The Philadelphia Eagles are 7-2 after beating the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Final score: 10 to 7.

The good news is that the Eagles won the game. Sitting atop the NFC playoff picture as the No. 1 seed, they still control their path to a first-round bye.

It’s also encouraging to see how well Philadelphia’s defense played in this one. Vic Fangio’s unit did the heavy-lifting by allowing just seven points and ultimately coming up with big stops when it mattered most. The newly acquired Jaelan Phillips had a big night in his Eagles debut with six total tackles, including a tackle for loss that created a fourth down stop on Green Bay’s penultimate drive.

The bad news, however, is that the offense really took a step back. Prior to the bye week, it looked like the Birds were starting to figure things out. Not really the case when you’re only able to score 10 points! For perspective, the Carolina Panthers just managed to score 16 points against the Packers in Week 9.

For a large portion of the game, it felt like the Eagles played way too conservatively. They continue to give up on third-and-long all too often, which isn’t just a Kevin Patullo play-calling thing. It’s also a philosophical approach set by Nick Sirianni.

But to say Sirianni was ONLY conservative wouldn’t be correct … because he got way too aggressive by opting to go for a kill shot on 4th-and-6 late in the game when a punt was the right call (as overwhelmingly favored by the analytics). Jalen Hurts’ deep incompletion to A.J. Brown gave the Packers a chance to take over at their own 36-yard line and drive for a game-tying field goal attempt. Their 64-yard kick ultimately didn’t have a shot. It’s been said here before that Sirianni’s decision-making process seems haphazard and this was just the latest example. The Eagles were fortunate that Sirianni’s blunder didn’t cost his team the win.

Next up for the Eagles: a home game against the Detroit Lions while on short rest. Won’t be an easy one.

Read on for a recap and stay tuned for BGN’s postgame coverage.

FINAL SCORE: EAGLES 10, PACKERS 7