Eagles vs. Packers predictions for Week 1 of NFL season in Brazil

Eagles vs. Packers predictions for Week 1 of NFL season in Brazil originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Eagles will kick off their season as the home team agains the Packers at Corinthians Arena in São Paulo, Brazil on Friday, Sept. 6.

This is the first-ever NFL game in South America.

Let’s get to the predictions:

Reuben Frank (0-0)

I don’t have a good feeling about this one. Nick Sirianni is 3-0 in openers, and the Eagles are 7-2 in September under Sirianni with six straight wins, and the Eagles are favored and they had a very good training camp and there’s a lot to be excited about this year. And I still think the Eagles are going to go 11-6 or 12-5 and win the NFC East. But my biggest concern is that it could take this defense a couple weeks to figure things out with potentially eight new starters, a new coaching staff, a new scheme, new everything. So much of defense is communication and chemistry and cohesion, and with only a handful of game reps in the preseason games and so much change, I’m not sure this defense is going to be quite ready for an offense like the Packers on Day 1. Green Bay ranked 12th in the NFL last year in scoring and averaged 28 points in its last nine games and Jordan Love was one of the NFL’s best QBs the second half of the season. It’s not a disaster if the Eagles drop this one and it would be a heck of a start if they win this one. Picking Week 1 is never easy, but I’m going to go …

Packers 29, Eagles 27

Dave Zangaro (0-0)

There’s a lot of new with the Eagles in 2024 but they won their first three season openers under Nick Sirianni and I think that continues on Friday night in Brazil. The Eagles and Packers are both legitimate contenders in the NFC this season but they’re coming off very different finishes to the 2023 season. While the Packers thrived in the second half of the season, the Eagles completely collapsed. That collapse led to plenty of changes on the roster but especially with the coaching…

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Publish date : 2024-09-05 11:00:00

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