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EAGLES GAMEDAY: Live Blog/Updates vs. Patriots
The Eagles are without their top wide receiver and top running back as they take on the one-loss New England Patriots on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field.
Both Alshon Jeffery and Jordan Howard will miss the game due to injury.
Jeffery, who is the team’s top receiver threat with 353 yards and four touchdowns on 34 receptions, has an ankle injury. He had been ruled out on Friday.
Howard, who is tops on the team in touchdowns with seven and rushing yards with 525, is out with a shoulder injury that the Eagles are calling a stinger. He was listed as questionable on Friday.
Both injuries happened in the Eagles’ win over the Chicago Bears, which was their final game leading into their bye week.
The Eagles were already going to be without receiver DeSean Jackson and running back Darren Sproles after both were placed on Injured Reserve during the past two weeks.
To make up for plethora of losses, the Eagles hit the streets this week and signed receiver Jordan Matthews and running back Jay Ajayi.
Matthews played one game this season with the San Francisco 49ers. Ajayi hasn’t played since Week Four of the 2018 season when he tore an ACL and missed the rest of the season and all of this season so far.
Jeffery’s role will likely be filled by rookie second-round pick J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, whose snaps have bene limited all season and has just two catches for 14 yards so far.
Cornerback Sidney Jones, who was inactive against the Chicago Bears, is active for the Patriots.
In addition to Jeffery and Howard, the other inactives for the Eagles are quarterback Nate Sudfeld, offensive lineman Nate Herbig, defensive ends Daeshon Hall and Shareef Miller, and linebacker Nigel Bradham.
Bradham continues to recover from an ankle injury. This will be his fourth game missing from the lineup.
FIRST
New England wins toss and defers. Eagles will receive to start game
13:38: Eagles open scoring with 42 yard field goal by Jake Elliott. Big play was PI agianst Jason McCourty defending Boston Scott on first play of game that went for 49 yards. Once inside the red zone with a second-and-three, though, Jason Peters has false start that Eagles can't overcome.
10:17: A rare target for Eagles Mack Hollins. He was open on third down, but Carson Wentz overshot him.
7:09: Eagles defense has forced two punts on two Patriots possessions. Now Eagles offense takes over at 5 with a 3-0 lead.
SECOND QUARTER
Eagles on the march. Have breached NE red zone as first quarter ends. Have aced only one third down on this drive so far
Eagles had ball more than 10 minutes in first quarter, leaving Tom Brady on bench looking cold
12:33 Eagles take 10-0 lead on 5-yard, third down TD thrown from Wentz to Ertz. Drive went 16 plays, 95 yards in 9:33. Wentz now has 13 straight games with TD pass, tying for longest active streak in NFL with Russell Wilson.
8:37: Patriots answer Eagles TD with a 35 yard field goal by Nick Folk. Brady had a nice completion Ben Watson for 22 yards on a third-and-10 throw that set NE up at Eagles 31.
Eagles Lane Johnson is being evluated for head injury. Retturn is questionable
6:54: Eagles offense goes three and out after Paatriots FG. Wentzz takes 11 yard sack. Looks like he held ball too long.
6:41: Patriots set up on this series inside Eagles territory at 48.
3:21: Great goal line stand by #Eagles. Faced with 1st-and-goal, Patriots Tom Brady throws 3 incomplete passes. NE settles for chip shot FG. Eagles 10, New England 6
1:44: Patriots get 39 yard field goal and it's 10-9 Eagles lead. Carson Wentz gave this one up, fumbling away ball after being sacked. QB is holding ball too long. Patriots now have 28 forced turnovers this season, far and away best in league. They have recovered 9 fumbles.
HALFTIME: Eagles 10, Patriots 9
STATS: Tom Brady just 11 for 25 for 103 yards with passer rating of 55.9. Wentz has been sacked 4 times and is 11 for 16 for 87 yards and one TD with passer rating of 102.9.
Eagles have 55 yards rushing; Patriots have just 18
STAT: Eagles defense held the Patriots to 3 FGs in the first half (10-9 lead going into halftime). The last time New England did not score a TD in the first or second quarter was in Week 8 of 2018 at Buffalo
THIRD QUARTER
10:49: Patriots take lead on third and 11 TD throw from Julian Edelman to Phillip Dorsett after Brady threw backward pass to Edelman. TD covered 15 yards. White runs for PAT and it's NE 17, Eagles 10. That is 17 unanswered points by NE
9:24: Eagles go three and out. Game slipping away.
8:26: Eagles defense rises to occasion and forces a Ne England three and out.
8:18: Patriots Phillip Dorsett has head injury. Return questionable
5:03: Eagles offense doing nothing. Right tackle Vaitai just beaten badly on sack from Hightower to force anohter Eagles punt, which is shanked and Patriots take over inside Philly territory. Punt goes just 27 yards.
1:35: This is a recording. Eagles offense doing nothing. Again. Patriots once again with good field poition looking to put this one away.
FOURTH QUARTER
Eagles defense has played well. As well as they have played, offense has been terrible. Have 125 yards of total offense and 95 of those came on TD drive.
12:45 Eagles have to punt after Nelson Agholor drops a third and two throw that would've been good for first down.
10:04: Eagles running out of time. They get ball here at own 12.
4:07: Eagles have ball at own 6 and need TD to win. Haven't done anything in second half. If they can't get it going now, this one will be over.
:58: Eagles last gasp goes incomplete in end zone to Agholor on fourth down. Eagles made it to 26 but couldn't get a first down from there.
FINAL: Patriots 17, Eagles 10
