The Philadelphia Eagles were manhandled by the Green Bay Packers Sunday, falling by a 53-20 score that somehow didn't manage to capture just how lopsided it was. The Eagles played so poorly Sunday, in the estimation of wide receiver Jeremy Maclin, that they would have lost to the 0-10 Oakland Raiders.
Jeremy Maclin says Eagles would have lost to Raiders Sunday
Instead, they got blown out by the Packers.
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"It's the National Football League, man. The way we played today, it wouldn't matter if we played Oakland, who hasn't won a game yet," Maclin told Andy Schwartz of CSNPhilly.com. "They would have beat the hell out of us too. We just didn't play well.
“We got our ass kicked,” he added.
Predicting a loss to the Raiders may be a little much. After all, Oakland doesn't have an Aaron Rodgers-led offense that's posted 50 points in back-to-back weeks, or big-play wide receivers like Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb who can combine for 238 yards or an improving defense that's becoming a nightmare in edge rushing.
But still, the Eagles were pretty dreadful. They converted just five of their 15 third downs and scored their only touchdowns after the Packers built a 33-point lead.
At 7-3, Philadelphia is still in good position to make the playoffs, but not if the Eagles keep playing like they did against the Packers.
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