If you’re a fan of offense, Monday night in Green Bay was ugly. If defense is your thing, it was a thing of beauty.

Two of the top teams in the NFC slugged it out on a cold night at Lambeau Field, with the Philadelphia Eagles coming out on top over the Green Bay Packers 10-7.

Every win in the tightly contested NFC is meaningful: According to ESPN Analytics, the Eagles’ chances of capturing the No. 1 seed jumped to 33% with the win; a loss would have dropped them all the way to 12%.

Eagles Edge Packers in Defensive Battle

Key injuries: Eagles linebacker Nolan Smith Jr.’s return from a triceps injury.

Biggest hole in the game plan: Offensive coordinator Kevin Patullo played it conservative for the most part, especially on third down. There were multiple occasions when Philadelphia opted to run it on third-and-long. The Eagles are up to 29 3-and-out drives resulting in a punt this season, the second most in the NFL behind Broncos (34). — Tim McManus

Next game: vs. Detroit Lions (8:20 p.m. ET, Sunday, NBC)

Green Bay Packers (5-3-1)

This game won’t be on any offensive teaching tape.In fact, the Packers might want to burn it.

In one of the worst offensive performances of coach Matt LaFleur’s seven seasons in Green Bay,his team didn’t score until there was 5:49 left in the fourth quarter.

The Packers have never been shut out under LaFleur, and it was only the third time they were held scoreless through three quarters during the coach’s tenure. One of those was Jordan Love’s first career start, filling in for aaron Rodgers.