It doesn’t matter if you win 10-7 or 40-37 in the NFL. All that matters is that you register the victory.

That’s the way the Philadelphia Eagles viewed their narrow 10-7 victory over the Green Bay Packers on Monday night.

It was a turn-back-the-clock game, the kind you might have seen in the 1970s before rules were added to bolster offenses. Neither team scored a touchdown over the first three quarters, and neither quarterback had 100 passing yards going into the final period. If you love defensive football, this was your game.

The Eagles got a Jake Elliott field goal in the third quarter and seized control in the fourth with a pair of explosive plays. First, a little swing pass from Jalen Hurts turned into a 41-yard gain thanks to Saquon Barkley. On the very next play, Hurts connected

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