Final
Patriots look to continue unbeaten season
Nov 25, 2007 - 11:29 AM Philadelphia (5-5) at New England (10-0) 8:15 pm ESTFOXBORO, Massachusetts (Ticker) - The Philadelphia Eagles will not have five-time Pro Bowl quarterback Donovan McNabb in the lineup Sunday night against the New England Patriots.
Trying to continue their march toward an unbeaten season, the Patriots host the Eagles.
While it has been just 10 games, the Patriots already are being talked about as the greatest team in NFL history. And it would be hard to make an argument against them.
New England has scored an NFL-record 411 points in 10 games and has won by an average of 26.0 points. The team can clinch the AFC East with a win or a Buffalo loss to Jacksonville earlier Sunday.
The ringleader for the Patriots' offensive juggernaut has been two-time Super Bowl MVP Tom Brady, who is on target to break Peyton Manning's single-season record of 49 touchdowns.
Brady has 38 touchdowns, putting him on pace for an astounding 61. He also has thrown for 3,059 yards and completed 74 percent (250-of-338) of his passes.
To say Brady has meshed with mercurial wide receiver Randy Moss would be an understatement. Moss has 66 catches for 1,052 yards and a league-leading 16 touchdowns.
In front of a national television audience last Sunday night, the Patriots put on another show in a 56-10 thrashing of the Buffalo Bills. It marked the ninth time in 10 games they have won by more than 17 points.
Against the Bills, Brady threw four of his five touchdown passes to Moss in the first half. Overall, he completed 31-of-39 passes for 373 yards, leading the Patriots to TDs on their first seven possessions.
"Can this offense play any better? Of course we can," said Moss, who had 10 catches for 128 yards last week. "With 11 guys executing, there's no telling what we can do."
All the Patriots' firepower would seem to be too much for the Eagles, who will be without McNabb due to a sprained right ankle and swollen right thumb.
McNabb was injured in the second quarter of last week's 17-7 win over the Miami Dolphins. A.J. Feeley, who replaced McNabb, engineered a pair of second-half scoring drive.
Feeley, who led the Eagles to a 4-1 record at the end of the 2002 season when McNabb was recovering from a broken ankle, will start.
The Eagles have won consecutive games for the first time this season, putting them within a game of the Detroit Lions for the NFC's second wild card.
But the playoffs would seem to be an uphill climb since Philadelphia also has games left against the Dallas Cowboys (9-1), New York Giants (7-3) and Seattle Seahawks (6-4).
- Dogg Really wish the Eagles would have beaten them. The way the Patriots have been playing, I don't think anyone even gave the Eagles a chance. Except maybe Eagle fans.
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 26 1:02 AM - 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:
Nov 25 11:32 PM - alamowx I don't know if I can stand any more of these suspenseful games!
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 11:31 PM - CubsnCards can the patriots ball control pass offense run out the clock?
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 11:21 PM - NFL
TD NWE
LAURENCE MARONEY 4 YD RUN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
PHILADELPHIA 28
NEW ENGLAND 31 7:20 LEFT, 4TH QTR
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 11:10 PM - NFL
END, 3RD QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 7 14 7 28
NEW ENGLAND 14 10 0 24 END, 3RD QTR
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 yard
Nov 25 10:46 PM - NFL
TD PHI
REGGIE BROWN 8 YD PASS FROM A.J. FEELEY
(DAVID AKERS KICK)
PHILADELPHIA 28
NEW ENGLAND 24 3:26 LEFT, 3RD QTR
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 10:43 PM - NFL
HALFTIME 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 7 14 21
NEW ENGLAND 14 10 24 HALFTIME
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
Nov 25 9:46 PM
TD NWE JABAR GAFFNEY 19 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 9:45 PM
TD NWE JABAR GAFFNEY 19 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 9:45 PM
TD NWE JABAR GAFFNEY 19 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 9:45 PM- NFL
TD NWE
JABAR GAFFNEY 19 YD PASS FROM TOM BRADY
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
PHILADELPHIA 21
NEW ENGLAND 24 0:08 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 9:45 PM - NFL
TD PHI
GREG LEWIS 18 YD PASS FROM A.J. FEELEY
(DAVID AKERS KICK)
PHILADELPHIA 21
NEW ENGLAND 17 3:01 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 9:31 PM - NFL
FG NWE
STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI 23 YD
PHILADELPHIA 14
NEW ENGLAND 17 6:42 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 9:23 PM - NFL
TD PHI
GREG LEWIS 28 YD PASS FROM A.J. FEELEY
(DAVID AKERS KICK)
PHILADELPHIA 14
NEW ENGLAND 14 12:50 LEFT, 2ND QTR
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 9:09 PM - NFL
END, 1ST QTR 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL
--- --- --- --- -----
PHILADELPHIA 7 7
NEW ENGLAND 14 14 END, 1ST QTR
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 yard
Nov 25 8:58 PM - NFL
TD NWE
HEATH EVANS 1 YD RUN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
PHILADELPHIA 7
NEW ENGLAND 14 1:35 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 8:54 PM - NFL
TD PHI
BRIAN WESTBROOK 1 YD RUN
(DAVID AKERS KICK)
PHILADELPHIA 7
NEW ENGLAND 7 6:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 8:41 PM
TD NWE ASANTE SAMUEL 40 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 8:26 PM
TD NWE ASANTE SAMUEL 40 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN (STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 8:26 PM- NFL
TD NWE
ASANTE SAMUEL 40 YD INTERCEPTION RETURN
(STEPHEN GOSTKOWSKI KICK)
PHILADELPHIA 0
NEW ENGLAND 7 13:38 LEFT, 1ST QTR
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 8:26 PM - a3017 Either these 100 roots are misguided, or tonight's game is going to be a shocker. I'm thinking that it's the former.
Eagles vs. PatriotsNov 25 7:11 PM
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