STADIUM: Gillette Stadium
REFEREE: Shawn Hochuli
DATE: Sunday, September 10, 2023
GAME TIME: 4:25 PM ET
CBS: Jim Nantz, Tony Romo, Tracy Wolfson
SiriusXM (also available on the SXM App) PHI: 135 or 385 NE: 82 or 229
ALL-TIME SERIES HISTORY
REG. SEASON: PHI leads series, 7-6 (NE won 4 of past 5)
POSTSEASON: Series tied, 1-1
THE LAST TIME …
REG. SEASON: 11/17/19: NE 17 at PHI 10
POSTSEASON: 2/4/18 SB LII: PHI 41 vs. NE 33
HEAD COACHES:
Nick Sirianni vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 0-0 Reg. Season: 23-11 (.676) Postseason: 2-2 (.500
Bill Belichick vs. Opponent (incl. postseason): 6-3 Reg. Season: 298-152 (.662) Postseason: 31-13 (.705)
PHILADELPHIA EAGLES NOTES:
- QB JALEN HURTS had career-high 3,701 pass yards & 22 TD passes with 760 rush yards & 13 rush TDs, 2nd-most rush TDs by QB in single season ever. Became 1st QB ever with 10+ rush TDs in consec. seasons. Has 8 career games with 2+ rush TDs, 2nd-most by QB all-time. Had 16 TDs (8 pass, 8 rush) vs 2 INTs & 99 rating in 7 road starts in 2022.
- RB D’ANDRE SWIFT makes Phi. debut. Had 2,878 scrimmage yards & 25 TDs (18 rush, 7 rec.) in 40 games (2020-22) with Det.
- RB RASHAAD PENNY makes Phi. debut. Has 5.7 career rushing average, highest among active RBs (min. 300 atts.).
- WR A.J. BROWN ranked 4th in NFL with career-high & Phi. franchise record 1,496 rec. yards, had career-high 88 catches & tied his career high with 11 rec. TDs last season.
- WR DEVONTA SMITH had 95 catches for 1,196 rec. yards & 7 rec. TDs in 2022. Brown & Smith were only pair of teammates each with 85+ catches & 1,100+ rec. yards last season.
- TE DALLAS GOEDERT had 55 catches for 702 yards & 3 rec. TDs in 12 games last season.
- LB HAASON REDDICK tied-2nd in NFL with career-high 16 sacks in 2022. Has sack in 6 of his past 7 on road.
- DE BRANDON GRAHAM (70) & DT FLETCHER COX (65) are 1 of 2 sets of active teammates each with 65+ career sacks.
- DT JALEN CARTER (No. 9 overall) & LB NOLAN SMITH (No. 30) were selected in 1st round of 2023 NFL Draft.
- CB DARIUS SLAY had 14 PD in 2022 & is 1 of 4 active players with 2+ FR TDs (2) & 2+ INT TDs (2).
- CB JAMES BRADBERRY ranked 3rd in NFL with 17 PD in 2022 & is only player with 10+ PD in each of past 7 seasons. Bradberry (99) & Slay (98) rank 1st & 2nd in PD since 2016.
NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS NOTES:
- QB MAC JONES totaled 2,997 pass yards & 15 TDs (14 pass, 1 rush) in 2022. Had 2+ TD passes in each of final 3 games of season. Had 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs in final 5 2022 home games.
- RB RHAMONDRE STEVENSON had career-high 1,461 scrimmage yards (1,040 rush, 421 rec.) last season with 6 TDs (5 rush, 1 rec.). Ranked 4th among RBs with career-high 69 catches in 2022.
- RB EZEKIEL ELLIOTT makes NE debut after 7-year career with Dal. (2016-22). Had 968 scrimmage yards (876 rush, 92 rec.) & 12 rush TDs in 2022, his 4th-career season with 10+ rush TDs. Is 1 of 5 all-time with 8+ TDs in each of 1st 7 seasons. Has 1,464 scrimmage yards (122 per game) & 7 TDs (6 rush, 1 rec.) in 12 career games vs. Phi., with rush TD in each of past 2. Ranks 2nd among active players in scrimmage yards (10,598), rush yards (8,262) & rush TDs (68).
- WR JUJU SMITH-SCHUSTER makes NE debut after totaling 78 catches for 933 yards & 3 TDs last season with KC.
- WR DAVANTE PARKER ranked 2nd on team with 539 rec. yards in 2022, 4th-straight season with 500+ rec. yards. Had career-high 159 rec. yards with 2 TDs in only career game vs. Phi. (12/1/19 w/ Mia.).
- TE MIKE GESICKI makes NE debut after ranking tied-3rd among AFC TEs with 5 rec. TDs last season with Mia.
- LB MATTHEW JUDON ranked tied-4th in NFL with career-high 15.5 sacks in 2022 & is 1 of 4 with 12+ sacks in each of past 2 seasons.
- LB JOSH UCHE had career-best 11.5 sacks last season. Judon & Uche were 1 of 2 LB duos each with 10+ sacks in 2022.
- LB JA’WHAUN BENTLEY led team with career-best 122 tackles last season & had career-high 3 sacks.
- DB KYLE DUGGER had career-high 8 PD & led NFL with 3 defensive TDs last season.
- CB CHRISTIAN GONZALEZ was picked No. 17 overall in 2023 NFL Draft.
