Between Barkley and quarterback Jalen Hurts, the Eagles relied more heavily on the running game than any other team in the NFL this season, leading the league with 621 rushing attempts (36.5 per game). That’s the style of football that you want to be playing in January, as temperatures in Philadelphia are expected to drop into the 20s.

The Packers had a surprise playoff win last year over another NFC East opponent in the Dallas Cowboys. The Eagles had a disappointing first-round exit last year, but made the Super Bowl just two seasons ago, where they lost to the Kansas City Chiefs.

The Minnesota Star Tribune’s Mark Craig predicts who will win this weekend in the wild card round of the NFL playoffs and maps out the rest of the postseason until Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans.