12. 2002 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES at 5. 2017 AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
5. 2017 AFC CHAMPION NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS
Record: 13-3
Pythag: 12-4
Off: 2nd
Def: 5th
1st AFC East
d. Titans Div Rnd 35-14
d. Jags AFC Title 24-20
lost Super Bowl Eagles 41-33
HC Bill Belichick OC Josh McDaniels DC Matt Patricia
Gillette Stadium: 50 degrees
Bob Socci/Scott Zolak
Offense
QB Tom Brady 40 All Pro Michigan
RB Dion Lewis Pitt
FB James Develin Brown
WR Brandin Cooks 24 Oregon St
WR Chris Hogan 30 Monmouth
TE Rob Gronkowski All Pro 28 Arizona
LT Nate Solder 29 Colorado
LG Joe Thuney 25 NC St
C David Andrews 25 UGA
RG Shaq Mason 24 Geo Tech
RT Marcus Cannon 29 TCU
Defense
LDE Lawrence Guy 27 Ariz St
LDT Alan Branch 33 Mich
RDT Adam Butler 23 R Vandy
RDE Trey Flowers 24 Ark
LLB Kyle Van Noy 26 BYU
MLB Elandon Roberts 23 Houston
RLB David Harris 33 Michigan
LCB Malcolm Butler 27 W Alabama
RCB Stephon Gilmore 27 S Carolina
SS Patrick Chung 30 Oregon
FS Devin McCourty 30 Rutgers
K Stephen Gostkowski 33 Memphis
P Ryan Allen 27 La Tech
KR Dion Lewis 27 Pitt
PR Danny Amendola 32 TTech
9 Patriot teams have moved on, they trail only San Francisco, the 2017 team lost the SB to Philadelphia and they look to get some measure of revenge in this one. 2nd in offense, 5th in defense. Tom Brady is a 40 year old All Pro - 32 scores and 8 picks. 24 year old Brandin Cooks had over a thousand yards receiving and 28 year old Rob Gronkowski is an All Pro, over a thousand yards receiving. On defense, 24 year old Trey Flowers and 26 year old Kyle Van Noy combined for a dozen sacks.
12. 2002 PHILADELPHIA EAGLES
Record: 12-4
Pythag: 13-3
Off: 4th
Def: 2nd
1st NFC East
d. Falcons Div Rnd 20-6
lost NFC Title 27-10 Bucs
HC Andy Reid OC Brad Childress DC Jim Johnson
Offense
QB Donovan McNabb 26 Syracuse
RB Duce Staley 27 S Carolina
RB Cecil Martin 27 Wisc
WR Todd Pinkston 25 So Miss
WR James Thrash 27 Mo Southern
TE Chad Lewis 31 BYU
LT Tra Thomas 28 Florida St
LG John Welbourn 26 Cal
C Hank Fraley 25 R Morris
RG Jermane Mayberry 29 T A&M Kings
RT Jon Runyan 29 Mich
Defense
LDE Brandon Whiting 26 Cal
LDT Corey Simon 25 Florida St
RDT Darwin Walker 25 Tenn
RDE Hugh Douglas 31 Cen St
LLB Shawn Barber 27 Richmond
MLB Levon Kirkland 33 Clemson
RLB Carlos Emmons 33 Ark St
LCB Troy Vincent 32 All Pro Wisc
RCB Bobby Taylor 29 N Dame
SS Blaine Bishop 32 Ball St
FS Brian Dawkins 29 All Pro Clemson
K David Akers 28 Louisville
P Sean Landeta 40 Towson
KR/PR Brian Mitchell 34 Louisiana
They're only a 12 seed - but this '02 Eagle team is 2nd in defense and 4th in offense and we may get a really competitive game today. 2 All Pros in the secondary, 32 year old Troy Vincent, 29 year old Brian Dawkins, 31 year old Hugh Douglas and 25 year old Darwin Walker combined for 20 sacks. On offense, 26 year old Donovan McNabb had 23 scores and 6 picks, 27 year old Duce Staley had over 1500 yards from scrimmage.
Andy Reid against Bill Belichick - let's go to the kick.
1st Qtr
Eagles at the 38.
1/10 - Duce Staley gets 2.
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Donovan McNabb pulls it down, 17 yard scramble for a first down and after an offsides it is first and 5 at the New England 38.
1/5 - 1 for Staley.
2/4 - McNabb picks it up, 5 to Todd Pinkston.
1/10 - McNabb finds Chad Lewis and he rumbles all the way to the Patriot 14 yard line.
1/10 - Planned run for McNabb, he goes for 6 yards.
2/4 - Staley bursts up the middle -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - The Eagles take the opening kick and go right down the field on the 5th seeded Pats, it's 7-0.
Pats at the 12. 3 and out.
Eagles in great field position they are at the Patriot 40.
1/10 - Staley for 3
2/7 - McNabb is dicing up the New England defense early, 16 yards to James Thrash.
1/10 - McNabb to Pinkston and the Eagles have a first down at the 11 yard line.
1/10 - Thrash gets just 2 on the catch.
2/8 - McNabb out to Lewis, picks his way forward for 5.
3/3 - Give to Staley -- And Duce Staley is Gonna Go Into the End Zone -- TOUCHDOWN EAGLES - Duce Staley has 2 TDs in the first 11 minutes of the football game - the Eagles already up 14 points.
Patriots at the 24.
They're gonna get 2 first downs, Brady to Brandin Cooks for 16, Brady to Danny Amendola for 9 -- but then Jordan Develin Fumbles -- recovered by the Eagles at their own 40 - with a little more than a minute left in the quarter, Philly is up 14, with the ball at their own 40.
1/10 - Staley gets 11 and Philly crosses midfield.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10- McNabb in trouble, gets a yard and the qtr ends.
2nd Qtr: Eagles 14 Patriots 0
Philly has scored on both drives and they've forced a fumble - 3rd down near midfield.
They don't pick it up - after the kic, Pats at their own 12 and a penalty backs them up to the 7.
1/15 - Nothing for Develin.
2/15 - Brady hits Gronk, a dozen yards to the 19.
3/3 - Dion Lewis picks up the first down.
1/10 - Brady is forced to run, gets a couple, a penalty tacks on 5.
2/3 - Lewis picks it up, Pats at the 36.
1/10 - Develin gets 1
2/9 - 7 yard pickup for Lewis to the 44
3/2 - Brady converts, 6 yards to Lewis, Nee England is at midfield.
And that's where the drive ends - after the punt, the Eagles start at their own 6 yard line.
3 plays later - Stephon Gilmore Intercepts McNabb - Pats at their own 23.
1/10 - Brady - End Zone -- Danny Amendola -- TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS -- we may have seen this game flip, the pick - and then a play later Brady is in the end zone -- NE botches the XP so it is 14-6 Philly.
Eagles at the 35, 6 minutes left in the half.
1/10 - Trey Flowers gets home, sacking McNabb.
2/15 - McNabb 2 yards to Staley.
3/13 - McNabb is forced to run -- and look at him go -- McNabb gets the first down - the Eagles are at theeir own 45 yard line with 4 minutes left in the half.
1/10 - 18 yards for Staley - Duce Staley running all over the Patriots today.
1/10 - 10 yards for Dorsey Levens, Eagles at the 27.
The drive ends here - and at the 2 minute warning, Akers hits a FG and it is 17-6.
Patriots great runback by Lewis - all the way to the 49 yard line.
1/10 - Incomplete, a penalty gives them 5 yards
2/5 - Nothing for Develin
3/5 - Brady to Lewis, he picks it up, 10 yards out to the Eagle 36.
1/10 - Brady downfield to Chris Hogan, its a 21 yard pickup and the Pats are at the 15. Patriots stopping the clock.
1/10 - Give to Lewis, nothing there.
2/11 - Brady fires over the middle to Amendola -- Danny Amendola is into the endzone -- TOCUHDOWN PATRIOTS - With less than a minute left in the half, New England cuts the deficit to 17-13.
Eagles at the 29. 51 seconds left, all 3 timeouts.
1/10 - McNabb 10 to Thrash and he's out of bounds.
1/10 - McNabb finds Jeff Thomason, 27 yards - that's a big play to the Patriot 34 and with 30 seconds left Philly stops the clock.
1/10 - McNabb to Staley, 15 yards -- that's another first down and another timeout, the Eagles are all the way to the 19 yard line with 20 seconds left in the half.
1/10 - McNabb -- End Zone --- Picked Off By Malcolm Butler! Butler Intercepts McNabb in the end zone and thats how the half will end.
Third Qtr: Eagles 17 Patriots 13
New England gets a couple of picks, including a big one to end the half - and they have cut this deficit to 4 points.
NE at the 24.
2 first downs, the biggest play of the drive a 10 yard Gronk reception - but the drive ends in a punt.
Eagles at the 39. 3 and out.
Patriots at the 28. 3 and out.
Eagles at the 36. 3 and out.
Patriots at the 28, now with 5 minutes left in the quarter.
2 plays - 2 first downs - 12 yard reception by Amendola, 12 yard run for Lewis -- but 2 plays later Lewis Fumbles -- the second Patriot fumble of the day - and the Eagles have the ball at their own 49 with 3 minutes left in the third.
1/10 - McNabb 19 yards to Pinkston, Eagles at the 32.
1/10 - 3 for Staley and a penalty tacks on 5.
2/2 - McNabb is sacked - Kyle Van Noy getting home.
3/7 - Duce Saley picks it up - running to the New England 13 yard line.
1/10 - 2 for Levens, that's the last play of the qtr.
4th Qtr: Eagles 17 Patriots 13
Scoreless qtr, but a Pats fumble has put Philly in the red zone, 2nd and 8 at the 11.
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - McNabb - in motion - play breaks down - McNabb scrambling --- fires into the ---TOUCHDOWN EAGLES -- McNabb to Pinkston - an 11 yard strike across his body - McNabb to Pinkston and now it is 24-13, the 12th seeds in the region looking at this upset.
Pats at the 27 - just one first down, Cooks 19 yard reception - but the drive ends in a punt, and the Eagles have the ball at their own 22, up 11 points, 12:24 left to play.
1/10 - Quick pass in the flat to Lewis, he gets 6.
2/4 - First carry for Cecil Martin, he gets 12 yards to the 40.
1/10 - Planned run for McNabb, he gets 14 yards and crosses midfield.
1/10 - McNabb to Pinkston, 13 yards -- Any Reid going for the jugular here, Eagles at the 33 with 9:36 to play, up 11 points.
The drive ends here - Akers FG makes it 27-13, 7 minutes left.
Pats start at the 34. They need 2 scores.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Lewis gets a yard
3/9 - Brady finds Amendola - he's got a step, 15 and a first down at midfield.
1/10 - Lewis gets 2
2/8 - Incomplete
3/8 - Brady converts, hits Phillip Dorsett, 12 yards to the 36 and there are 5 minutes left.
1/10 - Incomplete
2/10 - Brady to Crooks, 9 yards to the 27 and 5 on an offsides on the next play gives the Patriots a first down at the 22.
1/10 - Brady to Gronk - breaking tackles all the way down to the 5 yard line.
1/goal - Brady - End Zone -- Cooks - TOUCHDOWN PATRIOTS - It takes 3 minutes, the Patriots go 64 yards and the deficit is cut to 27-20.
Eagles start at the 34. 4 minutes left. Patriots need a stop.
1/10 - Dorsey Levens busts a 44 yard run -- gallops to the Patriot 22 yard line -- huge, huge, huge play.
The drive stops....but when Akers hits the FG it is 30-20 with 3 and a half minutes left, Pats have had to burn 2 timeouts.
Patriots at the 38 - they get a first down on a 26 yard Gronk reception.
But that's as far as it goes - 4 more downs and it is basically over, the Eagles need just one first down to run out the clock and they get it. Once again, the 2017 Pats are upset by an Eagles team.
Final: Eagles 30 Patriots 20
Brady throws for 3 scores - but it's the '02 Eagles who move on.
McNabb: 16 for 28 186 yds 1 TD/2 INT
Brady: 20 for 32 267 yds 3 TD
Staley: 20 carries, 78 yds, 2 TD
Lewis: 21 carries, 47 yds
Pinkston: 5 catches, 57 yds
Amendola: 5 catches 75 yds 2 TD
Player of the Game: Duce Staley
