Green Bay Packers: 3 X-Factors against Philadelphia Eagles
By Paul Bretl
Raven Greene
The Eagles’ offense has not been any good this season; in fact, they rank 29th by Football Outsiders’ DVOA metric. However, if there is one slight silver lining, it’s that while the receiver position has been in flux, the tight ends have found some success.
Over the last two games, Dallas Goedert has caught 12 of his 16 targets for 152 yards with two touchdowns. Richard Rodgers also has two touchdown receptions the last two weeks and has been a very efficient target this season, catching nearly 86 percent of the passes thrown his way. Lastly, Zach Ertz returned to practice a week ago and was removed from IR on Wednesday–we all know the boost he can provide this passing game.
For the Packers, Raven Greene has shown his full versatility this season, lining up in the box, in the slot, as the free safety, and even on the defensive line. But with a majority of his snaps coming in the box or the slot, he is going to be matched up with the Eagle tight ends quite often, and to prevent both Wentz and the Philly offense from getting going, slowing the production of Ertz, Rodgers, and Goedert will be key.