FOXBOROUGH, Mass. -- It's OK to be dramatic, because that's the way Sunday was for the Eagles. Edge-of-the-seat stuff. Big plays everywhere. A heart-attack final few minutes. And in the end a massively important 35-28 win over the New England Patriots that, really, saves the season for the Eagles.
"We didn't finish up like we wanted to," linebacker Connor Barwin said, smiling, in a super-upbeat Eagles locker room after the win, the Eagles' first over New England at Gillette Stadium since 1987, "but it was a really big win. Great win. I think the feeling in here is a good one, so now let's see what we do with it.