Friday Night Lights comes to Brazil on Friday, September 6, as the Green Bay Packers take on the Philadelphia Eagles on the second day of the NFL's Week 1 schedule. It will be just the second NFL game to be played on a Friday in September since 1970, and the first time an NFL game will be played in Brazil. The Packers-Eagles game will feature two of the NFL's most exciting quarterbacks. The Eagles will have Jalen Hurts leading a talented and proven wide receiver duo in AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith, while the Packers will be looking to prove that last year's success was a sign of things to come. Quarterback Jordan Love, along with wide receivers Jayden Reed, Christian Watson and Romeo Dubs, could emerge as one of the NFL's best offensive lines this season.
Kickoff from the Neo Quimica Arena in Sao Paulo is scheduled for 8:15 PM ET. The latest Eagles vs. Packers odds have the Eagles favored by 2.5 points, and the over/under for total points is 48.5. Be sure to check the SportsLine Projection Model's Week 1 NFL predictions and NFL in Brazil betting advice before locking in any Eagles vs. Packers picks.
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Eagles vs. Packers spread: Eagles -2.5Eagles vs. Packers over/under: 48.5 pointsEagles vs. Packers money line: Philadelphia -150, Green Bay +127PHI: The Eagles have won their last six meetings against NFC North opponentsGB: The over has hit in seven of the last nine Packers meetingsEagles vs. Packers picks: See picks at SportsLine
Why the Eagles can cover
The Eagles started last season 10-1 and seemed in prime position to make their second straight Super Bowl appearance. However, after a 42-19 loss to the 49ers, Philadelphia's entire season began to unravel. The Eagles finished the regular season 1-5 and suffered a disastrous 32-9 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Wild Card Round. The Eagles brought back head coach Nick Sirianni but hired Kellen Moore as offensive coordinator and Vic Fangio as defensive coordinator.
The Eagles were 30th out of 32 teams in opponents scoring (25.6 points per game) and 26th in points allowed per game. Fangio was brought in to fix that situation, and given his success rate leading one of the NFL's top defenses, it may not take him long to do so. The Eagles bring back quarterback Jalen Hurts, feature receivers AJ Brown and DeVonta Smith, and add a new dimension to their offense with the addition of superstar running back Saquon Barkley. The Eagles are 3-0 to start the season under Coach Sirianni and are looking to quickly forget how they finished last year. Find out who to root for with SportsLine.
Why the Packers can cover
Last season, the Packers' over/under was a modest 7.5 with Jordan Love as the starting quarterback and the unknown of how the team would play without Aaron Rodgers. But after going 9-8 last year and defeating the runner-up Dallas Cowboys in the Wild Card Round, the over/under has risen to 9.5 this season. Love has proven to be a good starting quarterback, finishing seventh in the NFL in passing yards (4,159) and second in passing touchdowns (32). That was enough to earn him a four-year, $220 million contract this offseason, and he returns most of his favorite weapons from an offensive line that averaged 30.4 points over its final five games, including the playoffs.
Green Bay led the eventual NFC champion San Francisco 49ers 21-14 going into the fourth quarter of last season's playoffs. After that loss, Green Bay improved by adding talent to their defense by signing former Giants safety Xavier McKinney. After finishing the regular season 6-2 and winning in the playoffs before losing to the eventual conference champions, the Packers look like a team poised to make another playoff berth when they enter the 2024 NFL season, and they might start it off with a win in Week 1. Find out who to root for with SportsLine.
How to predict Eagles vs. Packers
The SportsLine model is leaning towards the over point total, with both teams projecting a combined score of more than 55 points. The model also has one side of the spread coming true in more than 50 percent of simulations. Visit SportsLine for more NFL predictions.
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