The Philadelphia Eagles jumped in front of the Green Bay Packers with the help of a fumble on the opening kickoff and a Jahan Dotson touchdown.

On the opening kick of Sunday's wild-card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, linebacker Oren Burks drilled All-Pro returner Keisean Nixon, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Burks was a third-round draft pick by the Packers in 2018 and played four seasons for Green Bay.

Jahan Dotson scored his first career postseason touchdown and Saquon Barkley rushed for 119 yards as the former Penn State standouts each helped guide the Philadelphia Eagles past the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card game in Philadelphia on Sunday.

Green Bay lost a fumble on a controversial call during the opening kickoff, which directly led to a Philadelphia touchdown.

Sunday's playoff matchup against the Packers is a rematch of the season opener in Brazil, where the Eagles won 34-29.

The seventh-seeded Green Bay Packers couldn't get out of their own way in what was a winnable game against the second-seeded Philadelphia Eagles, en route to a 22-10 defeat. They

Last year, the Packers got an early touchdown drive and an early takeaway to open up a 14-0 lead over the Dallas Cowboys to start the playoffs. This year, the Packers will have to overcome a deficit of their own making in Philadelphia. Read all the best Packers coverage at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Packers Wire.

Nolan Smith came up with two sacks, the Eagles won the turnover battle with picks from Darius Slay, Zack Baun, and then Quinyon Mitchell for his NFL first, and they always made the timely stop on Jordan Love and Green Bay, buying enough time for Dallas Goedert to storm through on a crucial score and for Jake Elliott to hit on three field goals.

Hurts capped the short drive with an 11-yard TD pass to Jahan Dotson. The Eagles won ... while the Packers are neither. Plus, Green Bay is coming off two straight losses, the second a loss to ...

January 13 - Jalen Hurts passed for 131 yards and two touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the visiting Green Bay Packers 22-10 in a wild-card playoff game on Sunday. Jahan Dotson and ...

Jalen Hurts passed for 131 yards and two touchdowns and the Philadelphia Eagles beat the visiting Green Bay Packers 22-10 in a wild-card playoff game on Sunday. Jahan Dotson and Dallas Goedert each caught a touchdown for Philadelphia, which is the No. 2 ...

In a mere matter of days before the NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Washington Commanders, The Athletic has intercepted communication between two of its beat reporters, Brooks Kubena and Ben Standig, in which they enlisted one another as quasi-analysts to gain insight into the other’s team.