Green Bay Packers 21, Philadelphia Eagles 16
The Packers outplayed the Eagles on both sides of the ball but they didn’t put the Eagles away until Tramon Williams picked off a Michael Vick pass in the end zone on the Eagles’ last play. Aaron Rodgers was very efficient in this game moving the ball around to 9 different receivers. He completed 18 of 27 passes for 180 yards with 3 TD passes and 0 INTs. He also carried the ball 3 times for 4 yards (1.3 ypc) in this game. Rookie James Starks had a HUGE game for the Packers today! Starks carried the ball 23 times for 123 yards (5.3 ypc) and he also caught 2 passes for 9 yards (4.5 avg). Brandon Jackson only carried the ball 3 times for 10 yards (3.3 ypc) but he also caught 2 passes for 27 yards (13.5 avg) with a TD grab. John Kuhn only rushed for 1 yard on 3 carries (0.3 ypc) but he also added 3 catches for 33 yards (11.0 avg) today. Donald Driver (5 rec, 56 yards), James Jones (1 rec, 9 yards, TD) and TE Tom Crabtree (1 rec, 7 yards, TD) led the way in the passing game for the Packers today. The Packers finished up with 138 yards rushing on 32 carries (4.3 ypc) and they also completed 18 of 27 passes for 171 yards as they had possession of the ball for 32:00.
CBs Charles Woodson (6 tackles) and Tramon Williams (4 tackles, 1 pass defensed and 1 interception) led the way for the Packers’ D in this game. The Eagles finished up with 82 yards rushing on 21 carries (3.9 ypc) and they also completed 20 of 36 passes for 270 yards. The Packers will move on to take on the Atlanta Falcons at the Georgia Dome next weekend.

