I caught the condensed version of this game on my laptop this morning (in Lisbon) without knowing the results. I have to say that's the best way to watch the NFL.
(A street in Lisbon we walked for reasons too dull to get into in this caption.)
• Despite a down couple seasons, Aaron Rodgers still has to be on the short list of best QBs in the NFL. While MVP candidate Matt Ryan succeeded in Seattle and Denver, but failed in Philadelphia, Rodgers shredded the Eagles defense and would have done more but for a Mike McCarthy 4th-and-3 punt in plus territory and the Eagles not scoring enough to force the action. Rodgers finished with 8.0 YPA, two TDs, no picks, no sacks and 26 yards rushing.
• Davante Adams made some big catches including two TDs and a 50-yarder. It's hard to square this year's version with last year's - arguably the worst full-time WR season of all time.
• Jordy Nelson was also involved and efficient, showing last week's Jared Cook/Randall Cobb-fest was an aberration.
• James Starks was inefficient again. The Packers should turn to Christine Michael, but don't count on McCarthy to do that.
• What a bizarre challenge by Doug Pederson on a two-yard completion late in the game. He won it and got the two-yards back but gave up his right to challenge the rest of the game.
• Carson Wentz looked pretty good, especially as a scrambler. Unfortunately, the Eagles abandoned the early throws to Dorial Green-Beckham that were so effective and went largely with dump-offs and hand-offs in the second half.
• Speaking of which, Green-Beckham looked like a No. 1 receiver, making catches in traffic on the first couple drives, but he was largely ignored the rest of the game. He still led the team in targets (10), catches (six) and yards (82).
• Wendell Smallwood looked competent on his nine carries, but the Eagles didn't have the ball that much, and Darren Sproles is the team's pass-catcher out of the backfield. I was actually hoping Smallwood had a big game so I could make a Wendell Largewood joke, but to no avail.