The Daily Numbers: 35-28 Christmas Miracle win for the Eagles over the vaunted Patriots.
14-0 lead for the Patriots in the 2nd quarter.
35 unanswered points run off by the Birds.
99 yard Pick-6 for Malcolm Jenkins when it looked like the Pats were ready to score.
3 return touchdowns to spark the Eagles rally.
2 special teams TDs for the Eagles.
1 blocked punt returned for a TD.
83 yard punt return for TD by Darren Sproles.
28 of 56 for 312 yards and 2 TDs for Tom Brady.
14 of 24 for 120 yards and 2 TDs for Sam Bradford.
2 straight losses for the Patriots after starting the season 10-0.
2012, the last time New England lost back-to-back games in the regular season.
248 yards of total offense for the Eagles.
3 straight drops by Patriots receivers after they recovered a fumble by Kenyon Barner that gave them a chance with less than a minute to go and 0 timeouts.
8 carries for 24 yards for DeMarco Murray.
0, number of games Eagles have won under Chip Kelly when they score 23 points or less.
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Just call it the Christmas Miracle. And please don’t tell me you saw this one coming.
I Don’t Get It: The genius Bill Belichick is being second-guessed for his decision to try an onside kick after the Pats took at 14-0 lead and looked to be on the way to a comfortable win. The Eagles recovered and used the field position to drive down and score to make it a game at 14-7.
Today’s Upper: Kudos to Malcolm Jenkins. He was in the headlines a lot last week for his comments about the coaching staff. He came to play on Sunday.
Quote Box: “Play angry.”
- Eagles owner Jeff Lurie’s advice to the team in a pregame speech.
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