Philadelphia Eagles Hold on For Win at Patriots After Blowing Early Lead in Week 1

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00:00 Week one in the NFL sees the defending NFC champion, Super Bowl finalist,

00:06 Philadelphia Eagles go to New England as a favorite and have to hang on for dear life to, in the end,

00:12 record a 25-20 win over Bill Belichick's Patriots.

00:19 New England debuting Ezekiel Elliott, former Dallas Cowboys here, he contributed but also had a fumble.

00:25 And quarterback, Matt Jones, struggling early but ending up with 300 yards passing plus and three touchdowns in the loss.

00:34 Again, some gutsy effort on the part of the Patriots, but they're not as good as the Eagles,

00:41 who will be much better than this on another day.

00:44 They start out season 1-0, even though Jalen Hurts only throws for 170 yards.

00:48 Not big numbers for the Eagles, but big potential for the Eagles are probably going here.

00:55 Also a very emotional day in New England.

00:58 This was a celebration for Tom Brady as part of this, and maybe that was part of the inspiration that the Patriots

01:05 took on themselves and put them in a game that a lot of people didn't think they'd be in at all.

01:12 The Patriots are still a work in progress, and maybe the Eagles are too,

01:17 but most people in the NFC and many of the other teams in the NFC recognize what the Eagles are.

01:22 This is a potential Super Bowl team still in the process, still in the making,

01:28 and they end up recording a 25-20 win in the season opener week 1 in the NFL at New England.

01:35 Covering the Cowboys and the NFC East, along with the Eagles, and the Patriots and the AFC East, Fish out.