It was an ugly start for the Eagles and a convincing finish resulting in a 34-29 win over the Green Bay Packers in Sao Paulo, Brazil during the first-ever NFL game in South America. Typical early-season NFL games tend to be sloppy and this one was no exception with the teams combining for 17 penalties and four turnovers.
The hat trick included an 18-yard receiving TD on a wheel route in which the entire back seven of the Packers defense gravitated to A.J. Brown and Smith leaving Barkley to toy with linebacker Isaiah McDuffie. Baun's role certainly looked similar to what defensive coordinator Vic Fangio did with Andrew Ginkel in Miami last season.The drought is over with Brown starting 2024 with a five-catch performance for 119 yards and a 67-yard touchdown where the All-Pro showed off his awe-inspiring combination of size, strength, and speed by fighting through the contact of Jaire Alexander and then outracing the speedy cornerback to the end zone.