PHILADELPHIA -- The Eagles could not have dreamed up a better start.
On the opening kick of Sunday's wild-card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, linebacker Oren Burks drilled All-Pro returner Keisean Nixon, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Burks was a third-round pick by the Packers in 2018 and played four seasons for the Packers.
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— Philadelphia Eagles (@Eagles) January 12, 2025
Three plays later, quarterback Jalen Hurts -- back from a concussion that sidelined him the last two games -- found a wide open Jahan Dotson in the back of the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown that put the home team up 7-0.