After a sloppy start that was marked by penalties and turnovers, the Eagles and Packers put on fireworks display in Brazil, but it was Saquon Barkley who stole the show in a 34-29 Eagles win. The former Giants running back inked a three-year, $37.5 million dollar deal in the offseason that’s paying dividends after just one game.
Barkley tied an Eagles record with three touchdowns in his debut — a mark that was set by Terrell Owens ion his first game with Philadelphia back in 2004. He had 24 carries for 109 yards on the ground with two rushing touchdowns and had two receptions for 23 yards an a receiving touchdown.
Jordan Love went 17-for-34 for 260 yards and two touchdowns for Green Bay, but was knocked out of the game and needed to be helped to the sideline with five seconds left as the Packers were trying for a desperation win. Malik Willis came in and threw an incomplete pass and then was sacked by Eagles’ linebacker Zack Baun to end the game.
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Willis sacked on Hail Mary attempt to end Eagles win
Zack Baun got the sack to lock in the win for Philadelphia.
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Love goes down for Green Bay
Jordan Love awkwardly twisted to the ground as the Packers try to get in position for a Hail Mary. He was able to pitch the ball back to Josh Jacobs and is being helped off the field with five seconds left. Malik Willis will come into the game for the final play or plays as Green Bay snaps the ball at the Philadelphia 47-yard-line.
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Eagles tack on a late field goal to take a five point lead
The Eagles got down to the 1-yard-line when the drive stalled out and left the Packers with 27 seconds
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Hurts delivers to Smith again for a big first down
Breaking tendency with the clock stopped and the Packers having a timeout and the two-minute warning, Philly elected to throw the ball can got a first down inside the 10-yard-line. The Eagles can run out most of the remaining clock, as Green Bay can only stop the clock one more time.
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Clutch first down on a Hurts to Smith connection
With 2:15 to go, Green Bay has started to use its timeouts with Philadelphia on the 18-yard-line. The Eagles drive has now covered 53 yards on 11 plays and taken 5:42 off the clock
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Penalties continue to plague Green Bay
Twice on this drive Green Bay has been called for holding, and both have resulted in automatic first downs when the Eagles were behind the chains. Green Bay has now been flagged 10 times for 71 yards, as the clock ticks under 4:00 to play.
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LeBron James is enjoying the show
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Barkley over 100 yards
Philly is leaning on their new bell cow late in the game with Saquon Barkley carrying the mail to work on the clock. He’s reached 103 yards on 19 carries as the clock approaches five minutes remaining.
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Narveson hits from 26 yards to cut the lead to two
Brayden Narveson made up for the earlier missed field goal to get Green Bay to within two at 31-29. There are less than eight minutes left in the game and Green Bay is likely to see the ball again. Can Philadelphia protect the ball enough to salt the game way or will Jordan Love and company have another crack at a win? Either way, the Brazilian fans are getting a whale of a game for the NFL’s first visit to South America.
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Barkley joining some elite Eagles company with his three TD game
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Another big one for Jayden Reed
3rd and 5 and Love finds reed on a deep crosser for 26 yards, and the Packers are just outside of the red zone. Reed now up to 105 yards receiving for the night
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Josh Jacobs rips of another big one
Jacobs is up to 75 yards for the game after a 32-yard run to get Green Bay on the move. It took a chunk of the game to get going, but Green Bay’s offense has been humming for the most part since the second quarter.
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Jaire Alexander makes a huge play, intercepting Jalen Hurts in the endzone
Alexander may have just kept Green Bay in the game, getting the second Packers interception of the night. Philadelphia still leads and has gotten big nights from Saquon Barkley and A.J. Brown, but the three turnovers have stalled the offense at critical points of the game.
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Saquon Barkley carries the Eagles into the fourth quarter
After the missed field goal, Barkley ripped off a 34-yard run to get the ball into Packers territory and improve on his big numbers. Through three quarters, he’s got the three touchdowns and now 94 yards on the ground on 16 carries. Last season with the Giants, Barkley topped 94 rushing yards just once — a 128-yard effort on 36 carries in a loss to the Jets.
SAO PAULO, BRAZIL – SEPTEMBER 06: Saquon Barkley #26 of the Philadelphia Eagles celebrates after a touchdown during the second quarter against the Green Bay Packers at Arena Corinthians on September 06, 2024 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Pedro Vilela/Getty Images) -
A doink from Packers’ kicker Brayden Narveson
After getting stopped on a 3rd and 10, the Green Bay rookie kicker couldn’t cut into the lead, missing a 43 yard field goal and catching an upright in the process.
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Green Back is back on another march, and has the ball just outside of the red zone
Josh Jacobs had his biggest runs of the night, a 22-yard carry to get Green Bay into field goal range.
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Saquon Barkley gets himself a hat trick in his Eagles debut as Philly retakes the lead
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Its the second three-touchdown game for Barkley in his NFL career. He had two on the ground and one through the air with the Giants in a win against Tampa Bay in 2018.
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Eagles come up with big turnover
Philly has its first takeaway of the night on a Reed Blankenship interception that sets up the Eagles deep in Packers territory with a shot at taking the lead.
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Another punt!
Eagles quickly force a stop to get the ball back, and for the first time since the Eagles were turning the ball over and the Packers couldn’t move it in the early part of the first quarter, the game has slowed down. The Packers still lead 26-24 nearly halfway through the third quarter.
