GREEN BAY, Wisc. -- Observed and heard in the locker room after the Green Bay Packers' 53-20 win over the Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday at Lambeau Field:
A crazy play: Eddie Lacy figured there was no way he was going to score when he caught a short pass from Aaron Rodgers early in the fourth quarter. But 32 yards later, he was in the end zone, thanks to a spin move, a handful of broken tackles and a goal-line push from teammate Andrew Quarless. "It actually was crazy," Lacy said. "I really didn't know if I was going to score. Q helped me out a lot, he pushed me in at the end. It was a crazy play." When asked about the play, Packers right tackle Bryan Bulaga just laughed and said: "Eddie's touchdown -- that's just ridiculous."
Back on top, sort of: The Packers' win, combined with the Detroit Lions' loss at the Arizona Cardinals, left both teams with 7-3 records, the best in the NFC North. "Aren't we a half-game behind?" Packers linebacker Clay Matthews said. That's right -- the Packers still aren't on top. At this point, the Lions hold the tiebreaker because of their 19-7 win over the Packers in Week 3 at Ford Field. "Obviously, we've got to take care of what's in front of us with victories against good teams," Matthews said. "But we've got everything we want in front of us now, and we've just got to maximize on that." That includes a Week 17 rematch with the Lions at Lambeau Field, which, at this point, is looking like it might decide the division.
Finding the football: Outside linebacker Mike Neal can't understand how a quarterback could fail to see outside linebacker Julius Peppers dropping into coverage. "I’m like, 'How do you not miss this dude, he's 6-foot-7?'" Neal said. "But he's a blessed dude. Plays fall into his hands, and he takes advantage of them." Sunday marked the second time this season Peppers returned an interception for a touchdown, this one a 52-yarder in the third quarter. He returned one 49 yards for a touchdown on Oct. 2 against the Minnesota Vikings.
