Earlier this week, the Green Bay Packers fell to 5-3-1 on the season with the team’s second straight loss after a 10-7 defeat at the hands of the Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
The Packers defense played a nearly flawless contest, limiting the Eagles offense to under 300 total yards while holding star running back Saquon Barkley to just 60 yards on the ground on 22 carries. While the Green Bay defense kept Barkley in check, there was one play where Barkley may have ripped off a long run if not for an illegal play from star linebacker Micah Parsons.
Late in the fourth quarter with the Eagles leading 10-7, Barkley took a handoff and flew through a gap in the defensive line before getting tripped up by Parsons, who whipped his leg out in an effort to keep the star running back from breaking off a long run.
After looking at the play, the NFL decided it needed to take action against Parsons, who was hit with a $12,172 fine for “Striking/kicking/tripping/kneeing.”
While Parsons is getting hit with the punishment, his head coach was proud of the way the Green Bay defense played in the loss.
"Our defense was outstanding. Unfortunately, just too many mistakes offensively to overcome it," Matt LaFleur said after the game. "You hold good football teams to 10 points you should win the football game, but obviously we didn't do enough offensively. We've got a short week. We can't feel sorry for ourselves. We've got to figure it out, come back and do better."
The Packers will now face off against the New York Giants.
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