 The Eagles finished the 2004 season with a 13 – 3 record and earned a trip to Super Bowl XXXIX , where they were to play the AFC Champion New England Patriots . During the week leading up to the game , Mitchell sat for a short ESPN interview conducted by Dan Patrick . Asked to identify the members of the Patriots ' secondary , Mitchell claimed he did not know them by name , only by number , and then deliberately stated each of their numbers incorrectly . Finally , he said he " had something " for safety Rodney Harrison . Harrison responded by calling Mitchell a " jerk . " Normally tight @-@ lipped coach Patriots head coach Bill Belichick later said of Mitchell , " [ a ] ll he does is talk . He 's terrible , and you can print that . I was happy when he was in the game . " Mitchell caught only one pass for 11 yards in the 24 – 21 loss . After the Super Bowl , Mitchell continued to sound off in interviews in which he criticized the Patriots , as well as Belichick , saying that the way the Patriots reacted reminded him of " little girls . " 
