NFC Divisional: Green Bay Packers at Philadelphia Eagles (Lincoln Financial Field), with a Conference Championship spot at stake. Kickoff time: 4:46pm. Winner advances to the Conference Championship. The losing team's season is over.
The divisional round is where the bracket is supposed to take its real shape. Green Bay Packers traveling to Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field, with the league watching to see whether the better team or the better matchup wins. Bye-week home favorites carry the weight of expectation; the visiting wild-card winner walks in with no one expecting them and nothing to lose.
The bracket has narrowed to the teams that survived the regular season. Green Bay Packers and Philadelphia Eagles are two of them; the rest of the league is in scouting mode for the offseason. What happens in Lincoln Financial Field shifts the rest of the tree: a road favorite winning rearranges seeding expectations; a home upset shows the bracket math underweights heart.
Green Bay Packers versus Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Divisional. The teams who reach this round have already proven they survive a long schedule; the stats that matter most now are the ones that compress: scoring differential, red-zone efficiency, turnover margin. At this stage of the year, the simple math is that defenses tighten and the team that protects the ball wins more often than the team that scores the most. Whichever side of Green Bay Packers-Philadelphia Eagles cleans up the careless plays first usually walks out with the result. Conservative-game expectations should not surprise the reader; both staffs know exactly what worked all season and will lean hard on what travels. The early answer is the kicking game, where any swing of field position compounds.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 14-2 | W12 |
| Miami Dolphins | 10-6 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 6-10 | L3 |
| New York Jets | 6-10 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 10-6 | W2 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 8-8 | L2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 6-10 | L1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 12-4 | W1 |
| Tennessee Titans | 12-4 | W3 |
| Houston Texans | 5-11 | L4 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 5-11 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Kansas City Chiefs | 13-3 | W1 |
| Denver Broncos | 10-6 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 4-12 | L2 |
| San Diego Chargers | 4-12 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Rams | 12-4 | L1 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 10-6 | W2 |
| San Francisco 49ers | 7-9 | L1 |
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-12 | -- |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Philadelphia Eagles | 12-4 | W1 |
| Dallas Cowboys | 10-6 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 5-11 | L3 |
| New York Giants | 4-12 | L8 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 10-6 | W4 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 9-7 | L1 |
| Chicago Bears | 7-9 | L1 |
| Detroit Lions | 5-11 | W1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 11-5 | W3 |
| New Orleans Saints | 8-8 | W1 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 7-9 | L2 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 5-11 | W2 |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Green Bay Packers | 14 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1414141717 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 0771720 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Packers | Robert Ferguson 40 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 7-0 |
| Packers | Robert Ferguson 17 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) | 14-0 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Duce Staley 7 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick) | 14-7 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| No scoring this quarter. | ||
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Eagles | Todd Pinkston 12 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick) | 14-14 |
| Packers | Ryan Longwell 21 yard field goal | 17-14 |
| Eagles | David Akers 37 yard field goal | 17-17 |
| OT | ||
| Eagles | David Akers 31 yard field goal | 17-20 |
| Packers | Eagles | |
|---|---|---|
| Team totals | ||
| First Downs | 16 | 19 |
| Total Yards | 381 | 363 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Passing | ||
| Comp/Att | 15/28 | 21/39 |
| Pass yards | 180 | 248 |
| Pass TD | 2 | 2 |
| Interceptions | 1 | 0 |
| Sacks taken | 1 | 8 |
| Sack yards lost | 9 | 49 |
| Net pass yards | 171 | 199 |
| Rushing | ||
| Rushes | 37 | 25 |
| Rush yards | 210 | 164 |
| Rush TD | 0 | 0 |
| Discipline | ||
| Fumbles | 0 | 3 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 1 |
| Penalties | 6 | 3 |
| Penalty yards | 45 | 25 |
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | |||||
| Brett Favre | 15/28 | 180 | 2 | 1 | |
| PHI | |||||
| Donovan McNabb | 21/39 | 248 | 2 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Ahman Green | 25 | 156 | 0 | 33 |
| Najeh Davenport | 9 | 42 | 0 | 12 |
| Tony Fisher | 2 | 9 | 0 | 7 |
| Brett Favre | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| PHI | ||||
| Donovan McNabb | 11 | 107 | 0 | 41 |
| Duce Staley | 5 | 45 | 0 | 22 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 9 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GNB | ||||
| Robert Ferguson | 4 | 65 | 2 | 40 |
| Javon Walker | 1 | 44 | 0 | 44 |
| Donald Driver | 2 | 25 | 0 | 19 |
| Ahman Green | 3 | 16 | 0 | 8 |
| Tony Fisher | 2 | 13 | 0 | 11 |
| Wesley Walls | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Bubba Franks | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| William Henderson | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| PHI | ||||
| Todd Pinkston | 7 | 95 | 1 | 45 |
| Freddie Mitchell | 2 | 37 | 0 | 28 |
| Chad Lewis | 4 | 37 | 0 | 12 |
| L.J. Smith | 2 | 31 | 0 | 23 |
| Duce Staley | 3 | 26 | 1 | 15 |
| James Thrash | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Reno Mahe | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| Correll Buckhalter | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
Philadelphia Eagles defeated Green Bay Packers 20-17 at Lincoln Financial Field in the NFC Divisional. The final scoring play was Eagles: David Akers 31 yard field goal. The result came down to the final possession; Philadelphia Eagles won by 3. Top line of the day: Donovan McNabb: 248 pass yards on 21-of-39, 2 TD, 0 INT. Philadelphia Eagles move on to the conference final.
Philadelphia Eagles walked out of Lincoln Financial Field as the team that survived an NFC Divisional Green Bay Packers will replay in its head for the entire offseason. The scoreboard says 20-17. The game stayed within 3 points throughout, the kind of contest where every drive felt like a referendum and every defensive stop carried twice its usual weight. The final scoring play came from Eagles: David Akers 31 yard field goal. Whether it was the game-decider or just the period at the end of the sentence depends on what the camera caught earlier. Philadelphia Eagles move on to a conference championship.
Philadelphia Eagles 20, Green Bay Packers 17. Round: NFC Divisional. Attendance: 67707. Q1: 2 scoring plays. Q2: 1 scoring play. Q4: 3 scoring plays. OT: 1 scoring play. Top performers: - Donovan McNabb: 248 pass yards on 21-of-39, 2 TD, 0 INT - Ahman Green: 156 rush yards on 25 carries - Todd Pinkston: 7 catches for 95 yards
NFC Divisional, played at Lincoln Financial Field. Final: Green Bay Packers 17, Philadelphia Eagles 20, with Philadelphia Eagles taking the result by 3. **First quarter**
- Packers: Robert Ferguson 40 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick) - Packers: Robert Ferguson 17 yard pass from Brett Favre ( Ryan Longwell kick)
**Second quarter**
- Eagles: Duce Staley 7 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick)
**Fourth quarter**
- Eagles: Todd Pinkston 12 yard pass from Donovan McNabb ( David Akers kick) - Packers: Ryan Longwell 21 yard field goal - Eagles: David Akers 37 yard field goal
**Overtime**
- Eagles: David Akers 31 yard field goal
**Top performers**
- Donovan McNabb: 248 pass yards on 21-of-39, 2 TD, 0 INT - Ahman Green: 156 rush yards on 25 carries - Todd Pinkston: 7 catches for 95 yards
A 3-point margin in NFC Divisional is the kind of result that defines reputations on both sidelines.