Eagles fly over Rodgers-less Packers

Week 10
November 10, 2013 - 12:00 p.m. - FOX
Lambeau Field
Green Bay, Wisconsin

Packers 13 - Eagles 27

Life without Aaron Rodgers has begun in Green Bay.  And things did not look pretty in Titletown, U.S.A.

Seneca Wallace got the start for the Packers and became the fourth starting quarterback for the Green Bay Packers since 1992 (Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, and Matt Flynn).  Wallace, a 10-year veteran, was signed by the Packers a week before the season started to be the backup to Aaron Rodgers.

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Seneca's day did not last long.  Wallace injured his groin on the Packers opening possession, which resulted in a missed 53-yard field goal by Mason Crosby.  With basically the entire game remaining, the Packers were left with only one quarterback remaining on the roster.  Scott Tolzien, a third-string quarterback from the University of Wisconsin signed off the practice squad a week ago, was now the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers.

Despite Tolzien just joining the active roster, he played very exceptional for a guy getting his first NFL quarterbacking experience.  Tolzien finished the day 24/39 for 280 yards and a touchdown.  Tolzien, however, also threw two poor interceptions; but what can you expect out of a kid who has never played at the NFL level.  Tolzien is a gun-slinger.  He has a big arm, which could allow Mike McCarthy to open up his playbook more should Tolzien be the quarterback going forward.

The offense racked up the yards (396 yards), but struggled to put points on the board.  The Packers could not find a rhythm with Scott Tolzien at the helm.  And they couldn't find the answer in the red zone.

The defense continued to plague this team.  The defense could not stop Nick Foles, LeSean McCoy, or the big-play ability of the Philadelphia Eagles.  The Eagles had three touchdowns on the day and they were all heartbreakers.  Foles connected with DeSean Jackson for a 55-yard touchdown in the first quarter that was deflected by both Morgan Burnett and Tramon Williams.  Foles connected with Riley Cooper for a 45-yard touchdown and a 32-yard touchdown in the third quarter.  LeSean McCoy ran all over the defense for 155 yards on 25 carries.  This defense had several opportunities to stop the Eagles on third down, but failed time and time again to get off the field.  But they got dashed several times by Foles and McCoy in this football game.  And without Aaron Rodgers, the Packers didn't have a chance.

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