Packers lead Eagles 6-0 after first quarter
Green Bay won the opening coin toss and elected to receive. Jordan Love, Kenny Clark and Matt Orzech were the captains.
Green Bay converted its first third down when Romeo Doubs plucked a pass low and brought it in for a 19-yard gain to the Eagles’ 42.
On third-and-6, Love caught the Eagles with 12 men on the field and appeared to hit Jayden Reed for a 38-yard touchdown, but the play was nullified because Green Bay also had 12 men on the field.
After a deep incompletion to Watson, the Packers were going to try on fourth-and-6 but opted to punt after a false start penalty on right tackle Zach Tom. Daniel Whelan coffin-cornered his punt for 33 yards, pinning Philadelphia back at its own 10.
Eric Wilson tackled Saquon Barkley for a loss of five on the Eagles’ first play. After an incomplete pass, Jalen Hurts tried to tread a pass down the seam to DeVonta Smith, but Xavier McKinney picked it off and returned it 16 yards to the Eagles’ 19.
Love was sacked on first down, but Jalen Carter was flagged for unnecessary roughness, setting up first-and-10 at the Philadelphia 12. The Packers moved back to the 22 following a holding penalty on Rasheed Walker.
A 9-yard screen to Josh Jacobs set up Brayden Narveson’s first career NFL field goal from 31 yards, which the rookie kicker made to push the Packers out to a 3-0 lead with 8 minutes, 26 seconds left in the first quarter.
The Packers’ defense got the offense the ball back again, with Kenny Clark and Devonte Wyatt pushing the Eagles’ line back to help force Hurts aborted snap. Wyatt recovered at the Philadelphia 13. It’s the first time the Packers had two takeaways in the first quarter of a season opener since 2007 (also vs. Philadelphia).
First-round pick Jordan Morgan began rotating in at right guard on the third offensive series. Reed gained nine yards on a pass in the flat and then Love connected with Romeo Doubs for 10 yards on second-and-11 against an all-out pressure.
Jacobs lost two yards on a third-and-1 carry, but Love checked to a run on fourth-and-2 and Jacobs picked up the two yards and the first down.
Doubs was called for offensive pass interference on first-and-goal from the 3, pushing Green Bay back to the Eagles’ 13. Tucker Kraft got eight yards back after leaking into the flat. After two incompletions, Narveson banged through a 23-yard field goal to push Green Bay’s lead to 6-0 with 3:01 left in the first quarter.
