From opening kickoff to the final play of the Eagles’ 22-10 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Sunday, fans in South Philly were fired up for the playoffs. At Lincoln Financial Field, former Eagles players — including Chris Long,

Jalen Hurts felt little need to defend his pedestrian numbers in his first game in three weeks because of a concussion. The 131 yards passing. The 36 yards rushing.

PHILADELPHIA − A.J. Brown was onto something when he was caught on the sidelines reading a book. The book, by Jim Murphy, was entitled "Inner Excellence." Brown, the Eagles wide receiver, knows a thing or two about excellence. After all, three straight seasons with at least 1,000 yards receiving certainly speaks to that.