Packers 29-34 Eagles, Barkley scores three TDs, summary: score, stats, highlights | NFL Week 1 / International Series
Eagles beat Packers in São Paulo
Eagles defeat Packers in São Paulo thriller
Wow, what a night of football in Brazil! This game had it all.
It was a successful first game in South America, with the two teams meeting in Arena Corinthians stadium in São Paulo, Brazil The crowd brought the energy and the teams delivered the show.
Packers and Eagles offensive battle
It was a back-and-forth battle for the entire game with no clear winner until the very last seconds when the Eagles finally won 34-29. The Packers and Eagles traded off field goals and touchdowns throughout the game.
For the Packers, wide receiver Jayden Reed led the scores, finishing with two touchdowns, one for 34 yards and one for 70 yards. Wide receiver Christian Watson also made a touchdown.
For the Eagles, it was former Giants running back Saquon Barkley who had the biggest day, finishing with 24 carries for 109 yards and two rushing touchdowns, plus two receptions for 23 yards and one touchdown catch. Wide receiver A.J. Brown also made a 67-yard touchdown catch.
Slip-n-slide
It's not really clear why, but theplayers on both teams were slipping and sliding all over the soccer field. The turf is a hybrid one, which is the same kind that the Packers and Eagles both use at home, but it must have been more slippery than they're used to because they were struggling to stand the whole game, though they did start to get the hang of it a bit better in the second half after changing their cleats.
Next up
The Eagles will face the Atlanta Falcons at home next week for Monday Night Football and the Packers will host the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday afternoon.
Eagles win the game!
Willis SACKED by Baun for the EAGLES WIN
Willis' pass incomplete to Doubs - 3rd and 6 at the Eagles 47
Love leaves the field, Willis comes on
Love is being taken off the field and Malik Willis will take over for the last 6 seconds hoping for a miracle.
Love was injured on the play. He's down on the field...
Jacobs took the ball up 4 yards
Love's pass to Reed is CAUGHT for 34 YARDS!
Mann kicks 73 yards, Nicon takes it 24 yards
It took nearly 7 and a half minutes for the Eagles to get down the field and once they did, they had to settle for a field goal (21-yarder by Elliott), but that puts them within a lead that will require the Packers to score a TD to win it...with 27 seconds.
EAGLES FIELD GOAL!
Elliott makes the 21-yard field goal
Packers are called for Offsides, declined
Eagles take final timeout
Hurts FUMBLES the snap and Barkley recovers it at the 3 - 4th and goal
Eagles take second timeout
Barkley pushes all the way up to the 1 - 3rd and goal
Packers take final timeout
Barkley runs it up 2 yards - 2nd and goal
TWO-MINUTE WARNING
This takes us to the 2-minute warning in the game. With 2 minutes left to play, the Eagles have a two-point lead, but they also have the ball deep in Packers territory - 1st down at the Packers 6
Hurts' pass is CAUGHT by Smith for 11yards to the Packers 6!
Packers take second timeout
Barkley picks up 2 yards
Packers take first timeout
Hurts pass to Smith COMPLETE for 16 yards and the 1st down at the Packers 19
Barkley pushed back by Wyatt and Enagbare for a loss of 3 yards
Hurts scrambles up 8 yards and makes the 1st down to the Packers 32
Barkley picks up 2 yards, Wilson and McDuffie make the stop - 2nd and 8
Yes...ANOTHER flag!
Hurts scrambled up 6 yards to the Packers 47, and a Holding call on Packers' Clark gave the Eagles another 5 yards.
Ineligible Downfield Pass on Eagles' Jurgen, declined - 3rd and 7
Hurts pass is caught but luckily dropped by Alexander to avoid an interception, but there is a flag on the play...
Hurts pass to Gainwell complete for 3 yards, but Johnson is called for Illegal Formation - 5 yards, 2nd and 7
Hurts scrambles away, picks up 8 yards - 2nd and 2
Hurts lets the playclock go a little too long
Eagles take first timeout
Barkley picks up 2 yards for the 1st down
Brown has come back into the game
Barkley pushes up the middle for a 9-yard gain
There was a Holding call on the Packers' Alexander, giving the Eagles an automatic 1st down
Hurts under pressure, throws the ball away
Eagles' Brown was injurerd during the play
Barkley pushed backwards 2 yards by Walker - 2nd and 12
Narveson kicks 65 yards to the end zone - Touchback to the Eagles 30
Narveson makes the 26-yard field goal to make it a 2-point game with just under 8 minutes left in the game.
PACKERS FIELD GOAL!
Love's pass to Doubs in the end zone is incomplete, they'll go for the field goal
Love under pressure, throws the ball away into the stands - 3rd and 5
Jacobs takes it up 5 yards to the Eagles 8 - 2nd and 5
Wilson picks up 9, then 2 for the 1st down
Love's pass to Reed complete for a huge gain of 26yards to the Eagles 24!
Love pass to Watson complete for 6 yards - 3rd and 5
Jacobs tackled by Dean for a loss of a yard - 2nd and 11
Jacobs pushes through and takes off for 32yards to the Packers 45
Not so lucky this time! Hurts throws an INTERCEPTION to Alexander into the end zone and he runs it back 18 yards to the Packers 14
Hurts tried to fake the screen pass but it didn't go as planned and was nearly intercepted - incomplete, 3rd and 13
Hurts keeps the ball but he's taken down for a loss of 3 - 2nd and 13 at the Packers 14
Deja vu! Hurts makes another 11-yard toss to Brown for another 1st down
Hurts pass to Brown for 11 yards - 1st down
Hurts pass incomplete to Brown, batted away by Cooper
END THIRD QUARTER
That takes us to the end of the 3rd quarter.
It's been an exciting game with lots of action and back-and-forth scoring. The Eagles are now in the lead after Barkley scored his third touchdown. He's on fire! He just picked up another 34 yards after the Packers turned the ball over on a missed FG attempt.
Eagles have the ball at first down on the Packers 33.
Barkley pushes through and turns on the SPEED for 34 yards!
The Eagles will take over at their own 25
FAILED FIELD GOAL ATTEMPT
The Packers went for the field goal and Naverson's attempt from 43 yards hits the right post - NO GOOD
Love's pass to Reed is incomplete - 4th and 10 at the Philly 25
Love's pass to Wilson is caught, but Baun takes him down before he can get anywhere either - 3rd and 10
Baun stops Jacobs this time - no gain
Jacobs takes off for 22 yards!
Eagles' Gardner-Johnson and Mitchell were injured during the play.
Jacobs picks up 11 yards and the 1st down
Love's pass incomplete to Wicks, Mitchell breaks it up - 2nd and 10
Jacobs takes it up 3 yards - 1st down
Love pass to Doubs is caught for 9 yards
The Eagles get great field position after Blankenship makes an interception at the Packers' 24. They immediately convert, picking up yards by Barkley who also gets the 2-yard touchdown. After Elliott's PAT, the Eagles are back on top with 4:26 left in the 3rd quarter.
Elliott's PAT is good!
EAGLES TOUCHDOWN!
Barkley picks up another 8 to the Packers' 2-yard line
Barkley takes it up 5 yards - 1st down
Hurts pass caught by Smith for 8 yards
Love's pass is INTERCEPTED by Blankenship to the Packers 24!
Jacobs picks up the 1st down with a 6-yard run, but Walker gets a Holding penalty - 10 yards, 2nd and 11
Jacobs breaks some tackles and picks up 9 yards - 2nd and 1
Mann punts 47 yards to the Packers 13 and Reed makes the fair catch
McDuffie put the pressure on and Hurts throws it away - 4th and 2
Hurts gets away but just barely, Smith takes him down for no gain
Barkley pushes through for 8 yards - 2nd and 2
Whelan punts it 39 yards, Covey makes the catch at the Eagles 32
Penalty on Packers before the kick - Illegal Formation
Penalty on Eagles after the kick - Illegal Blindside Block
Penalties offset - they'll re-kick
Love throws to Wilson and Dean hits him hard, ball comes loose, but there's a flag on the play...
Illegal Shift on Packers again, declined - 4th and 15
Love's pass to Doubs is dropped - 3rd and 15
Love pass incomplete to Reed - 2nd and 15
Wilson picks up 4 yards, but an Illegal Shift on Packers pushes them back 5 yards - 1st and 15
Love pass complete to Doubs for 12 yards - 1st down
Mann punts 54 yards to Packers 20 - Reed makes the fair catch
Hurts SACKED by Gary for a loss of 6 yards - 4th and 14
Barkley gets just 2 yards
Love's pass knocked down, nearly intercepted by Gary - incomplete
Narveson kicks 65 yards to the end zone - Touchback to the Eagles 30
Love made the pass to Watson for 2 yards to give the Packers another touchdown in response to the Eagles - Narveson's PAT was good and the Packers take the lead again with 11:55 to go in the 3rd quarter.
PACKERS TOUCHDOWN!
Love's pass is incomplete and there's a Pass Interference on Eagles' Maddox - 13 yards
Jacobs picks up a yard and Love's next pass is incomplete
Love pass to Kraft for 29 yards - 1st down
Two Eagles penalties - Roughing the Passer on Eagles' Baun (although he hit Love before the pass was made) and Pass Interference on Eagles' Mitchell, DECLINED
Jacobs FUMBLES, knocked out by Slay, but Packers recover it immediately - 3rd and 1
Love's pass on the flea-flicker incomplete
Mann kicks 65 yards to the end zone - Touchback to the Packers 30
A.J. Brown took off for 67 yards to give the Eagles a touchdown to start the second half. Elliott's PAT was good to give Philly a 5-point lead with 14:09 in the 3rd quarter.
Elliott's PAT is good!
EAGLES TOUCHDOWN!
Hurts hands it off to Barkley for 3 yards
And we're back!
Narveson kicks 65 yards to the end zone - Touchback to the Eagles 30
The game so far has been an exchange of touchdowns by Eagles running back SaquonBarkley and Packers wide receiver JaydenReed plus a LOT of slippage from the players on both sides! And of course, some Jason Kelce-less tush pushes.
Now for some highlights...
Elliott made a 38-yard field goal to end the half, putting the Eagles within 2 points of the Packers heading into the second half.
EAGLES FIELD GOAL!
The Eagles spike it and will attempt a field goal
Hurts tosses it to Goedert but he can't get out of bounds and only gets 5 yards
False Start on Eagles' Goedert - 5-yard penalty, 2nd and 21
Hurts SACKED by Nixon for a loss of 6
Eagles take second timeout
Hurts gives it to Gainwell again and he dodges several defenders to pick up 10 yards for the 1st down at the Packers 14
Hurts hands it off to Gainwell, he picks up 2
Hurts pass to Smith is COMPLETE for the 1st down!
Eagles take first timeout
The Eagles are going for it on 4th and 3...
TWO-MINUTE WARNING
That will take us to the 2-minute warning in the first half.
The Packers are up by 5. The Eagles have the ball on the Packers 33, but they're at 4th and 3.
Hurts takes it up the middle for just 4 yards - 4th and 3
Hurts scrambles away, tosses the ball towards Wilson, incomplete - 3rd and 8
Barkley gets 2
Hurts pass caught by Goedert and he picks up 21yards to the Packers 40 - 1st down
Barkley picks up 3 yards - 3rd and 7
Hurts under pressure, throws it away - 2nd down
Hurts passes to Brown again and this time he makes the catch with Alexander on him, shoves him off and gets away - 1st down
Hurts pass incomplete with Alexander all over Brown - they get into a little shoving match there
Narveson kicks 71 yards into the end zone and Gainwell takes it 29 yards
It's Reed for his second touchdown of the night - the first was a big one but this one topped it. He ran it 70 yards into the end zone to put Packers ahead again with 5:11 to go in the first half.
Narveson's PAT is good from 38 yards!
False Start on Packers' Walker on the PAT attempt - 5 yards
PACKERS TOUCHDOWN!
Love throws into double coverage - incomplete, lucky again
Love slips again and NEARLY gets picked off! 2nd and 10
Mann kicks 65 yards - Touchback to the 30
Barkley took off 11 yards into the end zone for the touchdown and Elliott's PAT is good to put the Eagles back on top again with 5:34 to go in the first quarter.
Elliott's PAT is good!
EAGLES TOUCHDOWN!
The Eagles make the tush push successfully this time! - 1st down
Hurts runs it up 4 yards, runs into his own teammate - 3rd and 1
Hurts tosses it to Barkley and he makes the catch but hops out of bounds - 2nd and 5
Hurts pass DEEP to Smith for 25 yards to the Packers 22 - 1st down
Hurts holds onto the ball and slides after a yard - 2nd and 9
Hurts gets hit just as he gets the ball away and Brown makes the catch for 20 yards
Hurts under pressure by Smith and Gary, throws it away - 3rd and 8
Barkley gets just 2 yards
Narveson kicks it 65 yards - Touchback to Philly 30
FAILED 2-POINT CONVERSION
Narveson's PAT was good, but an Offsides call on Eagles' Carter called it back and the Packers decided to go for two instead.
Jacobs tried to run it in but was stopped short and the 2-point conversion attempt failed.
Reed shows off the speed! The Packers receiver took off for 33 yards into the end zone for the Green Bay touchdown!
PACKERS TOUCHDOWN!
Packers take final timeout
Wilson gets another huge gain of 18 yards, takes it all the way to the Eagles 33
Wilson takes it again, this time for 5 yards - 2nd and 5
Wilson takes off for 14 yards and he slips and slides at the end - 1st down at the Packers 44
Love pass is dropped for the second time by Wicks, slips on the grass - 2nd and 10
Mann kicks 65 yards to the endzone - Touchback (to the Packers 30)
Hurts made a short pass to Barkley and he took off 18 yards for the Eagles touchdown. Elliott's PAT was good to give Philly their first lead of the game with 12:38 to go in the first half.
Elliott's PAT is GOOD!
EAGLES TOUCHDOWN!
Barkley takes it again but this time gets nowhere, taken by Wilson and Slaton
Hurts hands it off to Barkley and he gains 12yards - 1st down at the Packers 17
Encroachment on Packers' Slaton - 6 yards - 1st down
Tush push fail
Philly attempts the tush push without Kelce for the first time and they don't get it - 4th and inches. They'll try it one more time...
Hurts gets rid of the ball at the last minute with Clark after him - 3rd and 1
END FIRST QUARTER
That takes us to the end of the first quarter in São Paulo!
The Packers lead 6-0 after two field goals. The Eagles have the ball on 2nd and 1 at the Packers 34.
Hurts tosses it to Smith and he takes it up 9 yards
Hurts pass caught by Smith, he takes it up 8 yards, taken down hard by Brooks and Walker but gets the first
Hurts scrambles for 2 yards - 2nd and 8
Hurts pass complete to Brown for 8 yards and the 1st down
Offsides on Packers' Clark, declined
Barkley pushes through for 5 yards - 3rd and 1
Hurts pass complete to Goedert for 4 yards - 2nd and 6
Narveson kicks 65 yards to the end zone - Touchback
The Packers got the ball back after a second Philly turnover and converted into a field goal yet again. This time, Narveson made the 23-yard field goal. Packers extend the lead with 3:01 left in the 1st quarter.
PACKERS FIELD GOAL!
Love pass to Watson is incomplete as he slips in the end zone - 4th and goal
Love pass to Kraft for 8 yards for the 2nd down and 2
Next pass is incomplete - 3rd and goal...
Love pass incomplete to Watson
Pass Interference on Packers' Doubs - 10 yards
1st and 10 at the 13
Packers take second timeout
Jacobs tries to push forward again and he gets it this time! 1st and goal at the 2-yard line
Dean and Graham swarm Jacobs and he loses a yard - 4th and 2
Love pass complete to Doubs for 10 yards just short of the 1st down at the Philly 4
Love tosses it to Reed and he picks up 9 yards - 2nd and 11
Jacobs takes it up 8 yards
Holding on Packers' Kraft - 10 yards
Hurts FUMBLES the snap! RECOVERED by Packers' Wyatt! Second turnover by Hurts in the 1st quarter.
Hurts pass to Goedert is complete but he gets just 1 yard - 3rd and 6
Barkley pushes forward for 3 yards - 2nd and 7
Narveson kicks 59 yards to the Eagles 6 so they have to return it. Gainwell takes it 10 yards to the 16.
Players are slipping everywhere on this soccer field in São Paulo. After Eagles QB Jalen Hurts threw an interception caught by new acquisition safety Xavier McKinney, the Packers were able to get close enough for a field goal. Rookie Brayden Narveson made the 31-yard attempt to put the Packers in the lead with 8:26 to go in the first quarter here in Brazil.
PACKERS FIELD GOAL!
Love makes the screen pass to Jacobs and he picks up 9 yards, well short of the 1st
Love pass incomplete to Wicks - 3rd and 20
Love pass complete to Musgrave but no gain
Packers' Walker gets a Holding call, lose another 10 yards - 2nd and 20
Gardner-Johnson gets to Jacobs, no gain - 2nd and 10
Unnecessary Roughness call on Eagles' Carter to give Packers 12 yards and the automatic 1st down
Baun makes the SACK on Love for a loss of 5 yards
Hurts' pass deep intended for Smith is INTERCEPTED by safety McKinney! He takes it back 16 yards to the Eagles 19.
Hurts pass is too high to Brown, incomplete - 3rd and 15
Eagles are on offense!
Barkley slips on this soccer field right away, loses 5 yards
Whelan punts it to the 10, bounces out of bounds
False Start on Packers' Tom - 5 yards, 4th and 11
Packers take first timeout
Love tries to repeat the TD play but this time to Watson and it's incomplete with rookie Mitchell all over him - 4th and 6
Penalties on both teams
12 players on both teams on the field - penalties offset, but the TD is called back
Love's pass long to Reed is GOOD for 38 yards and a TOUCHDOWN! But...there's a flag on the play...
It's Jacobs again but Baun takes him down for no gain - 3rd and 6
Love hands it off to Jacobs and he picks up 4 yards
Looks to be a slippery field...
Love's pass long to Doubs is complete for 19 yards and it's a Packers 1st down!
Love's pass complete to Watson for 4 yards - 3rd and 6 at the 39
The Packers offense is on the field!
Jacobs tried to take up the ball but Sweat got to him fast, taking him back a yard
There's a flag on the first play of the game with movement on the dynamic kickoff.
Illegal Formation on Eagles' Ringo after the Touchback
The Packers won the toss and have elected to receive!
Almost go time!
We're just about ready for the first dynamic kickoff of the game!
With Kelce gone, can Philly still pull off the tush push?
Jason Kelce was the Eagles' center for 13 seasons and became an expert at the brotherly shove last season. Now that he's announced his retirement and they'll be without him for the first time in years, Philly will face the Packers with Cam Jurgens at center.
While Kelce was an important factor in the tush push, QB Jalen Hurts was equally important and should still be able to pull off the move with Jurgens, as long as he can get the same kind of momentum that Kelce was able to generate. Will he? Time will tell.
What to expect from the Eagles offense?
The Eagles have a new offensive coordinator in Kellen Moore, but it's still a bit of a mystery as to what exactly that will look like.
The Eagles have a talented offense across the board, and tonight we'll get to see how well they play under Moore for the first time.
Meet Ronika Stone - the 6'2" fiancé of Packers quarterback Jordan Love
Eagles starting fresh
The Eagles had a devastating end to the season last year. After a stellar start, they completely collapsed towards the end of the season, giving up the NFC East title to the Dallas Cowboys and ending the year in a Wild Card loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
To start this year though, the Eagles brought on former Giants running back Saquon Barkley. With quarterback Jalen Hurts, star wide receivers A.J. Brown, and DeVonta Smith, Barkley joins a highly talented group of offensive players.
How will the Packers' new-look defense fare?
The Packers are feeling positive this season after defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley, along with his defensive style, has joined the team.
The Green Bay defense is also bolstered by safeties Xavier McKinney and rookies JavonBullard and EvanWilliams.
They've also got their two cornerbacks Eric Stokes and Jaire Alexander healthy at the same time. Tonight will be just their third start together in 29 games.
While there has been a lot of optimism surrounding this new defense, it will be put to the test tonight as they face the Eagles' challenging receiving corps headlined by wide receiver A.J. Brown.
Weather in São Paulo
In Brazil, the seasons are the opposite of the U.S. seasons. So winter is just finishing up and they're heading into spring.
Still, throughout most of the country, the weather is quite mild year-round without ever dipping too cold. For tonight's Eagles-Packers game in São Paulo, it's a beautiful 64 degrees, feeling very much like a fall football night in America!
Brazil bans X
Brazil recently enacted a nationwide ban on X, formerly Twitter, and that includes visitors to the country.
Obviously, this presents an obstacle for sports reporters in Brazil for the Eagles-Packers game, as X is one of the only social media platforms that allows for simple, real-time updates and reactions.
So what many reporters are doing is relaying the information back to people in the U.S. and having them provide the updates on X. Some of those doing so are the wives and children of the reporters.
The ban on X came about after Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes demanded that seven right-wing accounts be removed for posting misinformation about former president Jair Bolsonaro. Elon Musk refused to do so, despite having done so for other countries like Turkey and India. After threatening the takedown and shutting down the Brazilian offices, the platform was banned altogether.
Eagles vs Packers INJURY REPORT
The Packers and Eagles released their final official injury report yesterday with the Eagles in pretty bad shape ahead of their season opener.
Philadelphia Eagles Week 1 injury report
The Eagles have ruled out cornerback Isaiah Rodgers, who was limited in practice all week leading up to the game due to a hand injury. Linebacker Devin White was ruled out with an ankle injury on Wednesday and did not travel with the team to Brazil.
OUT
CB Isaiah Rodgers (hand)
LB Devin White (ankle)
RESERVE/PHYSICALLY UNABLE TO PERFORM (PUP)
S Sydney Brown
RESERVE/INJURED
DB James Bradberry IV
TE McCallan Castles
OT Le’Raven Clark
WR Jacob Harris
TE Albert Okwuegbunam Jr.
WR Ainias Smith
Green Bay Packers Week 1 injury report
Third-string defensive lineman Arron Mosby was ruled out on Wednesday due to personal reasons and did not travel with the team to Brazil. The Packers listed three players as questionable on Thursday: running backs MarShawn Lloyd and Emanuel Wilson and tight end Tucker Kraft.
Lloyd has been dealing with a hamstring issue and Wilson has a hip injury.
OUT
DL Arron Mosby (personal reasons)
QUESTIONABLE
TE Tucker Kraft (back)
RB MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring)
RB Emanuel Wilson (hip)
RESERVE/INJURED
CB LJ Davis
TE Tyler Davis
RB AJ Dillon
DL Jonathan Ford
LB Ralen Goforth
Concerns in Brazil
Although the energy and excitement about the game in Brazil is high, there have also been some concerns about security.
Brazil can be a dangerous place - it is ranked the 17th most dangerous country in the world by murder rate. It is ranked below Mexico, where the NFL has held games four times.
So, as a safety precaution, the players were warned not to do certain things like walk outside with their phone in their hand. While this is something that most U.S. Americans would do without thinking, there are several countries where that's just a bad idea, even some of the safe ones. This sort of warning came as a shock to some players, including Eagles cornerback Darius Slay, who said on his podcast that he didn't even want to go to Brazil anymore.
“They already told us not to leave the hotel. They told us we can’t do too much going on because the crime rate is crazy,” said Slay.
After some backlash, Slay has apologized to the Brazilian people in a post on X:
"I want to apologize to anyone I offended, that wasn’t my intention. I’m Looking forward to playing in your beautiful country and i’ve heard yall are very passionate just like our amazing Eagles fan. Just a few more days, can’t wait!!!!"
The São Paulo state government has said they will be providing extra security for the Packers and Eagles teams.
“Our policing will be beefed up during the week to secure the public’s safety for this historic match, with officers on the streets and avenues around the stadium, in public transportation, in the hotels and in tourist areas of the city,” the security secretariat said.
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The "green ban" in Arena Corinthians
Let's talk about this stadium! Home to São Paulo's soccer team Corinthians, the Eagles and Packers will play in the Arena Corinthians, also known as Neo Química Arena. I'm not sure if you're familiar, but the soccer fans in Brazil are pretty intense about their sport.
The Corinthians supporters are so serious about their team thatthey will fine any player who wears the color green, as it's the color of their long-time rival, Palmeiras.
As you probably know, the Eagles and Packers both have green as their main colors. And though it's the Eagles who would typically wear green as the hosts, they've instead chosen to get into the good graces of the Corinthians fans and respect the traditions of the stadium, choosing to wear white and black - the colors of the Corinthians soccer team itself.
The Packers, on the other hand, will be wearing their green and yellow jerseys, similar to the Brazilian flag.
As for the Palmeiras supporters, they'll be using this as a chance to go into the stadium proudly donning green. It seems we may see the creation of some new Philly and Packers fans tonight.
The Philadelphia Eagles are considered the home team in tonight's game in Brazil, while the Green Bay Packers are considered the away team. With all of the international games the league is doing these days, they had to come up with a method for who's "home" and who's "away".
Here's how the league determines the home team, what that even means in an international game, and why the Eagles were chosen as the hosts over the Packers.
A historic experience in Brazil
What an exciting night of football we have ahead of us! Not only is this game the first time the league has held an opening weekend game on a Friday in over 50 years, but it's also the first time the league has brought a game to South America, let alone Brazil!
The NFL International Series is the league's way of trying to spread the game across the globe, and it works. Since bringing the first game to London in 2007, the interest in the UK has spiked significantly. It's also a way for those who are already fans to have a chance to attend a game in their own country.
In fact, the sport is already quite popular in Brazil with NFL.com siting that there are 38 million fans in the country.
Welcome!
Boa noite, gente! Bem-vindo! Welcome to our LIVE text coverage of the NFL’s FIRST ever game in South America, between the Philadelphia Eagles and Green Bay Packers.
We’re here to bring you all the live coverage from São Paulo, Brazil, where the Eagles play host to the Packers at Arena Corinthians. Kickoff is at 8:15 p.m. ET and we’ll be here starting an hour before kickoff, all throughout the game, and through to the post-game fallout, to bring you all the latest scores, updates, highlights, and commentary.