2023 Season: Eagles win over Patriots

This went as expected, the Eagles' opener at New England did, with a tough, physical game of football chess that saw Philadelphia get off to a terrific start, stall in the middle part of the game, and then chip away, chip away, chip away in the later going to win their third straight season lid-lifter on the road – 25-20 over the Patriots on Sunday at Gillette Stadium.

"I think first and foremost, I think that's a great, great win, a great win for us, being able to be resilient." quarterback Jalen Hurts said. "Obviously for me, winning is the only thing that matters and that's something that I've always said all the time. And so that is the mentality right now. That will always be the mentality. Winning is the only thing that matters. I think we obviously have things that we need to work on and have to be better in those situations when the ball is in my hands, and I take full accountability for that. But good thing about it is we get the opportunity to play on Thursday."

The Eagles went three-and-out on four straight possessions in the first half. Last season, the Eagles only had one game with four three-and-outs: their Week 17 loss to the Saints with Gardner Minshew at quarterback.

Philadelphia managed just one touchdown drive, tied for the fewest in any Hurts start.

"Winning is the only thing that matters," Hurts said. "I think we obviously have things that we need to work on and have to be better in those situations when the ball is in my hands, and I take full accountability for that. But good thing about it is we get the opportunity to play on Thursday [against the Minnesota Vikings]."

The Eagles opened their next series with an 8-yard run by Hurts which ended with him fumbling after a hit by Jabrill Peppers. Marcus Jones recovered, setting New England up on the Philadelphia 41 with 3:28 remaining.

A second-down sack by Jordan Davis and Josh Sweat helped the Eagles end that Patriots possession. Philadelphia then struggled to move the ball, turning it over on downs at the New England 44 when Hurts' pass to Smith was broken up.

The Patriots got the ball to the 19 on a 17-yard pass from Jones to Mike Gesicki with 1:02 left. But on second down, Jones couldn't avoid Jalen Carter and was sacked.

Next up for the Pats is an even bigger game, a matchup against their divisional rival the Miami Dolphins. Miami has won four of their last five against the Patriots, with the Patriots still looking for their first defeat of Miami with Tua Tagovailoa at quarterback.

It's an important division game, one that will very likely have implications at the end of the season. It's a victory that the 0-1 Patriots now badly need.

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Sarah H

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