for loss and two QB hits in the win.
Both offenses were frozen in Green Bay in the first half.
Jalen Hurts fumbled the football on Philadelphia’s opening series, ending a promising drive. The fumble stopped all the Eagles’ momentum. Philadelphia punted on three straight possessions after the opening drive turnover. They only gained 125 yards of total offense.
Hurts only managed 48 yards passing.
The Packers were worse offensively. Green Bay punted on its first four drives and went 0-5 on third downs.
Jordan Love and the Packers offense managed just 85 total yards. Love had a meager 39 yards passing and was sacked three times.
The first half featured seven punts and a two fumbles. Both fumbles occurred inside field goal range. It was the first scoreless half on “Monday Night Football” since 2009, according to the ESPN broadcast.
Up 10-7, the Eagles coach made a head-scratching choice when he elected to go for it on fourth-and-6 from Green Bay’s 35-yard line with 33 seconds left. Jalen Hurts’ long pass to A.J. Brown fell incomplete and the turnover on downs gave the Packers life for a game-tying field goal.
Luckily for Sirianni, Packers kicker Brandon McManus’ attempt on a game-tying 64-yard field goal attempt wasn’t even close.
The Eagles (7-2) have a commanding lead in the NFC East. No other team in the division has a winning record. The Dallas Cowboys (3-5-1), who had a Week 10 bye, are second in the division. The Washington Commanders (3-7) and New York Giants (2-8) both lost in Week 10.
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