The City of Brotherly Love Eagles and Green Bay Packers looked like they were entangled inwards an old-fashioned shootout on Sunday Night Football. The biz went off the rails when Packers quarterback Hank Aaron Rodgers suffered an harm to his ribs and forced come out inward the indorse half.
The trauma seemingly occurred during the first off possession of the 3rd quarter when the Eagles sacked Richard Rodgers on 3rd downwards to personnel a punt. He played the next possession, and cobbled together a 10-play parkway that resulted inwards a theatre goal to dress the Packers’ deficit to 34-23. Cameras spotted Rodgers jogging off the theater of operations with the preparation staff, and he ne'er returned to the game.
Just having a strong clip eupnoeic and rotating my upper body,” Rodgers said after the game. “I was worried near a punctured lung, as well, so i wanted to let that checked out.”
X-rays did not reveal a punctured lung, but the Packers kept him out of the residual of the game.
Backup field general Jordan River Love looked nice in his succor visual aspect for the Packers, completing 6-for-9 passes for 113 yards and i touchdown. However, Love could not railroad engineer a comeback.
The Eagles held away the Packers to win 40-33. The Eagles improved to 10-1 and because the number one NFL team up to reach out the double-digit win mark. The Packers sunk to 4-8, including 1-5 on the road this season.
Packers Almost Eliminated from Playoff Contention
FiveThirtyEight projects that the Packers hold a 3% chance to measure up for the postseason, but they would have got to win all V of their remaining games including matchups against the Miami Dolphins (8-3) and Gopher State Vikings (9-2).
The Vikings are the only when team up inward the NFC Frederick North with a winning record. The Motown Lions are inward sec localize at 4-7, followed past the Packers in tertiary put with a 4-8 record. The Windy City Bears reside utmost shoes in the variance at 3-9.
The Packers are long shots at +30000 odds to win Super Bowl LVII, according to DraftKings.
DraftKings released a postseason special prop bet, and the Packers are -2500 odds to escape the playoffs. You canful back up the Packers at +1200 odds to qualify for the postseason.
Rodgers Fractured Thumb in London
Earlier inwards the week, Richard Rodgers admitted that he’s been playing with a lingering thumb injury, which occurred inwards early October.
In Week 5, the Packers flew overseas to child's play the New York Giants in London. The Giants foiled the Packers in overtime, but Richard Rodgers fractured his thumb during the 27-24 loss.
Rodgers was diagnosed with an avulsion cracking on his throwing hand. Cowboys signal caller Dak Prescott had a similar harm and missed quintet games, but instead of opting for surgery, Rodgers taped up his thumb and played through and through the pain.
I reckon I’ve had worse injuries I’ve played with,” Rodgers told vanquish reporters last week. “There would be a span plays every game, maybe a press stud somewhat interior or a collide with that mightiness jolt it a minuscule bit. Just dealing with the occasional form of softened pain and working through it.”
The Packers began the harden 3-1, but the overtime deprivation inward British capital sparked a five-game losing streak. Since Richard Rodgers fractured his pollex inwards Week 5, the Packers are 1-7. Their only if victory inwards that stretch out was a 31-28 overtime overthrow o'er the Dallas Cowboys inward Week 10.
In 12 games this season, Rodgers completed 64.8% of his passes for 2,682 yards and 21 touchdowns. He threw ennead interceptions this season, which marked the most picks he’s thrown since 2010.
Rodgers Dunzo inward Cheeseland?
X-rays taken at capital of Nebraska Financial Field inwards City of Brotherly Love did not reveal any fractured ribs, Rodgers testament undergo to a greater extent testing on Monday after the Packers getting even to Green Bay.
Depending on who you talk to, Rodgers might’ve played his shoemaker's last gritty with the Packers. At the least, the Eagles/Packers games could live the cobbler's last gamy of this season for Rodgers. If the Packers are not inwards contention for an NFC Wild Card spot, it would make water signified if the Packers unopen Rodgers downwardly for the rest of the season.
There’s manifestly a lot of other conversations that add up into toy in one case you’re eliminated and I’ll be undetermined to all those conversations,” Richard Rodgers told reporters after the game. “Pride comes to mind. Love of the game. But there’s other factors that, obviously, would amount into caper should we be mathematically eliminated.”
Then again, Rodgers has non let injuries slow up him pull down inwards the past, so if it’s upward to him, he’d same to proceeds to action as presently as he can.
“As long as I mark come out amercement tomorrow, i await to recreate this weekend,” added Rodgers.
Rodgers signed a moneymaking declaration file name extension worth $200 billion over quartet years, but the Packers could merchandise him inward the offseason. Rodgers has been linked to switch rumors involving AFC teams same the New House of York Jets, Las Vegas Raiders, New England Patriots, and Tennessee River Titans.
The San Francisco 49ers and New York Giants were also mentioned inward switch rumors, but the Packers will avoid trading Richard Rodgers to another NFC group discussion team.