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Eagles force fumble on opening kickoff — and make Packers pay

The Eagles are off to a good start in the playoffs.

In Sunday's wild-card round matchup with the Packers, they quickly jumped out to a 7-0 lead thanks to a brutal blunder by Green Bay on the opening kickoff.

Packers returner Keyshawn Nixon was hit by Oren Burks on the kickoff and then fumbled.

Despite multiple Packers players being in position to scoop the ball, Jeremiah Trotter beat them and the Eagles regained the ball, setting up Philadelphia's offense at Green Bay's 28-yard line.

After Saquon Barkley had two rushes for 16 and 1 yards, respectively, Jalen Hurts found Jahan Dotson in the end zone for an 11-yard touchdown pass.


Keyshawn Nixon misses the first kickoff of the Packers-Eagles game on January 12, 2025. screen grab

Keyshawn Nixon misses the first kickoff of the Packers-Eagles game on January 12, 2025.
Keyshawn Nixon misses the first kickoff of the Packers-Eagles game on January 12, 2025. screen grab

After the extra point, the Eagles quickly took a 7-0 lead.

To make matters worse for the Packers, they were forced to punt on their first two actual offensive possessions of the game.

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