5 Takeaways From the Patriots Loss to Philadelphia
Monday, December 07, 2015
"Just overall we obviously didn’t do anything well enough today. Didn’t do enough on offense, turned the ball over, gave up two third-down touchdowns on defense, didn’t play well in the kicking game, just really didn’t do anything well enough to really win. We competed and sort of had a chance there at the end to come back, but when you give up 21 points when your defense isn’t on the field, you lose about 98 percent of those games. We’ve just got to get back to work, got to do a better job," said Patriots head coach Bill Belichick after the game.
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The game was tied at 14 in the second half with the Patriots in possession. New England drove into the red zone before Tom Brady tried to fit a pass into Danny Amendola but it was tipped and intercepted by Malcolm Jenkins who returned it 100 yards for a touchdown.
"The first interception was bad quarterbacking. The team trusts you to put the ball in your hands and make good decisions with it, and that was a terrible decision. So it's unfortunate because those cost you the game, and I've got to do a better job," said Tom Brady after the game.
The following Patriots possession they were forced to punt. Darren Sproles received the punt and took it 83 yards to put the Eagles up 28-14 with four minutes left in the third quarter.
New England scored two touchdowns in the final five minutes to get within one score but could not convert on a final possession.
New England had a 14 point lead, 14-0, of their own in the first half before Philly tied the game on a punt block as time expired in the half.
The Leaders
Tom Brady finished 29 of 56 for 312 yards, three touchdowns and two interceptions in the game.
James White led all receivers with 10 receptions for 115 yards.
Next up
The Patriots return to action on Sunday, December 13 when they visit the Houston Texans. The game has been flexed to the Sunday Night game.
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