Jahan Dotson has been mired in obscurity with Philadelphia, but the Eagles' third WR made his impact felt vs. the Packers.
Philadelphia Eagles WR Jahan Dotson delivered a shocking touchdown catch against the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card Game.
On the opening kick of Sunday's wild-card playoff game against the Green Bay Packers, linebacker Oren Burks drilled All-Pro returner Keisean Nixon, forcing a fumble that was recovered by Jeremiah Trotter Jr. Burks was a third-round draft pick by the Packers in 2018 and played four seasons for Green Bay.
Dotson's touchdown catch gave the Eagles an early lead, and they went on to beat the Packers to advance to the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.
The Eagles last saw the Packers in an odd regular season opener in Brazil. The Eagles won that game, but the Packers rebounded for a 11-6 season, losing Sunday to the Chicago Bears on a last-second field goal that saddled them with a seventh seed. Also, quarterback Jordan Love suffered an elbow injury and he’s now a question mark.
The Philadelphia Eagles jumped in front of the Green Bay Packers with the help of a fumble on the opening kickoff and a Jahan Dotson touchdown.
The Eagles only played a few starters against the Giants, including Dotson, tight end Dallas Goedert and defensive tackle Jordan Davis. Dotson said he was excited to play and be the No. 1 option on offense with Brown and Smith out, but the younger version of himself would have wanted to sit out.
At the beginning of the season, the Washington Commanders traded wide receiver Jahan Dotson to the Philadelphia Eagles in a draft pick swap. While Dotson didn't
Jahan Dotson scored his first career postseason touchdown and Saquon Barkley rushed for 119 yards as the former Penn State standouts each helped guide the Philadelphia Eagles past the Green Bay Packers in the NFC Wild Card game in Philadelphia on Sunday. It was a good day for the former Nittany Lions in Eagles green.
Bradberry's Eagles tenure was tainted by a bad 2023 season, but he was excellent in 2022, earning an All-Pro nod. Slay also made the Pro Bowl that season, and the Eagles had the No. 1 pass defense in the NFL. Maddox was still a good player at the time, but he couldn't stay on the field.
PHILADELPHIA -- The ball wasn't supposed to go to Jahan Dotson. It found him anyway. Dotson, who has been mired in obscurity as the Philadelphia Eagles' No. 3 wide receiver throughout the season, didn't exactly have his number called on the team's first ...
PHILADELPHIAJahan Dotson knew how most everyone felt about this game against the Giants, saw it in the way almost all of his Eagles team’s starters took the week off, felt it in the way ...