On Monday night, the Philadelphia Eagles play the Packers in a monumental NFC showdown that could have a huge impact on playoff seeding at the end of the season. At 6-2, the Eagles are tied for the best record in the NFC, with the Packers just a half-game back at 5-2-1. Both teams currently lead their respective divisions.
For the Eagles, they have a sizeable three-game lead over the Cowboys in the NFC East. They still have half a season of football to play, but Philly should feel pretty good about their odds of winning their division.
On the other hand, the Packers are locked in a tight divisional battle with the Lions and Bears. Green Bay is just a half-game up on both divisional rivals, who sit at 5-3. Even the Vikings are just a game behind that at 4-4, and they already have wins over the Bears and Lions. Most expect the NFC North to come down to the Packers and Lions, but it’s truly anyone’s division right now.
In short, both teams need this game badly, not to just to win their own divisions, but also to keep pace with the Rams, Seahawks, and Buccaneers in the wider NFC race.
Philadelphia Eagles HC Nick Sirianni on the Challenges of Facing Micah Parsons
John Fisher/GettyGREEN BAY, WISCONSIN – NOVEMBER 02: Micah Parsons #1 of the Green Bay Packers warms up prior to the game against the Carolina Panthers in the game at Lambeau Field on November 02, 2025 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)
The Eagles have a lot of experience facing Packers ED Micah Parsons from his days in Dallas, and Philadelphia HC Nick Sirianni is all to familiar with him and the destruction he can inflict on an offense. He was asked about the challenges of facing Parsons now that he’s on the Packers.
“Yeah, Micah Parsons is a phenomenal football player that can hurt you in many different ways,” Sirianni said on Monday. “[He] just creates a lot of disruption, and I think sometimes you think of that only in the pass game — he creates a lot of disruption in the run game.”
“I think about a fumble that he caused in our game against [the Cowboys] in 2022. It had nothing to do with a pass play, you know. It was a run play. So, so much respect to the player and who he is. I just can’t say enough good things about him. I’m thankful that we only play him once a year [now] — well, we played Green Bay twice last year, so we’ll see how that goes.”
Philadelphia Eagles HC Nick Sirianni on how the Panthers Slowed Down Parsons
“Carolina did a good job of — I know they stayed efficient on first and second down, stayed out of some known pass situations where he can be even more disruptive,” Sirianni said, answering a question on how the Panthers were able to keep Parsons in check last week.
“But again, like I said, he’s disruptive in everything he does. And they’re doing a good job of moving him around, putting him in different spots. So you have to account for where he is, but it’s hard to account for where he is because they’re moving him around so much. So [I have] a lot of respect for their defensive coaches and what they’ve been doing there. But I can’t say enough good things about him, yeah he’s really good.”
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