In exactly 20 days, the Green Bay Packers will battle the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil in a made-for-primetime showdown.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – In 20 days, the Green Bay Packers will kick off the 2024 NFL season in Brazil against the Philadelphia Eagles.First, the Packers and Eagles both made the playoffs last year. The Eagles lost 38-35 to the Chiefs in the Super in 2022 and were 10-1 to start the 2023 season before falling apart. The Packers stormed into the playoffs by winning six of their final eight regular-season games and demolishing the Cowboys in the wild-card round.
Third, both teams made big splashes in free agency. Philadelphia signed running back Saquon Barkley, defensive back C.J. Gardner-Johnson and linebacker Devin White while the Packers added safety Xavier McKinney and running back Josh Jacobs. Packers-Eagles is one of three Week 1 games in which both teams are among the top 10 in Super Bowl odds. The others: The Thursday night matchup between the Baltimore Ravens and Kansas City Chiefs and the Monday night game between the New York Jets and San Francisco 49ers.The key to the teams’ success could lie in how their players respond to new defensive coordinators. The Eagles hired the esteemed Vic Fangio, who has a long history of running strong defenses, while LaFleur hired Jeff Hafley.
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