Eagles-Pats 8.20.12 Game Release
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d^jb=klqbp mefi^abimef^=b^dibp=~í kbt=bkdi^ka=m^qoflqp 2012 SCHEDULE AND RESULTS MONDAY, AUGUST 20, 2012 PRESEASON (1-0) Thursday August 9 Pittsburgh W, 24-23 Monday August 20 at New England 8:00 pm (ESPN) Friday August 24 at Cleveland 7:30 pm (6ABC) Thursday August 30 NY Jets 6:35 pm (6ABC) REGULAR SEASON Sunday September 9 at Cleveland 1:00 pm (FOX) Sunday September 16 Baltimore 1:00 pm (CBS) Sunday September 23 at Arizona 4:05 pm (FOX) EAGLES (1-0) at PATRIOTS (1-0) Sunday September 30 NY Giants 8:20 pm (NBC) GILETTE STADIUM, 8:00 PM Sunday October 7 at Pittsburgh 1:00 pm (FOX) Sunday October 14 Detroit 1:00 pm (FOX) The Philadelphia Eagles travel to Foxborough, Mass., to face off Sunday October 21 BYE against the New England Patriots in a primetime preseason Sunday October 28 Atlanta 1:00 pm (FOX) matchup on Monday, August 20 at 8:00 pm. Last week, the Eagles Monday November 5 at New Orleans 8:30 pm (ESPN) defeated the Steelers 24-23 at Lincoln Financial Field to open the Sunday November 11 Dallas 4:25 pm (FOX) preseason. In their previous game, the Patriots beat the New Or- Sunday November 18 at Washington 1:00 pm (FOX) leans Saints 7-6. The Eagles and Patriots regular season series is Monday November 26 Carolina 8:30 pm (ESPN) knotted at 6-6, but New Englad has a 9-6 advantage in exhibition Sunday December 2 at Dallas 8:20 pm (NBC) games. The two teams met last season and the Pats came away Sunday December 9 at Tampa Bay 1:00 pm (FOX) with a 38-20 victory on November 27. Sunday December 13 Cincinnati 8:20 pm (NFL) Sunday December 23 Washington 1:00 pm (FOX) BROADCAST INFO/MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE Sunday December 30 at NY Giants 1:00 pm (FOX) This week’s preseason game will be broadcast nationally on POSTSEASON ESPN. Mike Tirico will call play-by-play, joined by former NFL Wild Card Playoffs (NBC/CBS/FOX) January 5-6 head coach and Eagles offensive coordinator Jon Gruden. Lisa Divisional Playoffs (CBS/FOX) January 12-13 Salters will report from the sidelines. AFC/NFC Championship Games (CBS/FOX) January 20 WIP (94.1 FM and 610 AM) will simulcast the radio play-by-play Pro Bowl (Honolulu, HI) (NBC) January 27 with Merrill Reese, the voice of the Eagles since 1977, and former Super Bowl 47 (New Orleans, La.) (CBS) February 3 All-Pro receiver Mike Quick. Howard Eskin will report from the sidelines. TRENDING... For the first time, Eagles will games will be broadcast in Spanish • #Philly is coming off of a 24-23 win against the Steelers, on WTTM (1680 AM) in Philadelphia and WGPA (1100 AM) in Al- thanks to a 51-yard FG from Alex Henery #bigfoot lentown with Rickie Ricardo (play-by-play) and Felix DeJesus (color) on the call. • Now in his 14th season in Philly, Andy Reid has led his teams to the playoffs in nine out of his 13 seasons (69%), the fourth-best PhiladelphiaEagles.com broadcasts Eagles Live! every day dur- percentage all-time #BigRedknowsbest ing the preseason from 12pm-2pm, bringing you up the minute • Two of the @NFL’s most #winning head coaches square off in news as well as features and interviews from your favorite Eagles this week’s game - Belichick (192 - 9th) and Reid (136 - t-22nd) players. • The #Birds welcome secondary coach Todd Bowles to the team The Eagles Television Network will air the following shows after serving as Miami’s interim head coach to end 2011 #vet- throughout the 2012 season: eranpresence Eagles Extra: Monday - 6:30 P.M. | Re-Air 11:00 P.M. (CSN) • @Eagles RB @CutOnDime25 is coming off a career year after Eagles Locker Room: Wednesday – 11:00 P.M. (CSN) scoring a team record 20 overall TDs and 17 rushing scores #findingtheendzone Eagles Green Zone: Thursday - 11:00 P.M. | Friday - 4:30 P.M. (CSN) | Friday - 6:30 P.M. (TCN) • Coming off of a league-best 50 sacks, Jim Washburn, @Pro_Hunt58 and the rest of the d-line are poised for another Inside the Season: Friday Night - 1:05 A.M. | Saturday - 7:30 P.M. big season #inthetrenches (6ABC) • There is plenty of #youngtalent this year for the @Eagles, who Eagles Unscripted: Saturday - 10:30 P.M. | Re-Air 1:00 A.M. (PHL- will field 23 rookies this week when they take on the Pats 17) Eagles Game Plan: Saturday Night - 12:05 A.M. | Sunday- 11:30 A.M. (6ABC) Eagles Football Frenzy: Sunday - 11:35 P.M. (6ABC) lmmlkbkq=fkcloj^qflk NOTABLE CONNECTIONS BULLET POINTS ON BELICHICK Patriots • Patriots head coach Bill Belichick currently • Patriots CB Kyle Arrington was originally signed by the Eagles as ranks ninth all-time with 192 total victories as a rookie free agent (4/28/08) out of Hofstra and spent time on the a head coach. His winning percentage of .649 practice squad in 2008 ranks third in NFL history among coaches with 150 or more wins, trailing only George Halas • WR Jabar Gaffney spent training camp as a member of the Eagles (.682) and Don Shula (.666) in 2006 • Through 12 seasons, Belichick has delivered •WRDontѐ Stallworth started 11 games for the Eagles in 2006 and three Super Bowl championships, five confer- led the NFL with a 19.1 yard per catch average after registering ence titles, nine division crowns and 16 playoff 38 catches for 725 yards and five touchdowns BELICHICK victories, while posting an overall • LB Tracy White was with the Eagles in 2009 and notched 22 tack- record of 155-59 ON THE RECORD... les and one interception, while recording a team-high 18 special • Since the beginning of the 2003 sea- teams tackles. Also spent the final ten games of the regular sea- All-Time: 192-104 son, Belichick’s squads are 27-3 son as a member of the Eagles in 2010 Home: 76-20 (.880) in regular season games fol- vs. NFC East: 10-2 Area lowing a loss, dropping back-to- All-Time vs. Eagles: 3-0 • Eagles rookie FB Emil Igwenagu played collegiately at UMass back regular-season contests just (Amherst, MA) and hails from Boylston, MA, located 45 miles west three times over that span Preseason: 38-33 of Boston • In 2011, Belichick guided the Patriots to a 13-3 record, his fifth • Patriots special teams assistant Joe Judge was born in Philadel- AFC Conference Championship and Super Bowl appearance, and phia and was a standout high school quarterback and safety at the team’s ninth division title in 12 years Lansdale Christian School, located 30 miles north of Philadelphia • Under Belichick’s guidance, the Patriots finished the 2011 season • New England P Zoltan Mesko interned with Graham Partners, a with 6,848 total net yards, setting a new franchise record for most Philadelphia, PA, based private equity firm in the spring of 2011 total net yards in a season. That total is fourth all-time in NFL College history • Eagles G Alfred McCullough and Patriots LB Dont’a Hightower • According to the Elias Sports Bureau, Belichick is the only man in played together at Alabama from 2008-11 and both played for the NFL history to serve 20 or more seasons as an assistant coach 2011 national champion Crimson Tide (20) and at least 15 seasons (18) as a head coach. He previously • Eagles LB Mychal Kendricks and Patriots RB Shane Vareen were served as Cleveland’s head man from 1991-95 teammates at Cal from 2008-10 • NFL assistant coaching experience: NY Jets (asst. head • Five members of the University of Florida’s 2008 national cham- coach/secondary, 1997-99), New England (same title, 1996), NY pion team will be in uniform on Sunday: Eagles WR Riley Cooper Giants (defensive coordinator/secondary 1989-1990, D.C. 1985- and P Chas Henry, as well as Patriots LB Brandon Spikes, TE 88, linebackers 1983-84, special teams/LBs 1981-82, STs 1979- Aaron Hernandez and LB Jermaine Cunningham. 80), Denver (asst. STs/asst. to DC 1978), Detroit (asst. STs/TEs/WRs 1977, asst. STs 1976), and Baltimore Colts (special • Former Iowa Hawkeyes Julian Vandervelde and Jeff Tarpinian assistant, 1975) were teammates for five seasons in Iowa City from 2006-10. • Eagles CB Joselio Hanson and Pats WR Wes Welker played to- gether at Texas Tech COACHING COMPARISON • DE Brandon Graham and New England’s P Zoltan Mesko were Andy Reid Bill Belichick teammates at Michigan 126-81-1 (.608) Regular Season Record (pct.) 175-97 (.643) Early Birds 10-9 Playoff Record 17-7 (.708) • The Patriots hosted the Eagles in the first football game ever 14th Seasons as head coach of current team 12th played at Gillette Stadium, a preseason contest on August 17th, 14th Years as NFL head coach 17th 2002 HOW THEY STACKED UP IN 2011 2012 PRESEASON TALE OF THE TAPE Patriots Eagles Patriots Eagles 32.1 (3rd) Points Per Game 24.8 (8th) 7 (t-22nd) Points Scored 24 (8th) 279 (17th) Total Offense 354 (6th) 428.0 (2nd) Total Offense 399.1 (4th) 126 (10th) Rushing Offense 74 (22nd) 110.3 (20th) Rushing Offense 142.3 (5th) 153 (19th) Passing Offense 280 (5th) 317.8 (2nd) Passing Offense 256.9 (9th) 6 (t-2nd) Points Allowed 23 (21st) 21.4 (15th) Points Allowed Per Game 20.5 (10th) 280 (12th) Total Defense 230 (t-7th) 411.1 (31st) Total Defense 324.9 (8th) 92 (13th) Rushing Defense 131 (21st) 117.1 (17th) Rushing Defense 112.6 (16th) 188 (19th) Passing Defense 99 (4th) 293.9 (31st) Passing Defense 212.3 (10th) 29.4 (18th) 3rd Down Offense % 9.1 (27th) 45.9 (t-4th) 3rd Down Offense % 41.5 (t-8th) 43.1 (28th) 3rd Down Defense % 35.5 (13th) +17 (3rd) Turnover Ratio -14 (t-30th) b^dibpJm^qoflqp fkpfab=qeb=pbofbp LAST PRESEASON MEETING PRESEASON MATCHUP REID’S RECORDS* Patriots 27 - Eagles 25 • Meeting: 16th • Road: 63-40-1 8/13/09 - Lincoln Financial Field • vs.