Heading into the Eagles' Week 13 meeting with the Patriots, the big story for Philadelphia is the return of Sam Bradford after two games missed due to injury. With the veteran quarterback listed as "probable" entering Sunday there wasn't much suspense regarding his status, but the availability of three other starters – defensive tackle Bennie Logan, offensive tackle Jason Peters, and defensive end Cedric Thornton – remained uncertain until an hour and a half before kickoff.
Fortunately, when the Eagles announced their inactives for the game, two of the three were given the green light.