Eagles linebacker Oren Burks was fined $8,333 by the NFL for unnecessary roughness (use of the helmet) on his forced fumble on the opening kickoff of the Eagles’ 22-10 win over the Packers in the wild ...

Packers cornerback Keisean Nixon took a brutal helmet-to-helmet hit from Eagles ... The ball came loose, and Eagles linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. eventually emerged from the pile with it.

The Eagles recovered a fumble on the opening kickoff of their wild-card win over the Green Bay Packers, and the player who caused the fumble was fined by the league.

Linebacker Jeremiah Trotter Jr. recovered the ball ... citing his use of his helmet during the hit. As Nixon returned the ball, Burks lowered his head and made contact with Nixon’s helmet ...