The Patriots rushed out to a 21-6 lead in the first half before having to fight the Eagles tooth and nail to win this game.  Tom Brady looked very sharp in his first game in almost a year completing 10 of 15 passes for 100 yards with 2 TD passes and 1 interception.  Kevin O’Connell completed his only pass attempt for 6 yards while Andrew Walter completed 5 of 9 passes for 62 yards.  Sammy Morris was the workhorse on the ground in this game for the Patriots leading them with 45 yards on 12 carries (3.8 ypc).  He also caught a pass for 14 yards.  Randy Moss led the Patriots in receiving yards in this game with 54 on 3 catches (18.0 avg).  Rookie 7th round pick Julian Edelman was the standout in this game for the Patriots catching 5 passes for 37 yards (7.4 avg) and returning a punt 75 yards for a TD.  The Patriots only had 257 total yards on offense in this game but just getting Tom Brady back into the swing of things was a huge positive for them.

The defense did not play too well for the Patriots in this game in the second half.  The Eagles rolled up 420 yards in this game including 304 in the air.  LB Jared Mayo and S Patrick Chung led the way in this game for the Patriots with 5 tackles each.