The Green Bay Packers played the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil in Week 1 , on September 6. Four months later, the teams will face off again. This time around, in Philadelphia, and with a divisional round spot in play.
Both teams are much different now. The Eagles have one of the top defenses in the league under Vic Fangio, but quarterback Jalen Hurts missed the last two games in the concussion protocol .
So, we talk with Kelsey Kramer , who covers the Eagles for A to Z Sports , to understand where Philly is ahead of the Packers game.
The Eagles played against the Packers in Week 1. What has changed since then?
The defense and chemistry have changed tremendously. Week 1 was a long time ago. The Eagles have since become an entirely different team and have found their team identity, which according to Nick Sirianni, is “physical, with a focus on playing with toughness, detail, and accountability.”
How’s Jalen Hurts injury situation? Do you fear some type of rust?
As of Monday morning, Jalen Hurts is still on concussion protocol. Sirianni did say he was progressing through it and he was at the team’s Friday walkthrough, which is a good sign that he will be cleared this week. As long as he returns to full practice by Thursday, I don’t think there’s any reason to believe he will look rusty. If anything, I think he may have benefited from the two weeks of rest. But we’ll see if Sirianni has a better update when he speaks to the press on Monday afternoon.