![]() Only one punt today.Īfter Blount set up Jeffery on the previous TD, Jeffery returns the favor, his acrobatic 22-yard reception setting up Blount's 21-yard TD rumble on the next play. The Patriots cut the lead to nine after Gostkowski's 45-yard field goal was set up by Rex Burkhead's 46-yard catch-and-run. David Tyree, Mario Manningham, Jermaine Kearse and Julian Edelman all just raised a glass. This time it's New England S Duron Harmon gathering the INT off a deflected throw off Jeffery. ![]() But another missed PAT, this time by Gostkowski, means the Eagles' failed two-point gamble won't haunt them.Īny time the Patriots are in the Super Bowl, a logic-defying "catch" is bound to happen. ![]() ![]() Last year's unsung Super Bowl hero, Pats RB James White, takes it to the house from 26 yards. We really enjoyed talking to him this week. READ MORE White now has seven TDs in his last four postseason games. And Foles clearly has better hands than Brady. The teams have combined for 673 total yards and both have surpassed 300 already (Patriots 350, Eagles 323).Ĭredit Pederson for this gamble as TE Trey Burton's 1-yard TD pass to wide-open Foles in the end zone flat on fourth-and-goal averts the criticism that surely would have come the coach's way had he left more points on the board. The underdog Eagles go to the locker room up 10 after two action-packed quarters that saw both quarterbacks targeted on passes. TE Rob Gronkowski has been targeted five times but managed just one 9-yard reception. Philly's D has done a nice job shackling Brady's primary weapon. and in case you missed the first 30 minutes. READ MOREĮagles QB Nick Foles makes Super Bowl history with TD catch. READ MORE Is Bill Belichick listening to us? After Rob Gronkowski caught one pass for 9 yards in the first half (read below), he snags four balls for 68 yards on the opening drive of the second half, finishing the eight-play, 75-yard march off with a 5-yard TD grab. But Blount is bludgeoning his old mates today, carrying seven times for a game-high 77 rushing yards. You'd think this game was being played in sub-zero temps. READ MOREįoles and RB Corey Clement didn't figure much in Philly's 2017 plans, but the backup QB just hit the undrafted rookie for a 22-yard TD that stood up under review as Clement's white cleat apparently didn't cross the end zone's back line.Įagles RB LeGarrette Blount lost quite a few touches to Jay Ajayi after his midseason trade from Miami. He's 63 yards shy of breaking that, and we're only in the third quarter. Brady needed overtime to throw for a Super Bowl record 466 yards last year. Is this a game between teams playing seven-on-seven? Brady just capped another 75-yard drive with a 26-yard TD pass to former lacrosse player Chris Hogan. He absorbed what seemed to be a brutal blow to the helmet from Jay Ajayi.ĮND OF THIRD QUARTER: EAGLES 29, PATRIOTS 26Ĭan Pats pull off another Super comeback? Patriots S Patrick Chung is back in the game after getting checked for an injury earlier in the half. We've already blown by that in under three full quarters. The previous record for combined Super Bowl yards was 929 (Redskins-Broncos, 1988, Super Bowl XXII). But given how Brady is playing, trading FGs for TDs in fourth quarter of a Super Bowl could be deadly. Jake Elliott's 42-yard field goal puts Philly up by six. The Manning/Beckham Dirty Dancing commercial was a big hit inside U.S. We've now blown past 1,000 combined yards. in case you were wondering about this track meet. Fair or not, that failed Eagles two-point play in the first half is sure to cause second guessing for at least the next few minutes. Gronk scores his second TD of the second half on Brady's third scoring strike of the night. He re-entered the game earlier this half after being trucked by Jay Ajayi. The stage is set for another epic New England comeback and another record for Brady, who needs 10 yards to surpass last year's mark of 466. DE Brandon Graham's strip of Brady is recovered by DE Derek Barnett in New England territory, a massive play on the game's first sack.įoles strikes back with 2:21 left as Zach Ertz dives into the end zone with an 11-yard go-ahead TD, that survived the review. Another two-point play failed, keeping Philly's edge at five points. Pats have no timeouts, 65 seconds to go.Īfter doing almost nothing all day, the Eagles defense may have just won Philadelphia's first Lombardi Trophy. of course the Eagles could/should be up by two scores after those failed two-point tries. Jake Elliott's 46-yard field goal pushes the lead to eight. Ninety yards, 58 seconds left for New England. The Eagles' 57-year title drought is also over, and the party in the City of Brotherly Love may never end, either. Rejoice, Philadelphia, your first Super Bowl victory came at the expense of the greatest quarterback in NFL history and the only league dynasty we've seen in the 21st century. MINNEAPOLIS - FINAL: EAGLES 41, PATRIOTS 33
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