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01-09-2011, 12:00 AM
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES (10-6) VS. GREEN BAY PACKERS (10-6)
NFC Wild Card Playoff
Sunday, January 9, 2011, 4:30 P.M.
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
TV: FOX (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver)
Line: Eagles by 2.5 Over/Under: 46.5
The 2010 NFL regular season has come to an end and it's on to the playoffs. For the ninth time in the last 11 years, the Philadelphia Eagles will be a postseason participant. Their ticket was punched by winning their sixth NFC East title in the last ten years, but their first since 2006. The division title was a surprise to many, as the Eagles were generally seen as a team that would likely finish the season somewhere around the .500 mark. The re-emergence of quarterback Michael Vick and a big play offense led by running back LeSean McCoy and receivers DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin helped the Eagles overcome a shaky defense en route to the top spot in the NFC East
This will be the first home playoff game for the Eagles since they defeated the New York Giants, 23-20 in a 2006 NFC Wild Card Playoff. Their opponent will be the Green Bay Packers. A popular pick to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl at the start of the season, the Packers overcame several injuries to key players en route to a 10-6 record, with all six losses by four points or fewer. Green Bay finished second in the NFC North behind the Chicago Bears, making the playoffs as the sixth and final seed in the conference
The Eagles and Packers reached the playoffs as Wild Card teams last season, with both being knocked out in the first round. The Eagles saw their season come to an end with a 34-14 blowout loss to the Cowboys, while the Packers lost the highest-scoring game in NFL postseason history, 51-45 in overtime against the Arizona Cardinals
Series Notes
Last Meeting: September 12, 2010 (Packers 27, Eagles 20)
Eagles All-Time vs. Packers: 15-25 (13-25 regular season, 2-0 playoffs)
Andy Reid vs. Packers: 5-3 (4-3 regular season, 1-0 playoffs)
Mike McCarthy vs. Eagles: 2-1 (all regular season)
The teams last met in this season's opener. Michael Vick grabbed the attention of the football world with a dynamic performance after stepping in for an injured Kevin Kolb, but he couldn't bring the Eagles all the way back from a 17-point deficit as Green Bay held on, 27-20. Despite being intercepted twice, Aaron Rodgers emerged victorious, throwing for 188 yards on 19-of-31 passing. Kolb completed 5 of 10 passes for 24 yards before leaving with a concussion after being sacked by Clay Matthews in the second quarter. Vick was 16-of-24 passing for 175 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing 11 times for 103 yards. The Eagles drove into Green Bay territory on their last possession, but Matthews stopped Vick short of a first down on 4th and 1 with 1:54 left. With the Eagles out of timeouts, the Packers were able to run out the clock for their first win in Philadelphia since 1962
Playoff History
December 26, 1960 (Eagles 17, Packers 13): The first playoff meeting between the teams took place in the 1960 NFL Championship Game at Franklin Field. Though the Packers had the edge in pretty much every statistical category, the Eagles came out on top where it mattered, winning their third (and to date last) championship by a 17-13 score. The Eagles turned the ball over twice in their own territory early in the game, but dodged a major bullet as the Packers were only able to convert those turnovers into three points. A second Paul Hornung field goal gave Green Bay a 6-0 lead in the second quarter but Norm Van Brocklin's 35-yard scoring pass to Tommy McDonald gave the Eagles their first lead of the day en route to a 10-6 halftime advantage. The score remained the same until the fourth quarter when Bart Starr hooked up with Max McGee on a seven-yard touchdown to give the Packers a 13-10 lead. Momentum would soon shift back to the Eagles, as Ted Dean returned the ensuing kickoff 58 yards to the Green Bay 39. Dean would put the Eagles back on top with a five-yard touchdown run with 5:21 to go. The Packers drove deep into Eagles territory on their final possession, but Chuck Bednarik made a game-saving tackle on Jim Taylor on the 8-yard line on the final play. The Packers were unable to stop the clock and get another play off, giving the NFL Championship to the Eagles. It would be the only postseason game Vince Lombardi lost as a head coach. The Eagles, on the other hand, would not return to the playoffs (save for Playoff Bowl appearances following the 1961 and 1966 seasons) until 1978 and wouldn't win another playoff game until 1979
January 11, 2004 (Eagles 20, Packers 17 in overtime): The most recent playoff meeting between the teams came in a 2003 NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Lincoln Financial Field. The first postseason game at the Linc was one for the ages as a miraculous play helped the Eagles overcome a 14-point deficit to stun the Packers in overtime. Green Bay jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a pair of Brett Favre touchdown passes to Robert Ferguson, covering 40 and 17 yards. The Eagles got on the board on a shovel pass from Donovan McNabb to Duce Staley covering seven yards with 6:32 left in the first half. Green Bay appeared to be on the verge of answering right back, but the Eagles stopped Ahman Green shy of the goal line on fourth down in the closing seconds of the half. The Eagles would tie the game on the first play of the fourth quarter when McNabb connected with Todd Pinkston for a touchdown from 12 yards out, but 44-yard pass from Favre to Javon Walker set up a 21-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell to give the Packers a 17-14 lead with 10:45 to go. It appeared as though there would be no more scoring in the game when the Eagles faced 4th and 26 from their own 14 with 1:12 left, but McNabb fired a 28-yard completion to Freddie Mitchell for a miraculous first down, ultimately setting up a 37-yard field goal by David Akers with 10 seconds left, sending the game to overtime. On Green Bay's first possession of the extra session, Brian Dawkins intercepted Favre's long pop fly pass and returned it 35 yards to set up a 31-yard field goal by Akers to send the Eagles to the NFC Championship Game for the third straight season. Their postseason journey would end a stop short of the Super Bowl in a 14-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers. The Eagles would finally get over the NFC Championship hump the following year with a 27-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, though they'd fall to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX, 24-21. The Packers returned to the playoffs the following season, where they were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings in a Wild Card game. Green Bay would make it back to the NFC Championship Game in 2007, but they dropped a 23-20 overtime decision to the New York Giants
NFC Wild Card Playoff
Sunday, January 9, 2011, 4:30 P.M.
Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, PA
TV: FOX (Joe Buck, Troy Aikman, Pam Oliver)
Line: Eagles by 2.5 Over/Under: 46.5
The 2010 NFL regular season has come to an end and it's on to the playoffs. For the ninth time in the last 11 years, the Philadelphia Eagles will be a postseason participant. Their ticket was punched by winning their sixth NFC East title in the last ten years, but their first since 2006. The division title was a surprise to many, as the Eagles were generally seen as a team that would likely finish the season somewhere around the .500 mark. The re-emergence of quarterback Michael Vick and a big play offense led by running back LeSean McCoy and receivers DeSean Jackson and Jeremy Maclin helped the Eagles overcome a shaky defense en route to the top spot in the NFC East
This will be the first home playoff game for the Eagles since they defeated the New York Giants, 23-20 in a 2006 NFC Wild Card Playoff. Their opponent will be the Green Bay Packers. A popular pick to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl at the start of the season, the Packers overcame several injuries to key players en route to a 10-6 record, with all six losses by four points or fewer. Green Bay finished second in the NFC North behind the Chicago Bears, making the playoffs as the sixth and final seed in the conference
The Eagles and Packers reached the playoffs as Wild Card teams last season, with both being knocked out in the first round. The Eagles saw their season come to an end with a 34-14 blowout loss to the Cowboys, while the Packers lost the highest-scoring game in NFL postseason history, 51-45 in overtime against the Arizona Cardinals
Series Notes
Last Meeting: September 12, 2010 (Packers 27, Eagles 20)
Eagles All-Time vs. Packers: 15-25 (13-25 regular season, 2-0 playoffs)
Andy Reid vs. Packers: 5-3 (4-3 regular season, 1-0 playoffs)
Mike McCarthy vs. Eagles: 2-1 (all regular season)
The teams last met in this season's opener. Michael Vick grabbed the attention of the football world with a dynamic performance after stepping in for an injured Kevin Kolb, but he couldn't bring the Eagles all the way back from a 17-point deficit as Green Bay held on, 27-20. Despite being intercepted twice, Aaron Rodgers emerged victorious, throwing for 188 yards on 19-of-31 passing. Kolb completed 5 of 10 passes for 24 yards before leaving with a concussion after being sacked by Clay Matthews in the second quarter. Vick was 16-of-24 passing for 175 yards and a touchdown, while also rushing 11 times for 103 yards. The Eagles drove into Green Bay territory on their last possession, but Matthews stopped Vick short of a first down on 4th and 1 with 1:54 left. With the Eagles out of timeouts, the Packers were able to run out the clock for their first win in Philadelphia since 1962
Playoff History
December 26, 1960 (Eagles 17, Packers 13): The first playoff meeting between the teams took place in the 1960 NFL Championship Game at Franklin Field. Though the Packers had the edge in pretty much every statistical category, the Eagles came out on top where it mattered, winning their third (and to date last) championship by a 17-13 score. The Eagles turned the ball over twice in their own territory early in the game, but dodged a major bullet as the Packers were only able to convert those turnovers into three points. A second Paul Hornung field goal gave Green Bay a 6-0 lead in the second quarter but Norm Van Brocklin's 35-yard scoring pass to Tommy McDonald gave the Eagles their first lead of the day en route to a 10-6 halftime advantage. The score remained the same until the fourth quarter when Bart Starr hooked up with Max McGee on a seven-yard touchdown to give the Packers a 13-10 lead. Momentum would soon shift back to the Eagles, as Ted Dean returned the ensuing kickoff 58 yards to the Green Bay 39. Dean would put the Eagles back on top with a five-yard touchdown run with 5:21 to go. The Packers drove deep into Eagles territory on their final possession, but Chuck Bednarik made a game-saving tackle on Jim Taylor on the 8-yard line on the final play. The Packers were unable to stop the clock and get another play off, giving the NFL Championship to the Eagles. It would be the only postseason game Vince Lombardi lost as a head coach. The Eagles, on the other hand, would not return to the playoffs (save for Playoff Bowl appearances following the 1961 and 1966 seasons) until 1978 and wouldn't win another playoff game until 1979
January 11, 2004 (Eagles 20, Packers 17 in overtime): The most recent playoff meeting between the teams came in a 2003 NFC Divisional Playoff Game at Lincoln Financial Field. The first postseason game at the Linc was one for the ages as a miraculous play helped the Eagles overcome a 14-point deficit to stun the Packers in overtime. Green Bay jumped to a 14-0 lead in the first quarter on a pair of Brett Favre touchdown passes to Robert Ferguson, covering 40 and 17 yards. The Eagles got on the board on a shovel pass from Donovan McNabb to Duce Staley covering seven yards with 6:32 left in the first half. Green Bay appeared to be on the verge of answering right back, but the Eagles stopped Ahman Green shy of the goal line on fourth down in the closing seconds of the half. The Eagles would tie the game on the first play of the fourth quarter when McNabb connected with Todd Pinkston for a touchdown from 12 yards out, but 44-yard pass from Favre to Javon Walker set up a 21-yard field goal by Ryan Longwell to give the Packers a 17-14 lead with 10:45 to go. It appeared as though there would be no more scoring in the game when the Eagles faced 4th and 26 from their own 14 with 1:12 left, but McNabb fired a 28-yard completion to Freddie Mitchell for a miraculous first down, ultimately setting up a 37-yard field goal by David Akers with 10 seconds left, sending the game to overtime. On Green Bay's first possession of the extra session, Brian Dawkins intercepted Favre's long pop fly pass and returned it 35 yards to set up a 31-yard field goal by Akers to send the Eagles to the NFC Championship Game for the third straight season. Their postseason journey would end a stop short of the Super Bowl in a 14-3 loss to the Carolina Panthers. The Eagles would finally get over the NFC Championship hump the following year with a 27-10 victory over the Atlanta Falcons, though they'd fall to the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XXXIX, 24-21. The Packers returned to the playoffs the following season, where they were defeated by the Minnesota Vikings in a Wild Card game. Green Bay would make it back to the NFC Championship Game in 2007, but they dropped a 23-20 overtime decision to the New York Giants