the last time the patriots played the eagles was 2017.
whens the last time the patriots played the eagles?
2017
with the second quarter under way, the patriots came away empty-handed on the drive, as gostkowski missed a 26-yard field goal attempt after holder ryan allen mishandled the snap. new england's defense forced the game's only punt on the next drive. on the following drive, brady completed a 23-yard pass to brandin cooks, but a hard hit by defender malcolm jenkins knocked the receiver out of the game with a concussion. on third down from near mid-field, the patriots attempted a trick play that involved two handoffs and a pass downfield to tom brady. brady was open, but dropped the throw from amendola. they went for it on fourth down, and a pass intended for tight end rob gronkowski fell incomplete, giving the eagles the ball on their own 35-yard line on a turnover-on-downs. the eagles capitalized on a drive featuring two key completions, a 19-yard catch by zach ertz on third-and-7, and a 22-yard reception by jeffery on the patriots 21-yard line. on the next play, a 21-yard rumble by blount gave the eagles another touchdown. they attempted a two-point conversion, which failed, making the score 15–3. the patriots quickly struck back, as brady completed a 46-yard pass to rex burkhead on the first play after the kickoff. but the team could only gain two more yards, resulting in gostkowski's 45-yard field goal that got the score to 15–6. the eagles got the ball back with 7:24 on the clock and looked poised to score another touchdown after a 26-yard run by ajayi gave them a first down on the patriots 43-yard line. but on the next play, foles threw a pass that bounced off jeffery as he tried to make a one-handed catch, and went into the hands of patriots safety duron harmon for an interception, which he returned eight yards to the 10-yard line. the patriots took advantage of the turnover with a seven-play, 90-yard drive, featuring a 43-yard completion from brady to hogan. on the next play, james white scored with a 26-yard touchdown run. gostkowski missed the ensuing extra point, but the score was now 15–12. eagles running back kenjon barner returned the ensuing kickoff 27 yards to his own 30-yard line as time ran down to the two-minute warning. two plays later, on third-and-3, foles completed a short pass to running back corey clement, who took off for a 55-yard gain to the new england 8-yard line. clement then ran the ball six yards to the two-yard line on the next play. two plays later, philadelphia faced fourth-and-goal on the 1-yard line with 38 seconds left on the clock. deciding to go for the touchdown, they attempted a similar trick play to the one that had failed for the patriots earlier, in what would become the most memorable play of the game. as foles stepped up to the running back position, clement took a direct snap and pitched the ball to tight end trey burton, who then threw the ball perfectly to foles, who was wide open in the right side of the end zone. foles caught the ball, making him the first quarterback ever to catch a touchdown pass in a super bowl, and the ensuing extra point was good, giving the eagles a 22–12 lead, which was taken into the locker room after a short drive by the patriots. the play came to be known as the philly special.
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for the first time in 2009, the patriots played a team with a loss on their record; the 0–5 titans traveled to foxborough to face the patriots for an afl legacy game in an early season snowstorm. the titans gained one yard on their first possession and went three-and-out; edelman returned the 35-yard punt 35 yards to give the patriots the ball at the titans' 29-yard line. however, a third down sack by kyle vanden bosch forced the patriots to attempt a field goal, a 39-yarder that fell wide right. following a titans punt, the patriots advanced past midfield before a 45-yard touchdown run by maroney that gave the patriots a 7–0 lead. after a titans three-and-out, the patriots moved into the red zone on a 48-yard pass from brady to welker, and then took a 10–0 lead on a 33-yard gostkowski field goal. on the ensuing titans possession, early in the second quarter, running back lendale white fumbled at the patriots' 41-yard line; it was recovered at the 35-yard line by cornerback jonathan wilhite. after crossing midfield, brady connected with moss on a 40-yard touchdown pass, extending the patriots' lead to 17–0. on the next play from scrimmage, titans quarterback kerry collins fumbled the snap; it was recovered by the patriots' wright at the titans' 31-yard line. two plays later, moss caught a 28-yard touchdown pass from brady, making the score 24–0. three plays into the titans' ensuing possession, collins was intercepted by rookie cornerback darius butler at the patriots' 35-yard line. four plays later, brady hit faulk on a dump-off pass that went 38 yards for a touchdown. after a titans three-and-out that ended in a 41-yard reggie hodges punt to the new england 21-yard line, brady capped a 76-yard drive with a 30-yard touchdown pass to welker immediately after the two-minute warning, giving the patriots a 38–0 lead. the titans went three-and-out again, but hodges shanked the punt, which traveled only 21 yards. the subsequent 10-play, 49-yard drive ended in welker's second touchdown, a 5-yard reception.
2009 new england patriots season