On Friday night, the Eagles took on the New England Patriots in their second preseason game of 2014 ...
Harold Carmichael and Duce Staley pregame
WR Damaris Johnson
CB Brandon Boykin
Defensive backs coach John Lovett
C Jason Kelce and T Lane Johnson warming up
WR Josh Huff
WR Jordan Matthews
DT Bennie Logan
S Malcolm Jenkins
Eagles fans pregame
LBs DeMeco Ryans and Mychal KendricksÂ
The linebackers chat pre-game
TE Brent Celek
TE James Casey
Eagles fans made the trip to New England
LS Jon Dorenbos
P Donnie Jones
Eagles Chairman and CEO Jeffrey Lurie
K Carey Spear
K Alex Henery
RB Darren Sproles
The opening kickoff
DE Fletcher Cox
CB Cary Williams with the pick-six
Eagles celebrate after the score
A pile-up at the line of scrimmage
CB Curtis Marsh
LB Emmanuel Acho
QB Nick Foles
RB LeSean McCoy
DE Taylor Hart
LB Marcus Smith II
QB Nick Foles
QB Nick Foles
TE Brent Celek
Head Coach Chip Kelly
RB Darren Sproles
G/T Matt Tobin
WR Jordan Matthews
The Eagles offense celebrates a touchdown
QB Mark Sanchez
WR Jordan Matthews
DT Beau Allen
WR Damaris Johnson
The Eagles celebrate another score
DB Davon Morgan
QB Matt Barkley
LB Brandon Graham
An assist on the touchdown from Ifeanyi Momah to Arrelious Benn
All smiles after the score
QB Matt Barkley
RB Henry Josey
RB Henry Josey celebrates his touchdown
DE Alejandro Villanueva
RB Henry Josey
WR Damaris Johnson
DE Alejandro Villanueva
This gives new meaning to the term flag football.
Friday night's preseason game between the Eagles and the Patriots will be remembered for the yellow laundry that rained upon the turf of Gillette Stadium as the Patriots held off the Eagles, 42-35, in a high-scoring affair. There were 21 accepted penalties between the two teams.
As for the action on the field, quarterback Nick Foles and wide receiver Jordan Matthews bounced back from shaky starts last week in Chicago. Foles was 8 of 10 for 81 yards and finished his night with a nice 6-yard touchdown to tight end Zach Ertz, who did a wonderful job shielding safety Patrick Chung.
Matthews was the Eagles' leading receiver with nine catches for 104 yards including a 25-yard reception. After battling some drops in Chicago, Matthews didn't let anything hit the ground and did a great job catching the ball away from his body and running fast and hard after the catch.
The highlight for the defense came on the game's opening drive when cornerback Cary Williams picked off quarterback Tom Brady and returned the ball 77 yards for a touchdown. It was the end of the night for Williams who exited the game after the score with a hamstring injury.
The Eagles are 0-2 in the preseason and still have plenty to improve before the season opener against the Jaguars. The Eagles committed four turnovers on offense. On defense, the Eagles allowed the Patriots to convert 10 out of 15 third-down opportunities and allowed 476 total yards.
After Williams scored the first touchdown of the game, the Patriots scored three straight touchdowns all through the air - one from Tom Brady and two from Jimmy Garoppolo. Foles' touchdown to Ertz was followed by an amazing juggling grab by wide receiver Arrelious Benn, who also blocked a punt, to tie the game at halftime.
Mark Sanchez had a strong performance for the second-straight week completing 11 of 12 pass attempts for 117 yards and two touchdowns. His only incompletion was an interception on the first play of the second half. Running back Henry Josey, who saw a significant amount of playing time with injuries to Chris Polk, Matthew Tucker and David Fluellen, had 56 rushing yards and a beautiful 27-yard reception off a screen pass for a touchdown.
