Packers Fall to Eagles in Playoff Loss Marked by Injuries and Physical Dominance
Green Bay's 22-10 Wild Card defeat to Philadelphia highlighted key injuries and questions about the team's physicality.
- The Packers lost wide receivers Romeo Doubs (head) and Jayden Reed (shoulder) to injuries during the Wild Card game, further depleting their offense.
- Doubs, who has a history of concussions, was evaluated after a hard fall in the end zone, while Reed left following a tackle by Eagles safety Reed Blankenship.
- Green Bay also suffered injuries to key players, including offensive lineman Elgton Jenkins (stinger) and center Josh Myers (leg), both of whom did not return.
- ESPN analysts criticized the Packers' lack of physicality, with commentators describing the Eagles as outmuscling Green Bay throughout the game.
- The Eagles' defense limited the Packers' offense to just one touchdown, while Dallas Goedert's standout performance embodied Philadelphia's physical dominance.