Takeaways from Eagles' win over Packers: Jordan Love leaves with injury, Saquon Barkley shines

For the Packers to have any chance to compete in the NFC this season, they are going to need Love on the field and playing the way he did in the second half of the 2023 season. 

An injury that potentially takes him out for even a few weeks would be a lot to overcome. 

This game was sloppy

Maybe it was just the normal Week 1 struggles. Perhaps it was the field, primarily used for soccer, and the poor traction that led to some slippage. Or maybe it was both of those things combined with the fact that everyone had to take 10-plus hour flights earlier in the week to kick off a game at 9:15 p.m. local time in Brazil.

Whatever the case may be, this game was sloppy. Extremely sloppy. It started on the first drive of the game when a potential Packers touchdown was negated by offsetting 12-men on the field penalties, and continued throughout the night with poor footing, penalties and turnovers from both teams.

It was an entertaining game for sure. But it was not the highest-quality game these two contenders are going to play this season.

Saquon Barkley and the Eagles are a perfect match

The Eagles were hoping that free-agent running back Saquon Barkley could make a big impact on their offense this season, and he wasted zero time in proving that he can fo just that.

Barkley had a monster debut game. He finished with 132 all-purpose yards, including 109 on the ground, and three touchdowns.

Things got off to a shaky start when he lost his footing in the backfield on his first carry and lost five yards, but he was a constant home-run threat every time he touched the football after that. 

Another game without many kickoff returns

It is only a two-game sample size at this point, but Friday was a second straight early dud for the new dynamic kickoff return rules. After seeing just two kickoff returns in Thursday's season opener in Kansas City, there were only three kickoff returns on Friday as both teams instead opted to just boom the ball into the end zone.

Through two games, we have seen just five returns on 20 kickoffs. 

This will be a fascinating trend to watch unfold this season. 

Jalen Hurts has to limit the turnovers and mistakes

Hurts made some big plays down the stretch. He ended up throwing for 278 yards and two touchdowns while rushing for another 33 yards. But he also turned the football over three times, including a brutal interception in the end zone late in the fourth quarter that could have swung the game. He also fumbled a snap on 3rd-and-goal in the final minute, though Barkley jumped on it.. 

Turnovers plagued Hurts in the second half of the 2023 season and it was a big part of why the Eagles struggled. They were fortunate to overcome those mistakes on Friday. 

There were also some pretty obvious issues with new center Cam Jurgens as he attempted to replace Jason Kelce.

There were snap issues as well as two failed tush-push plays. He is trying to replace an all-time great, and there's no shortage of work left to do.