Brady throws 1st red-zone pick-six, Eagles add 82-yard punt return TD
Offensive touchdown: check. Defensive touchdown: check. Special teams touchdown: check and check.
Offensive touchdown: check. Defensive touchdown: check. Special teams touchdown: check and check.
The craziness began late in the first half, when the Patriots, up 14-0 at the time, inexplicably attempted a dropkick. Eight plays later, Sam Bradford hit Zach Ertz for a touchdown and the Eagles cut the lead to 14-7. Nine plays after that, the Eagles blocked a punt and took it to the house with seconds left in the half. 14-14.
Then, midway through the third quarter Tom Brady threw a red-zone interception. Ninety-nine yards later, safety Malcolm Jenkins crossed the goal line and Philly had a 21-14 lead.
Tom Brady throws a pick in the Red Zone and Malcolm Jenkins takes it 100 yards alllll the way to HOUSE! #PHIvsNE https://t.co/lWmddPwuNX
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2015
If that red-zone pick-six seems unfamiliar, it should; it's the first in Brady's NFL career. By the way, that's one of the worst attempts at a tackle you'll ever see.
Malcolm Jenkins' 100-yard INT-TD is the longest by an Eagle since 2006 (Lito Sheppard, 102 yards) pic.twitter.com/errCtGDORe
— Randall Liu (@RLiuNFL) December 6, 2015
But there's more! Minutes later Darrren Sproles took a punt 82 yards to the house to give the Eagles a 28-14 lead.
Darren Sproles is doing Darren Sproles things: 81-yard punt return...for SIX! #PHIvsNE https://t.co/qpqWue3hOV
— NFL (@NFL) December 6, 2015
That's the second special-teams touchdown allowed by the top-ranked Patriots' special-teams unit. So yeah.
There's more still! On the next series, Tom Brady caught a pass -- yes, caught -- before throwing another interception.
Meanwhile, the Eagles have never beaten the Tom Brady-led Patriots, and if it does happen Sunday, the AFC playoff picture just got a lot more interesting.
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