The NFL’s first recreation in Brazil options two NFC groups on the rise on Friday night time.
Jalen Hurts and the Philadelphia Eagles will face Jordan Love and the Inexperienced Bay Packers at Corinthians Area in San Paulo.
Hurts and the Eagles start the season after an early exit within the postseason final season, after reaching the Tremendous Bowl in 2022-23.
Love and the Packers put the world on discover within the playoffs final yr, upending the Dallas Cowboys earlier than falling to the NFC champion San Francisco 49ers.
The Packers and Eagles will seemingly be playoff contenders this season, providing an thrilling Friday night time matchup in South America to start the 2024 NFL season.
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Packers vs. Eagles betting odds
The Eagles (-150) are the moneyline favourite, whereas the Packers (+125) are a slight underdog. The over/underneath is ready at 48.5 factors, with the Eagles favored by 3 factors, in accordance with BETMGM.
The NFL performs its first recreation in Brazil
The NFL will play its first recreation in Brazil on Friday, because the league continues to develop its footprint internationally with an entrance in South America. Brazil is a key marketplace for the NFL, which has performed video games in England, Germany and Mexico lately. The league will play a recreation in Madrid in 2025.
“Bringing the NFL to new continents, nations and cities around the globe is a essential factor of our plan to proceed to develop the sport globally,” NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell mentioned in an announcement when the sport was first introduced final December.
“Brazil has established itself as a key marketplace for the NFL, and we’re excited to be enjoying in Brazil and São Paulo for the primary time in 2024. We stay up for working with the town of São Paulo, SP Turis and Corinthians Area to ship a world-class recreation day expertise for this passionate and rising fan base.”
Highlight on the quarterbacks: Jordan Love vs. Jalen Hurts
Hurts enters his fifth NFL season because the Eagles’ $51 million starter. Solely Patrick Mahomes (36) and Josh Allen (35) have extra wins than Hurts (33) because the begin of the 2021 season. Search for Hurts to develop his management function this season after longtime middle Jason Kelce retired. However a return to the playoffs is crucial for Philadelphia.
Love enters his second season as Packers starter (fifth total) after signing the richest contract for a quarterback in NFL historical past (4 years, $220 million) this offseason. Love will make a league-high $55 million this season, with excessive expectations after a torrid playoff run final season. The Packers beat the Cowboys 48-32, however misplaced to the 49ers 24-21 earlier than the NFL title recreation.
Participant to look at: Eagles RB Saquon Barkley
Working again Saquon Barkley was the face of the New York Giants. Now, he’s enjoying for the Eagles after signing a three-year, $37.75 million deal this offseason. He’ll bolster an offense behind Hurts with dynamic receivers A.J. Brown and DeVonta Smith. The Eagles might lean on their run recreation behind Hurts and Barkley to maintain the Packers’ offense off the sector throughout their opener.
Predictions for Friday’s Eagles-Packers recreation
Listed here are the USA TODAY Sports activities employees’s predictions for Friday’s Brazil recreation:
- Jarrett Bell: Packers 27-24
- Chris Bumbaca: Packers 30-27
- Nate Davis: Packers 27-23
- Safid Deen: Eagles 27-23
- Tyler Dragon: Eagles 26-21
- Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz: Packers
- Lorenzo Reyes: Packers 24-20
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