After the first quarter of play, the Eagles and Patriots both remain tied, 0-0, but New England is within scoring range at the Philadelphia 4-yard line. However, on the offensive side of the ball, the Eagles have looked more productive in the opening 15 minutes than in previous weeks. Take a look at the key takeaways from the start of the game ...
Running Backs Make Impact
In the opening 15 minutes, the Eagles worked to establish the run game and were successful using all three active backs in Kenjon Barner, DeMarco Murray and Darren Sproles. Sproles got the game started with an 8-yard carry on the opening play of the game and continued his dominance on the field throughout the first quarter. He had three carries for 28 rushing yards and three receptions for another 14 yards.
Barner and Murray added 7 and 19 yards respectively, and the Eagles finished the quarter with 53 yards on the ground. It accounted for the majority of the team's total 71 yards of offense thus far.
Barwin With A Pair Of Sacks
Connor Barwin looked to add some life into the Eagles' defense and both registered sacks of quarterback Tom Brady. Barwin's first sack came at the 10:20 mark of the quarter and Brady lost 7 yards on the play. New England was forced to punt from its own 30-yard line after a failed third-down attempt. His second came on the following New England drive, forcing another loss of 7. Once again, Brady and the Patriots were forced to punt.
Bradford Is Back
In his first start since sustaining a concussion and left shoulder injury in the game against Miami, Sam Bradford went 4-of-9 for 18 yards in the first quarter. He connected with Sproles on three occasions and also threw to Zach Ertz, who is playing in his first game back from a concussion, for a gain of 4 yards.
The Eagles traveled to New England to face the Patriots in Week 13. View the full gallery here...
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/zb6ahqr7kftvbureqcti.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![WR Jordan Matthews](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/mhzktcws0zmugk3gaexi.jpg)
WR Jordan Matthews
![RB DeMarco Murray](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/jrekkh1r8pgd0wu8ukbc.jpg)
RB DeMarco Murray
![DB Walter Thurmond](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/g69yarx05j4sw9zcopbb.jpg)
DB Walter Thurmond
![T Jason Peters](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/xptko0gcjojls76ljnmy.jpg)
T Jason Peters
![LB Najee Goode](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/jocjcrghvonfli4fl9y7.jpg)
LB Najee Goode
![QB Sam Bradford](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ui6txgjvn5tbcia9mbl8.jpg)
QB Sam Bradford
![LB Connor Barwin](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/lkgfk1mdagvbgf6w5wqg.jpg)
LB Connor Barwin
![T Matt Tobin](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/jltkaqw6x2z6jfxphylt.jpg)
T Matt Tobin
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/m60iawwuwqvszxv72uvb.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![QB Sam Bradford](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/zk2xhdx5gp7kssqs3ud6.jpg)
QB Sam Bradford
![TE Zach Ertz](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/cvvk7ftwzqqiv5pyqgpf.jpg)
TE Zach Ertz
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![LB Connor Barwin](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/qkvdpqs8ip84guzvh6kq.jpg)
LB Connor Barwin
![LB Connor Barwin](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/zbahpz2nrd8bfkygcpu2.jpg)
LB Connor Barwin
![DE Fletcher Cox, LB Connor Barwin, DE Brandon Bair](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/kbkwk9sulta64xf0eelu.jpg)
DE Fletcher Cox, LB Connor Barwin, DE Brandon Bair
![RB Kenjon Barner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/m6nbqamn35dw1ctubgel.jpg)
RB Kenjon Barner
![RB Kenjon Barner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/prwnstaf1gkzxyqoa1lz.jpg)
RB Kenjon Barner
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/oal9pvtdegmfhmd67z8a.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![QB Sam Bradford](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/vsdzqojzzkgcey8wtrgb.jpg)
QB Sam Bradford
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ti9nih02bfkmtuh59u4i.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![P Donnie Jones](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/a8bicaumgtoil4idj9hs.jpg)
P Donnie Jones
![K Caleb Sturgis](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/rsejnxrkkbql4n2bzf8c.jpg)
K Caleb Sturgis
![DB Eric Rowe](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ecrksefdi0gokfp1af2r.jpg)
DB Eric Rowe
![WR Jonathan Krause](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/jzemitkhyahymnuuoca9.jpg)
WR Jonathan Krause
![LB Connor Barwin, LB Brandon Graham](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/eqpwetxpap4uhocq7cda.jpg)
LB Connor Barwin, LB Brandon Graham
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/yh5hj9czr57oep9okqf6.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![S Malcolm Jenkins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/hivlz5vdrhvivh41edyp.jpg)
S Malcolm Jenkins
![RB Kenjon Barner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/uesmotl0kqy8dlaqbqza.jpg)
RB Kenjon Barner
![T Allen Barbre](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/xty30cnb4whoygk7vfsd.jpg)
T Allen Barbre
![DE Vinny Curry](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/qhzy6z96sehvc5szjmpp.jpg)
DE Vinny Curry
![CB Byron Maxwell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/hu6m5szac81ifysfnwsv.jpg)
CB Byron Maxwell
![DB Walter Thurmond, CB Byron Maxwell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/xzve3norcszhtissfdrg.jpg)
DB Walter Thurmond, CB Byron Maxwell
![T Lane Johnson](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/hmfjjxhd3jrfgrc8g5lh.jpg)
T Lane Johnson
![WR Jordan Matthews](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/uumhx68lsuohc6a0gar0.jpg)
WR Jordan Matthews
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/d33ohpziqo2obiafqgn5.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![QB Sam Bradford](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/khutxfwsrlaiprjqtcxf.jpg)
QB Sam Bradford
![TE Zach Ertz](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/rxtasp4ptnyqzqd8orij.jpg)
TE Zach Ertz
![TE Zach Ertz, WR Jordan Matthews](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ohuk9kuohj49sodnleka.jpg)
TE Zach Ertz, WR Jordan Matthews
![LB Najee Goode, WR Seyi Ajirotutu](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/htksv5iitumrrxrhhp7z.jpg)
LB Najee Goode, WR Seyi Ajirotutu
![LB Najee Goode, WR Seyi Ajirotutu](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/khn4s33fwt5thv2estzb.jpg)
LB Najee Goode, WR Seyi Ajirotutu
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/bzhc86labwpgcjyfcmtu.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![LB Najee Goode](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/rfq3aoogtinof5e8i48s.jpg)
LB Najee Goode
![LB Mychal Kendricks](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/v73pwtcitztk77revaju.jpg)
LB Mychal Kendricks
![CB Byron Maxwell, S Malcolm Jenkins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/eawvic7ubdynxrim7a5k.jpg)
CB Byron Maxwell, S Malcolm Jenkins
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/tdtmyt0ka7jnyyhdmh1v.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![LB Brandon Graham](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/w9ypcqxgf7obqsuqauef.jpg)
LB Brandon Graham
![TE Brent Celek](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/klkx2c0f5e2thrj0zbd7.jpg)
TE Brent Celek
![LB Marcus Smith](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/avikz01uhyxgczjuymwj.jpg)
LB Marcus Smith
![No Title](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/gpo1ov8dpts0gkufhjlb.jpg)
![LB Najee Goode](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/alqdqliad5bvhmnwumld.jpg)
LB Najee Goode
![LB Mychal Kendricks, S Malcolm Jenkins, CB Byron Maxwell, DB Walter Thurmond](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/k4oejadspwnib2m3sfyj.jpg)
LB Mychal Kendricks, S Malcolm Jenkins, CB Byron Maxwell, DB Walter Thurmond
![S Malcolm Jenkins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/zwnxo4mzgrcppgokoen0.jpg)
S Malcolm Jenkins
![S Ed Reynolds, S Malcolm Jenkins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ccxr4probybynrlwqlzw.jpg)
S Ed Reynolds, S Malcolm Jenkins
![CB Byron Maxwell, S Malcolm Jenkins, S Ed Reynolds](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/dle73zwveaxht4s3ug7z.jpg)
CB Byron Maxwell, S Malcolm Jenkins, S Ed Reynolds
![S Malcolm Jenkins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/iiyu72snado5tbj39sbs.jpg)
S Malcolm Jenkins
![CB Byron Maxwell](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/rkd2obtld7gzwrqsimwt.jpg)
CB Byron Maxwell
![LB Brandon Graham](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/pvcu7julcbpwi9apkahl.jpg)
LB Brandon Graham
![DB Walter Thurmond](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/q85ldykaclwkvzwxaahl.jpg)
DB Walter Thurmond
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/s9ioujsybmtjgndsuwjf.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![LB Bryan Braman, RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ar1h6hka8mvddebk43nj.jpg)
LB Bryan Braman, RB Darren Sproles
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/v7tckgnxbkrqaulj4ole.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![WR Jordan Matthews](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/ipwewa32xcuev4ycqyeu.jpg)
WR Jordan Matthews
![QB Sam Bradford, WR Jordan Matthews](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/bdwqrhi7gdzivqoxfjcl.jpg)
QB Sam Bradford, WR Jordan Matthews
![DT Beau Allen, DB Walter Thurmond](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/fpxvrptg7ths8pwn4dg7.jpg)
DT Beau Allen, DB Walter Thurmond
![No Title](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/qjhhuhyp3chp7zs4zl3s.jpg)
![RB Kenjon Barner](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/aou6hdza9dlly671q9ck.jpg)
RB Kenjon Barner
![RB DeMarco Murray](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/cfxakzvvcdjulrbp6gz2.jpg)
RB DeMarco Murray
![S Ed Reynolds](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/a5whlkdhjus4bkxlfvks.jpg)
S Ed Reynolds
![No Title](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/gwtkj5oikgvxa3xgkqya.jpg)
![DE Fletcher Cox](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/dggzhp894ungyfhh12wm.jpg)
DE Fletcher Cox
![RB Darren Sproles](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/jni0gfyilsx6gqi1iayj.jpg)
RB Darren Sproles
![Patriots' WR Danny Amendola, QB Sam Bradford](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/veotctbprswevzodoziu.jpg)
Patriots' WR Danny Amendola, QB Sam Bradford
![Patriots' WR Matthew Slater, LB DeMeco Ryans](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/o9bpljls1ewtogoixw6h.jpg)
Patriots' WR Matthew Slater, LB DeMeco Ryans
![Patriots' WR Danny Amendola, S Malcolm Jenkins](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/iq4ffwfe219zievorx4d.jpg)
Patriots' WR Danny Amendola, S Malcolm Jenkins
![DB Jaylen Watkins, Patriots' LB Jon Bostic, TE Trey Burton, K Caleb Sturgis](https://static.clubs.nfl.com/image/private/t_new_photo_album/t_lazy/f_auto/eagles/vr9iggh4ucn6wse3gfh7.jpg)
DB Jaylen Watkins, Patriots' LB Jon Bostic, TE Trey Burton, K Caleb Sturgis