The Philadelphia Eagles have cut wide receiver Miles Austin

This cracked the game open against the Patriots as the Eagles continued to take advantage of poor plays by the New England offense and special teams. The third-year linebacker didn’t play every defensive snap, as he typically does, but he wasn’t eased back onto the field either, as conditioning didn’t prove to be an issue. While under pressure, he completed just 40 percent of his throws, and he threw two touchdowns and two interceptions for a passer rating of 53.3. “We would’ve kicked three points….That’s about as bad as you can do for a quarterback”. Philadelphia did little offensively, but it won 35-28 by scoring once on defense and twice on special teams. “I just think it’s wasted energy to talk about that when what we should be talking about is who our opponent is and let’s prepare to play them”.

The criticism of Chip Kelly might have reached a crescendo during the past two weeks, but the bandwagon could welcome passengers with the Eagles within striking distance of first place. Nineteen of those 24 yards came on one run. But the Patriots averaged just a hair above four yards per carry. The Eagles improved to 5-7 and moved into a tie for second place in the NFC East, a half-game behind the Washington Redskins, who play the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night. The Patriots pass a ton probably more than any other team so it comes as no surprise to see them utilizing a back that can make big plays for Tom Brady through the air. This was the case throughout the course of the late afternoon and early evening for New England. James White led a shorthanded Patriots offense with a career-high 115 receiving yards out of the backfield, while Danny Amendola posted seven receptions and 62 receiving yards plus a touchdown in his return to action following a knee injury.

Brady made it a 14-point game on a 14-yard pass to Scott Chandler, then the Patriots recovered an onside kick. Philadelphia went 59 yards to get on the board – Ertz making a nifty catch of a 5-yard pass in the back of the end zone. On third down, with a chance to run off all but 20 seconds left on the clock, Barner fumbled.

The Giants dropped to 5-7, seeing the Eagles pull level with them, and were left to rue yet another missed opportunity having led the game for a while in the fourth quarter. The 9-10 point-underdog Eagles were coming off three straight embarrassing defeats, the last two of which saw them give up a combined 10 touchdown passes and a whopping 90 points. It was the 71st 300-yard game for Brady, third-most all time. It was Brady’s first multi-interception game since the Super Bowl. The Patriots were 38-4 following a loss since 2013. Up 14-0, they attempted a rare dropkick with Nate Ebner that gave the Eagles a short field.