Ryan Grant suffered an injury and missed the entire second half Sunday, but Clay Matthews saved the day with a critical hit on fourth down, locking up a victory on the opening weekend of the campaign.
Grant is a big part of an offense that has Green Bay pointed in the right direction and among the sexy picks to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. His absence could have been deadly were it not for the emergence of Brandon Jackson, who filled in admirably as the Packers held on to fend off the Eagles.
That victory was still in question into the closing minutes, as Michael Vick came on in relief of injured Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb and erased most of a double-digit deficit, but Matthews made the defensive play of the game by standing Vick up on a fourth-and-short play with less than two minutes to go.
It was an intriguing matchup of two teams that figure to be factors in the NFC. Green Bay's play was uneven, but they showed glimpses of the team that many figure to be dominant. The Eagles were even more of an enigma, as it wasn't Kolb, the heir apparent to Donovan McNabb's throne, that led the comeback but rather Vick, creating perhaps the last thing Philly needs right now - a quarterback controversy after week one.
In the end, Ryan Grant's injury was anything but deadly and Clay Matthews sealed the victory for the Packers. Where these teams go from here remains to be seen, but for at least one Sunday, the Packers were the better squad.
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Grant is a big part of an offense that has Green Bay pointed in the right direction and among the sexy picks to represent the NFC in the Super Bowl. His absence could have been deadly were it not for the emergence of Brandon Jackson, who filled in admirably as the Packers held on to fend off the Eagles.
That victory was still in question into the closing minutes, as Michael Vick came on in relief of injured Eagles quarterback Kevin Kolb and erased most of a double-digit deficit, but Matthews made the defensive play of the game by standing Vick up on a fourth-and-short play with less than two minutes to go.
It was an intriguing matchup of two teams that figure to be factors in the NFC. Green Bay's play was uneven, but they showed glimpses of the team that many figure to be dominant. The Eagles were even more of an enigma, as it wasn't Kolb, the heir apparent to Donovan McNabb's throne, that led the comeback but rather Vick, creating perhaps the last thing Philly needs right now - a quarterback controversy after week one.
In the end, Ryan Grant's injury was anything but deadly and Clay Matthews sealed the victory for the Packers. Where these teams go from here remains to be seen, but for at least one Sunday, the Packers were the better squad.
Source:
Gather
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