That was a pretty great game by both teams!
The Eagles made the Patriots defense look just as bad as the Vikings last week... but the Patriots did the same to the Eagles. In terms of yardage by both teams, this was the biggest display of offense of the entire season. Tom Brady himself passed for over 500 yards, and Nick Foles passed for 373 for the Eagles.
Brady went 0-for-1 as a receiver, as the football just bounced off his fingertips on a trick play. At the end of the first half, the Eagles tried the exact same play, and Foles caught the ball and scored a touchdown.
Late in the game the Patriots seemed unstoppable and finally took the lead for the first time, but Foles turned around and led the Eagles back down field to take the lead back. On the next drive, someone swatted the ball out of Brady's hand while he was getting ready to score, and the Eagles ran more time of the clock and added a field goal. But even behind by 8 points with under a minute to go, one felt like it wasn't over yet. On the final play the Gronk had a chance to grab a jump-ball type pass in the end zone, but 5 guys in green shirts managed to bat it away from him.
An amazing game if you enjoy all-out passing offense. Terrible game to watch if you're a defensive coordinator. It was crazy.
-k