Reactions To Eagles-Patriots
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In a corresponding move, the Eagles promoted Jonathan Krause, who made his first National Football League catch in the Eagles’ win over the Patriots, to the active roster, according to McManus.
“Chip really doesn’t coach the defense”, Jenkins said.
“I wouldn’t say it was a turning point, but it was another huge play by our special teams”, Kelly said.
“I got through the hole pretty clean and I dipped my shoulder”, Maragos said. “Again, I think I said, this is about as healthy as he has been since week two in Cleveland”. “We had Buffalo in a big game”.
Following the Eagles’ win over the Patriots, the below poll was posted for Eagles’ fans, and the results are clear, as 70% of the almost 2,800 fans who voted now think the Eagles will win the NFC East. “They were starting to lose in the beginning”, said Johnny Mink of South Philly. “He really came up big for us when we needed it a few times on fourth down tonight, made some big plays in the pass game, was good in protection”.
“We were talking to each other and we were making sure that nobody got discouraged and nobody was getting down on themselves”, said linebacker Brandon Graham, who had half of the Eagles’ four sacks.
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By the time Bill Davis had returned home from Detroit last week in desperate need of some time to decompress with his family, he had already watched his defense’s Thanksgiving horror show against the Lions three times.
COACHING: D. Bill Belichick’s team was coming off a loss, which usually calls for a bounce-back performance in New England.
Bradford, who was 4-for-9 for 18 yards after the first quarter, finished 14-for-24 for 120 yards and two touchdowns. We had New England, we didn’t get it done. While play in recent weeks has been discouraging, there are several steps that the Patriots can take that should help get them back on track.
The Patriots took a 14-0 lead midway through the second quarter before Belichick decided on the ensuing kickoff to have former rugby star Nate Ebner drop-kick the ball off. It floated behind the first line of defenders, where the Eagles fielded it at the 41.
For good measure, the shifty and dynamic Darren Sproles returned a punt 83 yards for a touchdown. New England’s second onside kick failed, but the Patriots stripped the ball from Kenjon Barner on third down to give Brady one more chance.
And while the Pats appeared to awake from their post-dropkick stupefaction with two touchdowns late in the second half, it wasn’t enough to salvage the game as the Eagles shocked New England to hand the Pats their first two-game losing streak since Weeks 2 and 3 in 2012.
Sproles, a pest as usual, ran 15 times for 66 yards and caught four passes for 34 more before the fumble.
It was Sproles’ second TD with a punt return this season and his fourth with the Eagles, tying DeSean Jackson for the club record. At one point in the game they were behind over 20 points. Philadelphia went into Gilette Stadium and picked up a season saving and career defining victory for head coach Chip Kelly with a 35-28 victory over the Patriots. It forced the Eagles to take a timeout or a 10-second runoff of the game clock.
“No one can do your job for you”.
Martavis Bryant hauled in four passes for 114 yards and a score, and DeAngelo Williams added 134 yards rushing as Pittsburgh shook off a slow start to dominate the Colts (6-6) over the final three quarters.
Doug Baldwin had two touchdowns and 94 yards receiving and Thomas Rawls (Central Michigan) rushed for 101 yards and a score for the Seahawks (7-5).