Patriots shocked by Eagles

Connor Barwin #98 of the Philadelphia Eagles sacks Tom Brady #12 of the New England Patriots during the first quarter on December 6, 2015 in Foxboro, Massachusetts. LaFell also dropped a pass on New England’s final drive, costing the Patriots a critical first down. The defeat means that this is the first time since 2003 that New England has lost back to back games.

But he was guilty of two interceptions, calling the first one “bad quarterbacking” and the second “a bad mental error”. After finishing ninth in rushing last season as a team, the Eagles have dropped back to 13th this year. But Najee Goode swung the game’s momentum in the Philadelphia’s favor when he returned a blocked punt 24 yards for a touchdown that evened the score, 14-14, with eight seconds remaining in the first half. It was their first win over the Patriots in five games, including a Super Bowl, since December 19, 1999. Since the start of last season, the Eagles have scored 10 special teams touchdowns: Sproles’ four TD returns, four blocked punt returns and two kickoff returns.

“Sort of had a chance there at the end”.

The Eagles moved into a tie for second place in the division, a half-game behind the Washington Redskins, who play the Dallas Cowboys on Monday night.

Just eight days removed from talk of an undefeated season, the Patriots’ injuries began to take their toll. “It was ugly. But it felt good to get it. I think they knew we were going to be running the ball”. “Then, I just would have to make sure I finished the play”.

“Give them credit”, said Belichick.

After blowing a 14-point lead for the second straight week, the Patriots snapped out of it for a late charge in the final minutes. Brady threw a 14 yard touchdown pass to Scott Chandler, and got a Tom Brady quarterback sneak after a Patriot onside kick.

After the game, music was blaring in the Eagles locker room and linebacker Brandon Graham could be heard shouting to owner Jeffrey Lurie, “You fired me up today”. “So you’re aware of that”. This team is bound to bounce back and remind the rest of the National Football League that this team is only going through a slump and will be ready for the playoffs when the time arrives.

The Eagles had only 248 yards of offense, but it didn’t matter due to their excellent special teams play.

“They were prepared for everything we threw at them”. “So to come out in a meaningful game, for them to get it done in the fourth quarter we obviously learned some things”. The Cincinnati Bengals (10-2) hold the top spot due to their record in conference games while the Denver Broncos (10-2) are second by virtue of their head-to-head victory over New England.

Brady had thrown just four interceptions all season but Jenkins grabbed a deflection and gave the Eagles a 21-14 lead midway through the third quarter.

With Mathews missing his third straight game with a concussion and Murray continuing to be a 3.5-yard-a-carry disappointment, Chip Kelly chose to go fast and little against the heavily-favored Patriots, turning to the 5-6, 190-pound Sproles and 5-9, 195-pound Kenjon Barner. A few minutes later, Byron Maxwell intercepted Brady on a deep throw down the right sideline.

Having already recovered from a similar deficit, Philadelphia ensured that the hosts would not match their comeback as Jordan Matthews collected a Sam Bradford pass to make it 35-14.

And then the Patriots did exactly what no one expected. Zach Ertz had the ball in his hands but dropped it and the Patriots recovered, setting up a touchdown that made it 35-28.

NOTES: Brady had never in four previous games against the Eagles thrown an interception….

CHICAGO – Blaine Gabbert’s 71-yard touchdown pass to Torrey Smith after 2:10 of overtime gave San Francisco a most improbable victory over Chicago.

He is now third on the NFL’s all-time touchdown list, trailing Peyton Manning (539) and Brett Favre (508). Brady’s first ill-advised toss was intended for Danny Amendola at the goal line, as the veteran attempted to squeeze the ball past double coverage to the wide receiver.