GAME THREAD: GAME THREAD: NFL: PHILADELPHIA (5-5) at NEW ENGLAND (10-0)

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL PHILADELPHIA 28
NEW ENGLAND 24 9:37 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TD NWE
LAURENCE MARONEY 4 YD RUN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)

PHILADELPHIA 28
NEW ENGLAND 31 7:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 28
NEW ENGLAND 31 7:04 LEFT, 4TH QTR

PHI BALL ON PHI 8 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL PHILADELPHIA 28
NEW ENGLAND 31 5:30 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF

PHILADELPHIA 28
NEW ENGLAND 31

NWE BALL ON NWE 39 YD LINE
2ND AND 11</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL
PHILADELPHIA 28
NEW ENGLAND 31 0:19 LEFT, 4TH QTR

PHI BALL ON PHI 22 YD LINE
1ST AND 10</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 7 14 7 0 28
NEW ENGLAND 14 10 0 7 31 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER: NWE - TD, ASANTE SAMUEL 40 YD INTERCEPTION
RETURN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
1:22. NEW ENGLAND 7-0
PHI - TD, BRIAN WESTBROOK 1 YD RUN (DAVID
AKERS KICK), 8:22. Drive: 14 plays,
77 yards in 7:00. Key plays: Feeley
21-yard pass to Avant to
Philadelphia 44; Feeley 11-yard
pass to R Brown to New England 47;
Westbrook 5-yard run on 3rd-and-1
to New England 42; Feeley 15-yard
pass to Lewis on 3rd-and-7 to New
England 24; Feeley 2-yard run on
4th-and-1 to New England 13.
PHILADELPHIA 7-7
NWE - TD, HEATH EVANS 1 YD RUN (STEPHEN
GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 13:25. Drive: 10
plays, 78 yards in 5:03. Key plays:
T Brady 32-yard pass to Gaffney on
3rd-and-10 to Philadelphia 31; T
Brady 12-yard run to Philadelphia
19. NEW ENGLAND 14-7
2ND QUARTER: PHI - TD, GREG LEWIS 28 YD PASS FROM A.J.
FEELEY (DAVID AKERS KICK), 2:10.
Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards in 3:45.
Key plays: Feeley 13-yard pass to
Westbrook to Philadelphia 37;
Feeley 17-yard pass to Curtis to
New England 44; Westbrook 14-yard
run to New England 30. PHILADELPHIA
14-14
NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 23 YD, 8:18.
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards in 4:36.
Key plays: T Brady 10-yard pass to
Moss on 3rd-and-3 to New England
37; T Brady 11-yard pass to Moss to
Philadelphia 46; T Brady 31-yard
pass to Stallworth to Philadelphia
8. NEW ENGLAND 17-14
PHI - TD, GREG LEWIS 18 YD PASS FROM A.J.
FEELEY (DAVID AKERS KICK), 11:59.
Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards in 3:41.
Key plays: Feeley 27-yard pass to
Lewis on 3rd-and-8 to New England
39; Feeley 18-yard pass to Schobel
to New England 18. PHILADELPHIA
21-17
NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 19 YD PASS FROM TOM
BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK),
14:52. Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards in
2:53. Key plays: T Brady 6-yard
pass to Welker on 3rd-and-6 to
Philadelphia 44; 5-yard offsides
penalty on Eagles' Cole on
3rd-and-3 to Philadelpha 32. NEW
ENGLAND 24-21
3RD QUARTER: PHI - TD, REGGIE BROWN 8 YD PASS FROM A.J.
FEELEY (DAVID AKERS KICK), 11:34.
Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards in 3:26.
Key plays: Feeley 17-yard pass to
Smith to Philadelphia 39; Feeley
19-yard pass to Curtis on
3rd-and-10 to New England 42;
Feeley 16-yard pass to Baskett to
New England 26; Feeley 12-yard pass
to Curtis to New England 14.
PHILADELPHIA 28-24
4TH QUARTER: NWE - TD, LAURENCE MARONEY 4 YD RUN (STEPHEN
GOSTKOWSKI KICK), 7:40. Drive: 10
plays, 69 yards in 4:42. Key plays:
T Brady 12-yard pass to Faulk to
Philadelphia 44; T Brady 13-yard
pass to Welker to Philadelphia 31;
T Brady 16-yard pass to Welker on
3rd-and-9 to Philadelphia 14; T
Brady 10-yard pass to Welker to
Philadelphia 4. NEW ENGLAND 31-28

ATT:</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">** CONFIRMED **
NFL
PHILADELPHIA 28
NEW ENGLAND 31 FINAL</div>

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 7 14 7 0 28
NEW ENGLAND 14 10 0 7 31 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

1:22 NWE - TD, ASANTE SAMUEL 40 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
NEW ENGLAND 7-0.
8:22 PHI - TD, BRIAN WESTBROOK 1 YD RUN (DAVID AKERS KICK).
Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards in 7:00.
Key plays: Feeley 21-yard pass to Avant to Philadelphia 44; Feeley
11-yard pass to R Brown to New England 47; Westbrook 5-yard run on
3rd-and-1 to New England 42; Feeley 15-yard pass to Lewis on 3rd-and-7 to
New England 24; Feeley 2-yard run on 4th-and-1 to New England 13.
PHILADELPHIA 7-7.
13:25 NWE - TD, HEATH EVANS 1 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards in 5:03.
Key plays: T Brady 32-yard pass to Gaffney on 3rd-and-10 to
Philadelphia 31; T Brady 12-yard run to Philadelphia 19. NEW ENGLAND 14-7.

2ND QUARTER:

2:10 PHI - TD, GREG LEWIS 28 YD PASS FROM A.J. FEELEY (DAVID AKERS KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards in 3:45.
Key plays: Feeley 13-yard pass to Westbrook to Philadelphia 37;
Feeley 17-yard pass to Curtis to New England 44; Westbrook 14-yard run to
New England 30. PHILADELPHIA 14-14.
8:18 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 23 YD.
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards in 4:36.
Key plays: T Brady 10-yard pass to Moss on 3rd-and-3 to New England
37; T Brady 11-yard pass to Moss to Philadelphia 46; T Brady 31-yard pass
to Stallworth to Philadelphia 8. NEW ENGLAND 17-14.
11:59 PHI - TD, GREG LEWIS 18 YD PASS FROM A.J. FEELEY (DAVID AKERS KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards in 3:41.
Key plays: Feeley 27-yard pass to Lewis on 3rd-and-8 to New England
39; Feeley 18-yard pass to Schobel to New England 18. PHILADELPHIA 21-17.
14:52 NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 19 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards in 2:53.
Key plays: T Brady 6-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-6 to
Philadelphia 44; 5-yard offsides penalty on Eagles' Cole on 3rd-and-3 to
Philadelpha 32. NEW ENGLAND 24-21.

3RD QUARTER:

11:34 PHI - TD, REGGIE BROWN 8 YD PASS FROM A.J. FEELEY (DAVID AKERS KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards in 3:26.
Key plays: Feeley 17-yard pass to Smith to Philadelphia 39; Feeley
19-yard pass to Curtis on 3rd-and-10 to New England 42; Feeley 16-yard
pass to Baskett to New England 26; Feeley 12-yard pass to Curtis to New
England 14. PHILADELPHIA 28-24.

4TH QUARTER:

7:40 NWE - TD, LAURENCE MARONEY 4 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards in 4:42.
Key plays: T Brady 12-yard pass to Faulk to Philadelphia 44; T Brady
13-yard pass to Welker to Philadelphia 31; T Brady 16-yard pass to Welker
on 3rd-and-9 to Philadelphia 14; T Brady 10-yard pass to Welker to
Philadelphia 4. NEW ENGLAND 31-28.

PHILADELPHIA - NEW ENGLAND Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS PHILADELPHIA NEW ENGLAND

FIRST DOWNS 22 25
Rushing 4 5
Passing 18 18
Penalty 0 2
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-13-62% 10-16-63%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-1-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 391 410
Total offensive plays 63 73
Average gain per play 6.2 5.6
NET YARDS RUSHING 55 48
Rushing attempts 19 16
Average gain per rush 2.9 3.0
Tackles for loss-yards 3-5 4-5
NET YARDS PASSING 336 362
Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-9 3-18
Gross passing yards 345 380
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 42-27-3 54-34-0
Avg gain per pass play 7.6 6.4
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-0-0 6-2-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 3-36.7 2-41.0
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 38.0 41.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) -4 41
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2--4 0-0
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 6-137 4-112
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 3-41
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-18 7-44
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-0 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 4 4
Rushing 1 2
Passing 3 1
Interceptions 0 1
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 4-4
Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 4-4
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 1-2
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-3-100% 3-5-60%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 2-4-50%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 27:49 32:11


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PHILADELPHIA NEW ENGLAND

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B WESTBROO 17 52 3.1 14 1 L MARONEY 10 31 3.1 10 1
A FEELEY 1 2 2.0 2 0 T BRADY 3 16 5.3 12 0
J AVANT 1 1 1.0 1 0 H EVANS 1 1 1.0 1 1
K FAULK 2 0 0.0 1 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A FEELEY 27-42-345 3 3 28 T BRADY 34-54-380 0 1 42

Sacked-Yards Lost: A FEELEY 2-9. Sacked-Yards Lost: T BRADY 3-18.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B WESTBROO 7 40 5.7 13 0 W WELKER 13 149 11.5 42 0
K CURTIS 5 71 14.2 19 0 J GAFFNEY 6 87 14.5 32 1
R BROWN 5 45 9.0 12 1 R MOSS 5 43 8.6 11 0
G LEWIS 4 88 22.0 28 2 D STALLWOR 4 54 13.5 31 0
L SMITH 3 46 15.3 18 0 K FAULK 3 30 10.0 12 0
J AVANT 1 21 21.0 21 0 B WATSON 3 17 5.7 6 0
M SCHOBEL 1 18 18.0 18 0
H BASKETT 1 16 16.0 16 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A SAMUEL 2 40 20.0 40 1
J SANDERS 1 1 1.0 1 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S ROCCA 3 110 36.7 1 1 49 C HANSON 2 82 41.0 0 0 49

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R MAHE 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
B WESTBROOK 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
C BUCKHALTER 4 87 21.8 33 0 E HOBBS 4 112 28.0 41 0
J REED 2 50 25.0 28 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
D AKERS 4/4 0/0 S GOSTKOWS 4/4 1/2
Dist.: 23 (32)

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
B WESTBROOK 1 0 0 0-0
A FEELEY 1 0 0 1-0
N GRAHAM 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
O GAITHER 12 8 4 0-0 R HARRISON 8 6 2 0-0
J HANSON 8 7 1 0-0 E HOBBS 7 5 2 0-0
J THOMAS 8 4 4 1-7 A THOMAS 6 6 0 0-0
T SPIKES 7 5 2 0-0 M VRABEL 6 5 1 0-0
L SHEPPARD 6 6 0 0-0 J SANDERS 5 3 2 0-0
J REED 6 5 1 0-0 T BRUSCHI 3 3 0 0-0
M PATTERSON 4 4 0 0-0 A SAMUEL 3 3 0 0-0
B BUNKLEY 4 3 1 0-0 R GAY 3 3 0 0-0
B DAWKINS 4 1 3 0-0 R COLVIN 3 1 2 1-9
C GOCONG 3 2 1 1-3 J SEAU 3 1 2 0-0
D HOWARD 2 2 0 1-8 V WILFORK 3 1 2 0-0
S BROWN 2 2 0 0-0 J GREEN 3 1 2 0-0
T COLE 1 0 1 0-0 R SEYMOUR 1 1 0 0-0
R BAKER 1 1 0 0-0
T WARREN 1 0 1 0-0

Att: 68,756</div>

 

By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) - Asante Samuel made sure theNew England Patriots stayed in line for history.


The Patriots cornerback ran back one interception for atouchdown and killed a potential go-ahead drive late in thefourth quarter with an interception in the end zone as NewEngland held off the Philadelphia Eagles, 31-28, Sunday atGillette Stadium.


Just 82 seconds into the game, the Patriots had their sights seton another blowout.


Samuel, the featured Patriots player on the cover of the gameprogram, stepped in front of a pass intended for Brian Westbrookalong the near sideline and raced 40 yards untouched for thegame's opening score.


It was Samuel's first interception this season and third careerin the regular season for a touchdown.


The Eagles then showed that they would not be anotherintimidated opponent, putting together a 14-play, 77-yard drive,capped off with a one-yard hurdling run by Westbrook for hissixth touchdown of the season.


Tom Brady threw for 380 yards but was held to just one touchdownpass while A.J. Feeley, filling in for the injured DonovanMcNabb, threw for 345 yards and three TD passes.


Brady and the New England offense didn't get their first chanceuntil there was 6:38 remaining in the first quarter. ThePatriots drove the ball 78 yards in 10 plays, taking the leadagain when Heath Evans dove over from one yard, putting NewEngland up 14-7.


Feeley rebounded from the early interception and threw two TDpasses to Greg Lewis, one of 28 yards on third down and theother of 18 yards on a post pattern, which put Philadelphia up,21-17, stunning the crowd of 68,756.


The Eagles, sensing a rare chance to jump on the Patriots intheir own stadium, successfully executed and recovered an onside kick. But they could not take advantage and had to punt.

But Brady got the ball back with three minutes remaining andengineered a nine-play, 54-yard march, ending with a 19-yardconnection to Jabar Gaffney, who was able to drag both feet inbounds before falling out of the back of the end zone. NewEngland's 24-21 halftime lead was its slimmest all year at home.

Feeley's third touchdown pass of the night, an eight-yard striketo Reggie Brown on third down, gave Philadelphia a 28-24 leadwith 1:34 remaining in the third quarter.


Brady and Welker connected three times for 39 yards on a 10-playdrive that culminated with a four-yard Laurence Maroneytouchdown run with 7:20 remaining in the fourth, putting thePatriots up, 31-28.

 

NFL: PHILADELPHIA at NEW ENGLAND

<div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 7 14 7 0 28
NEW ENGLAND 14 10 0 7 31 FINAL

SCORING SUMMARY

1ST QUARTER:

1:22 NWE - TD, ASANTE SAMUEL 40 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
NEW ENGLAND 7-0.
8:22 PHI - TD, BRIAN WESTBROOK 1 YD RUN (DAVID AKERS KICK).
Drive: 14 plays, 77 yards in 7:00.
Key plays: Feeley 21-yard pass to Avant to Philadelphia 44; Feeley
11-yard pass to R Brown to New England 47; Westbrook 5-yard run on
3rd-and-1 to New England 42; Feeley 15-yard pass to Lewis on 3rd-and-7 to
New England 24; Feeley 2-yard run on 4th-and-1 to New England 13.
PHILADELPHIA 7-7.
13:25 NWE - TD, HEATH EVANS 1 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards in 5:03.
Key plays: T Brady 32-yard pass to Gaffney on 3rd-and-10 to
Philadelphia 31; T Brady 12-yard run to Philadelphia 19. NEW ENGLAND 14-7.

2ND QUARTER:

2:10 PHI - TD, GREG LEWIS 28 YD PASS FROM A.J. FEELEY (DAVID AKERS KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards in 3:45.
Key plays: Feeley 13-yard pass to Westbrook to Philadelphia 37;
Feeley 17-yard pass to Curtis to New England 44; Westbrook 14-yard run to
New England 30. PHILADELPHIA 14-14.
8:18 NWE - FG, STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 23 YD.
Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards in 4:36.
Key plays: T Brady 10-yard pass to Moss on 3rd-and-3 to New England
37; T Brady 11-yard pass to Moss to Philadelphia 46; T Brady 31-yard pass
to Stallworth to Philadelphia 8. NEW ENGLAND 17-14.
11:59 PHI - TD, GREG LEWIS 18 YD PASS FROM A.J. FEELEY (DAVID AKERS KICK).
Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards in 3:41.
Key plays: Feeley 27-yard pass to Lewis on 3rd-and-8 to New England
39; Feeley 18-yard pass to Schobel to New England 18. PHILADELPHIA 21-17.
14:52 NWE - TD, JABAR GAFFNEY 19 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 9 plays, 54 yards in 2:53.
Key plays: T Brady 6-yard pass to Welker on 3rd-and-6 to
Philadelphia 44; 5-yard offsides penalty on Eagles' Cole on 3rd-and-3 to
Philadelpha 32. NEW ENGLAND 24-21.

3RD QUARTER:

13:26 PHI - TD, REGGIE BROWN 8 YD PASS FROM A.J. FEELEY (DAVID AKERS KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards in 3:26.
Key plays: Feeley 17-yard pass to Smith to Philadelphia 39; Feeley
19-yard pass to Curtis on 3rd-and-10 to New England 42; Feeley 16-yard
pass to Baskett to New England 26; Feeley 12-yard pass to Curtis to New
England 14. PHILADELPHIA 28-24.

4TH QUARTER:

7:40 NWE - TD, LAURENCE MARONEY 4 YD RUN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK).
Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards in 4:42.
Key plays: T Brady 12-yard pass to Faulk to Philadelphia 44; T Brady
13-yard pass to Welker to Philadelphia 31; T Brady 16-yard pass to Welker
on 3rd-and-9 to Philadelphia 14; T Brady 10-yard pass to Welker to
Philadelphia 4. NEW ENGLAND 31-28.

PHILADELPHIA - NEW ENGLAND Final Statistics

TEAM STATISTICS PHILADELPHIA NEW ENGLAND

FIRST DOWNS 22 25
Rushing 4 5
Passing 18 18
Penalty 0 2
THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 8-13-62% 10-16-63%
FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-1-0%
TOTAL NET YARDS 391 410
Total offensive plays 63 73
Average gain per play 6.2 5.6
NET YARDS RUSHING 55 48
Rushing attempts 19 16
Average gain per rush 2.9 3.0
Tackles for loss-yards 3-5 4-5
NET YARDS PASSING 336 362
Times sacked: Number-Yards 2-9 3-18
Gross passing yards 345 380
PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 42-27-3 54-34-0
Avg gain per pass play 7.6 6.4
KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 5-0-0 6-2-0
PUNTS: Number and Average 3-36.7 2-41.0
Had blocked 0 0
Net punting average 38.0 41.0
TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) -4 41
Number-Yards: Punt Returns 2--4 0-0
Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 6-137 4-112
Number-Yards: Interception Returns 0-0 3-41
PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-18 7-44
FUMBLES: Number-Lost 2-0 0-0
TOUCHDOWNS 4 4
Rushing 1 2
Passing 3 1
Interceptions 0 1
Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 0
EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 4-4 4-4
Kicking: Made-Attempts 4-4 4-4
Passing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0
FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 0-0 1-2
FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0
RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 3-3-100% 3-5-60%
GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 2-4-50%
SAFETIES 0 0
TIME OF POSSESSION 27:49 32:11


INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS

PHILADELPHIA NEW ENGLAND

RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B WESTBROO 17 52 3.1 14 1 L MARONEY 10 31 3.1 10 1
A FEELEY 1 2 2.0 2 0 T BRADY 3 16 5.3 12 0
J AVANT 1 1 1.0 1 0 H EVANS 1 1 1.0 1 1
K FAULK 2 0 0.0 1 0

PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A FEELEY 27-42-345 3 3 28 T BRADY 34-54-380 0 1 42

Sacked-Yards Lost: A FEELEY 2-9. Sacked-Yards Lost: T BRADY 3-18.

RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
B WESTBROO 7 40 5.7 13 0 W WELKER 13 149 11.5 42 0
K CURTIS 5 71 14.2 19 0 J GAFFNEY 6 87 14.5 32 1
R BROWN 5 45 9.0 12 1 R MOSS 5 43 8.6 11 0
G LEWIS 4 88 22.0 28 2 D STALLWOR 4 54 13.5 31 0
L SMITH 3 46 15.3 18 0 K FAULK 3 30 10.0 12 0
J AVANT 1 21 21.0 21 0 B WATSON 3 17 5.7 6 0
M SCHOBEL 1 18 18.0 18 0
H BASKETT 1 16 16.0 16 0

INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
A SAMUEL 2 40 20.0 40 1
J SANDERS 1 1 1.0 1 0

PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
S ROCCA 3 110 36.7 1 1 49 C HANSON 2 82 41.0 0 0 49

T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20

PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
R MAHE 1 -2 -2.0 0 0
B WESTBROOK 1 -2 -2.0 0 0

KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD
-------------------------------------- --------------------------------------
C BUCKHALTER 4 87 21.8 33 0 E HOBBS 4 112 28.0 41 0
J REED 2 50 25.0 28 0

KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA
---------------------------------- ----------------------------------
D AKERS 4/4 0/0 S GOSTKOWS 4/4 1/2
Dist.: 23 (32)

O-D O-D
FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
B WESTBROOK 1 0 0 0-0
A FEELEY 1 0 0 1-0
N GRAHAM 0 0 0 1-0

DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD
------------------------------------ ------------------------------------
O GAITHER 12 8 4 0-0 R HARRISON 8 6 2 0-0
J HANSON 8 7 1 0-0 E HOBBS 7 5 2 0-0
J THOMAS 8 4 4 1-7 A THOMAS 6 6 0 0-0
T SPIKES 7 5 2 0-0 M VRABEL 6 5 1 0-0
L SHEPPARD 6 6 0 0-0 J SANDERS 5 3 2 0-0
J REED 6 5 1 0-0 T BRUSCHI 3 3 0 0-0
M PATTERSON 4 4 0 0-0 A SAMUEL 3 3 0 0-0
B BUNKLEY 4 3 1 0-0 R GAY 3 3 0 0-0
B DAWKINS 4 1 3 0-0 R COLVIN 3 1 2 1-9
C GOCONG 3 2 1 1-3 J SEAU 3 1 2 0-0
D HOWARD 2 2 0 1-8 V WILFORK 3 1 2 0-0
S BROWN 2 2 0 0-0 J GREEN 3 1 2 0-0
T COLE 1 0 1 0-0 R SEYMOUR 1 1 0 0-0
R BAKER 1 1 0 0-0
T WARREN 1 0 1 0-0

Att: 68,756 Time of Game: 3:08</div>

 

By Mike Petraglia
PA SportsTicker Contributing Writer


FOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) - Asante Samuel made sure theNew England Patriots stayed in line for history.


The Patriots cornerback ran back one interception for atouchdown and killed a potential go-ahead drive late in thefourth quarter with an interception in the end zone as NewEngland held off the Philadelphia Eagles, 31-28, Sunday atGillette Stadium.


The Patriots (11-0) had already clinched their fifth straightAFC East title earlier in the day when Buffalo lost atJacksonville. The Eagles (5-6) had their modest two-game winstreak snapped.


"We won the division, which was one of our goals to start theseason so that's an accomplishment that the team should be proudof," Patriots coach Bill Belichick said. "As I told our team inthere, in the end, they made enough plays to win the game andthat's something they should be happy about."


Just 82 seconds into the game, the Patriots had their sights seton another blowout.


Samuel, the featured Patriots player on the cover of the gameprogram, stepped in front of a pass intended for Brian Westbrookalong the near sideline and raced 40 yards untouched for thegame's opening score.


"A quick step, quick (coverage) drop during the game," Samuelsaid. "They tried to throw it out to Westbrook and I just readit and broke on it."


It was Samuel's first interception for a touchdown this seasonand third career in the regular season for a touchdown.

"That's what it's about, making plays in the NFL," Samuel added."You never know what kind of game you are going to have. Youtry to help your team out and playing hard for 60 minutes, andthat's what we did."


The Eagles then showed that they would not be anotherintimidated opponent, putting together a 14-play, 77-yard drive,capped off with a one-yard hurdling run by Westbrook for hissixth touchdown of the season.


Tom Brady threw for 380 yards but was held to just one touchdownpass while A.J. Feeley, filling in for the injured DonovanMcNabb, threw for a career-high 345 yards and three TD passes.

"I thought they played really well and I thought they executedreally well," Brady said. "I think as a team, I wish we hadplayed a little bit better but I give those guys a lot ofcredit. They've been in a lot of games this year. I'm proud ofthe way we played in the fourth quarter and overcame a deficitand came from behind and scored when we needed to."

Brady and the New England offense didn't get their first chanceuntil there was 6:38 remaining in the first quarter. ThePatriots drove the ball 78 yards in 10 plays, taking the leadagain when Heath Evans dove over from one yard, putting NewEngland up 14-7.


Feeley rebounded from the early interception and threw two TDpasses to Greg Lewis, one of 28 yards on third down and theother of 18 yards on a post pattern, which put Philadelphia up,21-17, stunning the crowd of 68,756.


"That was about the way I expected it tonight," Belichick said."Philadelphia is a good football team. They played well. Theydid a good job. It was a hard-fought game that came down to acouple of plays and I was glad we were able to make them."

The Eagles, sensing a rare chance to jump on the Patriots intheir own stadium, successfully executed and recovered an onside kick. But they could not take advantage and had to punt.

But Brady got the ball back with three minutes remaining andengineered a nine-play, 54-yard march, ending with a 19-yardconnection to Jabar Gaffney, who was able to drag both feet inbounds before falling out of the back of the end zone. NewEngland's 24-21 halftime lead was its slimmest all year at home.

Feeley's third touchdown pass of the night, an eight-yard striketo Reggie Brown on third down, gave Philadelphia a 28-24 leadwith 1:34 remaining in the third quarter.


Brady and Welker connected three times for 39 yards on a 10-playdrive that culminated with a four-yard Laurence Maroneytouchdown run with 7:20 remaining in the fourth, putting thePatriots up, 31-28.


"They gave us a lot of different looks, which was somethingdifferent than we are used to seeing," said Welker, who endedwith 13 catches for 149 yards, both career highs. "We justneeded to make some adjustments and make sure we are all on thesame page and seeing the same stuff out there."


"The credit goes to the New England Patriots," Eagles coach AndyReid said. "They're a heck of a football team. I'm proud of ourguys and the way they battled. We came up a little bit short,but it's something we can learn from and build from and we'll dothat."


The Eagles drove to the New England 29 with four minutesremaining when Feeley threw an ill-advised pass to the end zone,picked off by Samuel. Feeley's third interception came whenJames Sanders picked off a pass with 11 seconds to play to sealthe win for the Patriots.


"I'm just bitter," said a frustrated Feeley. "It's justdisappointing to come out there and be so close and come upshort like that. Personally, I take it on my back for theoutcome. I can't put myself or the team in a position like thatand turn the ball over."