Dave Weinberg's Eagles-Patriots 2-Minute Drill

Eagles’ best number: 4 (Jake Elliott field goals)

Eagles’ worst number: 5 (Consecutive offensive possessions without a first down)

View from my living room:
I missed the first quarter while playing in the Club Championship at Cape May National Golf Club where I shot 83-88-171 to finish second in Men’s Senior A flight. I carded two birdies on Sunday, but also took four shots to hack out of knee-high rough en route to a nine on a hole.

Three stars

Eagles place-kicker Jake Elliott (4-for-4 on field goals, including a 56-yarder).
Eagles cornerback Darius Slay (70-yard interception return for a touchdown).
Patriots quarterback Mac Jones (35-for-54 for 316 yards with 3 TDs and an interception).

Eagles’ best play
Slay grabbed a deflected pass and dashed up the left sideline for the Eagles’ first defensive touchdown of the season.

Eagles’ worst play
The Eagles strangely decided to go for it on fourth-and-2 from the Patriots’ 44-yard line with 1:57 remaining instead of pinning the Pats deep with a punt. Jalen Hurts’ pass toward DeVonta Smith fell incomplete.

Turning point
The Patriots looked like they might pull off the comeback win when Jones’ fourth-and-11 pass toward Kayshon Boutte was ruled complete for a 12-yard gain to the Eagles’ 8-yard line with less than a minute left, but replays showed Boutte was out of bounds.

Did you notice?
Patriots tight end Mike Gesicki (Southern Regional High School) caught 3 passes for 36 yards in his New England debut. … New Eagles running back DeAndre Swift had 1 carry for 3 yards. … Tight end Dallas Goedert did not catch a pass. … Former Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott had 7 carries for 29 yards for the Pats.

Check Out Greater Atlantic City, NJ Area Athletes Who Played Games In NFL

Many people are not aware of the number of athletes from the Greater Atlantic City Region who have played in the National Football League. Football players who played at high schools in Cape May, Atlantic, Cumberland, and Ocean Counties have a strong representation in the NFL over the last few decades.

One of the most difficult accomplishments in sports is to make a Professional Sports Roster and earn the opportunity to play in a game at the highest level of the sport. Check out some of the great South Jersey Athletes who have played in games in the NFL:

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