What do the Eagles get in the first round, Packers opponent originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Eagles and Packers met three times in the postseason and each game had a wild ending.
In 1960, the Eagles defeated the Packers 17–13 in the NFL Championship Game at Franklin Field, clinching the victory when Chuck Bednarik tackled Jim Taylor at the Eagles’ 9-yard line on the final play of the game.
In 2003, the Eagles faced the Packers in the conference semifinals at the Linc, and thanks to Donovan McNabb’s legendary 4th-and-26 conversion to Freddie Mitchell, Brian Dawkins’ overtime interception and 35-yard return to Brett Favre and David Akers’ game-winning field goal, the Eagles won 20-17.
And in 2010, the Packers defeated the Eagles in a wild-card game at the Linc when Michael Vick inexplicably tried to make a pass to rookie Riley Cooper in the end zone on a 1st and 10 with 44 seconds left and the game went to the line. Tramon Williams made the easiest interception of his career to seal a 21-16 Packers victory.
The Eagles, 14-3 and seeded No. 2, and Packers, 11-6 and seeded 7th, will meet for the fourth time at the Linc in an NFC wild-card round-robin game.
Until 2019, the No. 2 seed received a bye in the first round, but when the NFL expanded to a 14-team playoff format in 2020, that was eliminated. This is the first time since 1980 that the Eagles have been in second place.
The Eagles defeated the Packers 34-29 on opening day in São Paulo, Brazil, with Saquon Barkley rushing for two touchdowns and grabbing a third. AJ Brown had five catches for 119 yards and a touchdown. Jalen Hurts threw two interceptions, but only had three the rest of the season.
The Packers lost six games this year to teams with a combined record of 46-19: the Bears in the regular-season finale, the Vikings and Lions twice and the Eagles once. The only Eagles-Packers opponents in common are the Rams, Saints and Jaguars. The Eagles defeated the Rams by 17, the Saints by three and the Jaguars by five. The Packers defeated the Rams by five, the Saints by 34 and the Jaguars by three.
The Eagles are 17-28 all-time against the Packers, but that includes a 2-17 start from 1933 through 1970. Nick Sirianni is 2-0 against Green Bay, and the Eagles are 11-3 against the Packers in Philadelphia over the past 50 years.
Since 2009, the Eagles are 1-6 in the wild-card round, losing to the Cowboys in Dallas in 2009, the Packers in the Linc in 2010 and Saints in the Linc in 2013, beating the Bears in Chicago in 2018 and then losing. to the Seahawks at the Linc in 2019 and the Bucs in Tampa in both 2021 and 2023.
Their last wild-card win at home was 23-20 over the Giants at the Linc in 2006, with Jeff Garcia at quarterback, Brian Westbrook rushing for 141 yards and Sheldon Brown picking off Eli Manning.
Since wild card round games were introduced in 1978, the Eagles have played more wild card round games than any other team, going 8-11 in 19 first round games.
The Eagles are 17-8 all-time in home games, and the Packers are 13-18 all-time on the road.
Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni is 2-3 in five playoff games, with both wins coming during the 2022 Super Bowl run. With his sixth playoff game, he trails only Andy Reid (19) and Dick Vermeil (7) in the franchise history. Packers coach Matt LaFleur is 3-4 in seven career playoff games. The Packers lost to the 49ers and Bucs in the NFC Championship Game under LaFleur in 2019 and 2020 and the conference semifinals to the 49ers in 2021 and 2023.
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