The New England Patriots had another dull effort last night against the Eagles.  Matt Cassel started again for the Patriots and he didn’t look that good completing 8 of 14 passes for 60 yards.  He also carried the ball 1 time for 22 yards last night.  Matt Gutierrez was great late in the game for the Patriots as he completed 14 of 20 passes for 217 yards with 2 TD passes and 0 interceptions.  Sammy Morris led the Patriots in rushing last night with 24 yards rushing on 5 carries (4.8 ypc).  C.J. Jones was the Patriots’ leading receiver last night with 70 yards on three grabs (23.3 avg) with a 9-yard TD reception from Matt Gutierrez.  Safety Raymond Ventrone also pitched in on offense catching 4 passes for 49 yards (12.3 avg) last night.  The Patriots finished up with 65 yards rushing on 20 carries (3.3 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 34 passes for 254 yards.

NT Vince Wilfork led the Patriots’ defense last night with 8 tackles.  Linebackers Jared Mayo (7 tackles) and Tedy Bruschi (7 tackles, sack) each also played well for the Pats’ defense last night.  The Eagles finished up last night with 110 yards rushing on 30 carries (3.7 ypc) and they also completed 22 of 31 passes for 280 yards. 

The Patriots also had huge problems on special teams last night as DeSean Jackson returned a punt 76 yards for a TD and Quintin Demps returned a kickoff 101 yards for a TD against them.  I know it’s just the preseason but the Patriots are just painful to watch when they don’t really care if they win or not.