The Yardstick for this game remained at 17 points in favor of the Patriots at kickoff. After falling down 7-0 on an Asante Samuel intereption return for a touchdown, AJ Feeley has taken the Eagles down the field twice in a row for scores. With a rushing touchdown, the score is 14-14 in the second. The Patriots have gotten the ball back after a successful onside kick resulted in a three-and-out for Philly.
Field Goal Alert!!! Halfway through the second quarter, the Eagles forced the Patriots to kick a field goal, after holding them with goal-to-go.None of us here could remember the last time New England had to kick a field goal. 17-14.
7:20 remaining and New England just went up 31-28 on a Maroney run from four yards out.
Phiully takes the lead, 21-17, with under three to go in the half. Madden and Michaels are slightly shocked, but happily so, I think. Where’s Moss? Brady has not had this much pressure on him at any point yet this year, and Philly is going with just a three-man front. I think even the crowd at Gillette is excited, if just because there’s actually a game for them.
End of 1st Half: With eight seconds remaining in the half, Brady tossed his 39th touchdown pass of the year. Madden and Michaels were shocked that the replay booth did not review the play, but it would have been a waste of time. Gaffney had it in bounds. How they can’t see that is beyond me, but their way of thinking is probably that they want to get an extra commercial break for the network. Regardless, I’m sure all the Patriot-haters will jump all over it as if it were a conspiracy theory unmatched since the Kennedy assassination. Hopefully tomorrow’s Miami at Pittsburgh game can provide half this much entertainment. 24-21 at the half.
Eagles Up 28-24: With less than two bucks left in the third, Feeley, who’s rating is higher than Brady’s, tosses a score to Reggie Brown for the go-ahead. Now, this is a game!
With 7:20 left, NE goes ahead 31-28 on a four-yard score by Maroney. With 3:52 left, Samuel, who just missed his second INT of the game a few plays before, gets it in the end zone. Philly needs to stop NE on 3rd-and-1 with 2:27 remaining…Light takes a false start. 3rd-and-six.
1st-and-ten. Philly takes their last time out. Ball on New England 40-yard line. So much for covering the biggest spread in NFL history. These Eagles played like they know how to play in the NFL If they had played this way all year, they’d be in discussions involving the Packers and Dallas…next year. Patriots 31-Eagles 28. FINAL. Great game! Thank you, football gods.
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