==><NEW,,.ENGLAND,,.PATRIOTS,,.(1-0),,.vs.,,.PHILADELPHIA,,.EAGLES (0-1)
Thursday,,,.Aug.,,.16,,,.2018,,.at,,.7:30,,.p.m.,,.ET.,,.Gillette,,.Stadium,,.(65,878)
,,.PATRIOTS:,,.Game,,.Release,,.(PDF),,.|,,.Roster |,,.Depth Chart |,,.Stats |,,.Watch,,.Games
EAGLES:,,.Roster,,.|,,.Depth Chart,,.|,,.Stats,,.SERIES,,.HISTORY
The,,.Patriots,,.and,,.Eagles ,,.will ,,.meet ,,.for ,,.the ,,.23rd ,,.time ,,.in ,,.the
,,.preseason ,,.and for ,,.the ,,.first ,,.time ,,.in ,,.the ,,.preseason ,,.since ,,.2014
,,.when ,,.the ,,.Eagles ,,.spent ,,.time ,,.practicing ,,.with ,,.the ,,.Patriots ,,.on
,,.the ԴծϠ,,.fields ,,.at ,,.Gillette ,,.Stadium ,,.prior ,,.to ,,.the ,,.preseason ,,.contest.
,,.It ,,.marked ,,.the ,,.second ,,.straight ,,.season ,,.that the ,,.two ,,.teams ,,.held
,,.joint ,,.sessions. ,,.In𓀶 ,,.2013, ,,.the ,,.Patriots ,,.traveled ,,.to ,,.Philadelphia
,,.to ,,.practice ,,.ͽᚯლfor ,,.a ,,.few ,,.days ,,.prior ,,.to ,,.a ,,.preseason ,,.game.
↭This ,,.week's ,,.game ,,.will ,,.be ,,.a ,,.rematch ,,.of ,,.Super ,,.Bowl ,,.LII, ,,.a 41-33
§victory ,,.for ,,.Philadelphia ,,.at ,,.US Bank ,,.Stadium ,,.In ,,.Minnesota. ,,.The Patriots
,,.and ,,.Eagles ,,.last ,,.met ,,.in ,,.the ,,.regular ,,.season ,,.on ,,.Dec. ,,.6, 2015,
,Ֆփ,.when ,,.New ,,.England ,,.fell, ,,.35-28, ,,.to ,,.Philadelphia ,,.at ,,.Gillette
,,.Stadium.,,.
,,.While ,,.the ,,.teams ,,.have ,,.played ,,.just ,,.12 ,,.times ,,.in ,,.the ,,.regular
season, ,𓃊恧,.they ,,.have ,,.played ,,.22 ,,.times ,,.in the ,,.preseason ,,.with ,,.the
,,.Patriots ,,.claiming ,,.a 12-10 ,,.edge ,,.in ,,.the ,,.series.
恤
,,.Philadelphia ,,.leads ,,.the ,,.all-time ,,.regular-season ,,.series ,,.with ,,.a,,. 7-5
margin.,,.
,,.TALE ,,.OF ,,.THE ,,.TAPE
Table ,,.Extended,,.
2017 ,,.REGULAR ,,.SEASO,,.NEW ,,.ENGLAND,,.PHILADELPHIA
,,.Record,,.13-3,,.13-3
,,.Divisional ,,.Standings ,,.1st ,,.1st
,,.Total ,,.Yards ,,.Gained ,,.6,307 ,,.5,852
Total ,,.Offense ,,.(Rank) ,,.394.2 (1) ,,.365.8 (7)
,,.Rush Offense ,,.118.1 ,,.(10) ,,.132.2 (3)
,,.Pass ,,.Offense ,,.276.1 (2) ,,.233.6 (13)
Points ,,.Per ,,.Game 28.6 ,,.(2) ,,.28.6 ,,.(3)..Touchdowns ,,.Scored 49 ,,.53Third ,,.Down ,,.Conversion Pct. 40.6 ,,.41.7Total ,,.Yards ,,.Allowed ,,.5,856 ,,.4,904,,.Total ,,.Defense ,,.(Rank) ,,.366.0 ,,.(29) ,,.306.5 ,,.(4)
,,.Rush ,,.Defense ,,.114.8 (,,.20) ,,.79.2 (,,.1),,.Pass ,,.Defense ,,.251.3 ,,.(30) ,,.227.3 ,,.(17)
,,.Points ,,.Allowed/Game ,,.18.5 ,,.(5) ,,.18.4 (4),,.Touchdowns ,,.Allowed ,,.33 ,,.34
,,.Third ,,.Down ,,.Defense ,,.(Pct.) ,,.39.4 32.2
,,.FREQUENT ,,.OPPONENT
The ,,.Patriots ,,.and the Eagles ,,.have met ,,.22 ,,.times in the ,,.preseason, ,,.tied for ,,.second-most ,,.meetings with ,,.Washington. The only t,,.eam the ,,.Patriots have faced more
,,.frequently in the preseason is the New ,,.York,,.Giants ,,..
,,.PRESEASON ,,.HISTORY
,,.After ,,.opening the preseason ,,.at home ,,.against the ,,.Washington Redskins ,,.last
,,.Thursday, the ,,.Patriots ,,.will be ,,.home for a second,,. straight week when ,,.they
.host,,. the ,,.Philadelphia Eagles in a ,,.Week,,. 2 ,,.preseason ,,.contest at,,. Gillette
Stadium on Thursday night.,.New ,,.England and ,,.Philadelphia met last,,.season in Super Bowl,,. LII, a 41-33 Eagles
victory. This week’s game will be,,. the 23rd preseason meeting between the two teams, the
second-most frequent ,,.preseason ,,.opponent for,,. the Patriots,,,. behind the ,,.then ,,.
preseason ,,.meetings with the New ,,.York Giants.
The ,,.Patriots opened the ,,.2018 preseason last,,. Thursday with a ,,. victory over the
,,.Washington ,,.Redskins,,.. After falling behind,,.17-0 in,,. the first,,. half, the,,.
Patriots,,. rallied with ,,.26,,. unanswered points, including 16 points in the fourth
quarter.
,,.PRESEASON HISTORY,,.
,,.The ,,.Patriots are ,,.54v,,.-45 ,,.(.545) ,,.in the preseason since Robert Kraft purchased
,,.the,,. team ,,.in ,,.1994. ,,.Prior to ,,.1994, the,,. Patriots were ,,.60-96-1 (.385),,.
in the preseason,,.. New ,,.England enters this ,,.week’s ,,.game with ,,.an all-time
preseason mark of ,,.114-141-1 ,,.(.447).
,,.BELICHICK IN ,,.THE ,,.PRESEASON
Bill ,,.Belichick has,,. compiled an overall record of 5,,.1-43 (.543) in,,. the preseason,
including a 40-34 ,,.(.541),,. mark as Patriots,,. head coach.
,.B,,.ROADCAST ,,.INFORMATION
,,.TELEVISION: ,,.This week's game will,,. be broadcast ,,.by the ,,.Patriots Preseason
,,.Television ,,.Network ,,.a,,.nd can ,,.be seen in ,,.every New England state, as well as ..Alaska and Hawaii. The ,,.preseason ,,.network's,,. flagship,,. station is WBZ-TV,,. CBS in ..Boston.,,. Bob Socci,,. ,,.,,.joined by ,,.former Patriots ,,.quarterback Scott ,,.Zolak in ..the broadcast,,..booth. ,,.Former Patriots ,,.,,.linebacker ,,.Rob Ninkovich will,,. provide ,,.sideline,,. analysis along with ,,.WBZ-TV's Steve ,,.Burton. ,,.,,.,,.Patriots Football,,.
Weekly's ,,.beat writers Paul,,. Perillo and,,. Andy Hart,,. will also provide ,,.insight and
,,.analysis.,,.
,,.PATRIOTS ,,.PRESEASON ,,.TELEVISION ,,.NETWORK
,,.Massachusetts,,.
,,.Boston, Mass.,,. WBZ-TV Ch. 4
,,.Springfield, Mass. WWLP-TV Ch. 22
,,.Connecticut
,,.Hartford, C,,.onn. ,,.WTNH-TV,,.,,. Ch. 8
Maine,,.
,,.Portland, Maine ,,.WMTW-TV Ch. 8
,,.Bangor, Maine,,. WVII-TV Ch. 7
,,.New ,,.Hampshire
,,.Manchester,,,. N.H. WMUR-TV Ch. 9
,,.Rhode,,.Island
Providence, ,,.R.I. WPRI-TV ,,.Ch. 12
,,.Vermont,,.
Burlington,,,. Vt. WCAX-TV ,,.Ch. 3
A,,.laska,,.
,,.Anchorage,,,.Alaska KYUR-TV Ch. 13
Fairbanks, ,,.Alaska KATN-TV,,. Ch. 2
,,.Juneau,,,. Alaska KJUD-TV ,,.Ch. 8
,,.Hawaii,,.
Honolulu,,,. Hawaii KFVE-TV,,. Ch. 5
,,.RADIO:,,. 98.5 FM,,,. The Sports,,. Hub, is the,,. flagship station ,,.for the ,,.Patriots
,,.Radio ,,.Network. A ,,.,,.complete listing ,,.of the network's,,. 40 stations ,,.can be
,,found here. ,,.Play,,.-by-play broadcaster,,. Dan ,,.Roche ,,.will call ,,.the action ,,.along
,,.with former Patriots ,,.linebacker Matt,,. Chatham, who will,,.,,.provide color
analysis.,,. The games are,,. produced by Marc Cappello.
,,.Championship ,,.weekend is,,. filled with,,. unexpected party-,,.crashers.
,,.The,,. New ,,.England Patriots were ,,.widely predicted ,,.to be here before the,,. season
,,.,,.began, ,,.but nobody ,,.,,.thought the,,. Jacksonville Jaguars,,. would even make the
//playoffs, let alone advance to the NFL ,,.semifinals. Neither,,. the Philadelphia Eagles nor
,,.the ,,.Minnesota Vikings,,.were considered inner-,,.circle contenders ,,.in the NFC,,.
coming ,,.into the year,,. but they proved t,,.hroughout the season that ,,.they were ,,.the
class of the conference,,,. and they ,,.earned their spots,,. in the league's final four.
As a result,,. of three teams ,,.exceeding expectations, ,,.we will be treated,,. to a pair,,.
,,.of wildly ,,.,,.intriguing,,. matchups ,,.on Sunday.
,,.The Pats,,. are heavy favorites,,. in the AFC ,,.title game, of course, ,,.but their
,,.opponent bears a ,,.lot ,,.of,,. resemblance to ,,.teams that have,,. pulled off shocking
,,.upsets against ,,.them in the ,,.past. ,,.Like ,,.the Giants ,,.and Broncos teams ,,.that
knocked ,,.the Pats out ,,.of the,,. playoffs ,,.unexpectedly, the ,,.J,,.aguars ,,.have a
,,.strong pass rush ,,.with the ability to ,,.get pressure on ,,.Tom Brady and force,,. him
,,.,,.into mistakes. They also have a strong ,,.enough secondary to ,,.play press ,,.coverage
von the outside and get away ,,.with it,,. if,,. they do feel,,.the need to,,. blitz.
,,.Calais ,,.Campbell, Malik,,. Jackson, ,,.Yannick ,,.Ngakoue, Jalen ,,.Ramsey, A.J. Bouye
,,.and the rest of the ,,.Jacksonville defense,,. are ,,.certainly confident,,. in their
ability to ,,.stop ,,.(or at ,,.least slow down),,. ,,.ny,,. offense --,,. and with good,,.
reason. And,,. if Brady's ,,.thumb injury,,. affects his ability to deliver ,,.the ball
,,.on-time and on-target,,,. things could vget,,. pretty ,,.interesting.
,,.
Of ,,.course, ,,.the Jaguars will,,. still,,. need to figure out a,,. way to,,. score in
,.order to keep pace ,,.with ,,.the Pats.,,. Leonard Fournette is ,,.the backbone of the
team's ,,.offense, but ,,.he's not ,,.quite as good ,,.,,.on the road as he is,,. at home,
,,.and he's not a fan of,,. cold weather. And vwe know Bill ,,.Belichick ,,.,,.and Matt
Patricia,,. will be,,. doing everything ,,.in their ,,.power to take,,. Fournette out ,,.of
the game ,,.chances to win,,. entirely onto Blake Bortles shoulders. Can he figure out a
,,.way ,,.to minimize,,. mistakes and make,,. big plays down the field?
,,.In,,. the NFC, we'll ,,.be treated ,,.to a battle between two ,,.teams with inner-circle
Coach of the Year ,,.,,.,,.candidates ,,.that will have ,,.a chance,,. to,,. express their
creativity,,. on their,,. respective sides of,,. the ,,.ball.
,,.,,.Doug ,,.Pederson crafted an offense in Philadelphia that was nearly unstoppable this season
,,.with Carson ,,.Wentz at the helm. ,,.The ceiling has been dramatically ,,.lowered since
Nick ,,.Foles replaced Wentz after his torn ACL, ,,.but Pederson knows how to scheme his
,,.players into position to s,,.ucceed. ,,.He can still lean on the running game featuring Jay
Ajayi, LeGarrette Blount, and Corey Clement, ,,.and he can give Foles quick, easy ,,.throws
that minimize his ,,.risk ,,.against one of ,,.,,.the NFL's best defenses. The Vikes,,.,,.
have one of the best ,,.defensive fronts ,,.in ,,.football, led by ,,.Everson Griffen ,,.and
Danielle Hunter,,,. and their,,. secondary ,,.is top-notch. They fly ,,.all over the ,,.field
and make you hit extremely tight windows in ,,.order to advance the ball ,,.downfield.
It's high,,. time ,,.we stop considering the Minnesota ,,.offense any,,. more of a surprise
,,.than the ,,.defense, given how good it's been all year.,,. Case Keenum's breakout season
was,,. helped ,,.along by ,,.Adam Thielen and Stefon Diggs, ,,.and he still ,,.gets sloppy
when under,,. pressure, but he's shown vthroughout the ,,.season that he can handle
,,.anything that's,,. thrown his way. And the ,,.Eagles will ,,.have plenty to ,,.throw his
way. They have an excellent defensive front in their own right, and ,,.they can get pressure
and force ,,.passers into mistakes as well as,,. anybody else in the ,,.league. ,,.The Philly
,,.defensev controlled the game ,,.last week ,,.against the Falcons,,,. and will be looking to
,,.do the same on Sunday.
By this time v,,.just a few days from now,,,. we'll know the,,. identity of ,,.both,,.,,.
Super Bowl contestants. Who will it ,,.be?,,. Let's ,,.find out.
,,.Sunday, ,,.Jan.,,.21
,,.AFC:,,.Jacksonville Jaguars,,. (3) at,,. New England Patriots,,. (1), 3,,.:05 p.m. ET,,. on
,,.CBS
,,.NFC: Minnesota Vikings,,. (2) at Philadelphia Eagles (1),,., 6:40 p.m,,.. ET ,,.on ,,.Fox
,,.
,,.Thursday's ,,.odds update,,.
,,.All ,,.odds via ,,.Sportsline
Jaguars ,,.at Patriots ,,.(-7.5)
The Patriots were,,. nine-point favorites on,,. Monday
Tom Brady missed practice due to a thumb injury
The Patriots are,,. 12-5 against the spread. ,,.They've been favored in ,,.every single game
this ,,.season.
,,.The Jaguars ,,.are 10-8 against the,,. spread and 4,,.as the underdog.
,,.Vikings at Eagles (+3.0)
,,.The Eagles ,,.were 3.5,,.point underdogs ,,.on Monday
,,.The Vikings,,. are 11-6 against the spread and ,,.8-5 as the,,. favorite.
,,.The Eagles are ,,.also 11-6 against the spread and 4-2 as the underdog.
My ,,.picks
Patriots ,,.(-7.5)
Better than ,,.any team in,,. the NFL, the ,,.Patriots force their opponents to ,,.play to
their ,,.weaknesses in,,. order to win,,. football games. Bill Belichick, ,,.Josh McDaniels,
and Matt ,,.Patricia ,,.,,.know how to zero ,,.in on what an opponent ,,.does best and
,,.neutralize it ,,.entirely, ,,.forcing them to ,,.play a completely different ,,.game than
they',,.re used to. Without question, ,,.we will see ,,.them do v,,.that once ,,.again on Sunday. The Pats are going to take away the Fournette-led running game ,,.and vmake Bortles win the ,,.game on his,,. own through the air. Bortles has performed ,,.far ,,.,,.,,.better
this ,,.season than anyone expected, but the idea that he is going to go into Gillette Stadium
and ,,.out-duel,,. Tom Brady is just ,,.a bridge too,,. far. The Pats have some matchu,,.p
advantages ,,.against,,. the ,,.NFL's best ,,.defense ,,.(Gronk, Dion Lewis), ,,.and in the
end,,,. the Jags just can't keep ,,.up with them.
,,.Patriots,,. 24, ,,.Jaguars 13v
,,.So what side do you need ,,.to be,,. all over in the AFC Championship,,. Game?,,. Visit
S,,.portsLine now,,. to ,,.get their pick for Patriots vs. Jaguars from stats ,,.guru Galin
Dragiev,,,. who's on a red-,,.hot 16-4 ,,.run,,. against the ,,.spread picks.,,.
,,.Vikings,,. (-3.0)
The,,. NFC title,,. game features two wildly ,,.similar teams. Both the Eagles and ,,.Vikings
,,.feature ,,.top-10 units on both sides of the ball. They have ,,.excellent pass-rushes,
great run ,,.defenses, ,,.diverse running,,. games, and ,,.creative passing games.,,. The
difference between ,,.the ,,.two teams is ,,.that the Vikings',,. backup quarterback has
,,.been their starter for ,,.most of the year, and ,,.has ,,.grown into the role and played,,.
xtremely well. Nick Foles has ,,.only been in the top ,,.job for a ,,.few weeks, and he is
still,,. prone to too ,,.many mistakes. Either team's defense could ,,.easily win ,,.,,.this
game,,. for them, but,,. I have more confidence ,,.in Minnesota's ability to,,. ,,.withstand
the best ,,.the Philly defense has,,. to,,. offer and still put points,,. on the board than
,,.vice,,. ,,.versa. The Vikes ,,.pull off a feat,,. that has never ,,.been accomplished before,
and advance ,,.to play a Super ,,.Bowl in ,,.their,,. home ,,.stadium. ,,.
Vikings 20,,,. Eagles 13,,.v
,,.So what,,. side do you need to be all over in the NFC Championship Game? Visit SportsLine
,,.now to ,,.get their vvstrong pic,,.k for,,. Vikings vs. Eagles from ,,.Vegas legend Micah
Roberts, ,,.who's on a red-,,.hot 8-3 ,,.run in against ,,.the spread,,. picks on,,.
Eagles',,. games.,,.
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