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New England Patriots at Philadelphia Eagles - Week 12
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Fantasy | Game Notes | Results & Schedule | Injury Report | Stat Comparisons | Weather | Team vs. Team History

GB
DET		 27
 15
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MIA
DAL		 19
 20
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SF
BAL		 6
 16
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TB
TEN		 17
 23
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MIN
ATL		 14
 24
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ARI
STL		 23
 20
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HOU
JAC		 20
 13
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CLE
CIN		 20
 23
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CAR
IND		 27
 19
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BUF
NYJ		 24
 28
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CHI
OAK		 20
 25
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WAS
SEA		 23
 17
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DEN
SD		 16
 13
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NE
PHI		 38
 20
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PIT
KC		 13
 9
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NYG
NO		 24
 49
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Playoffs: Wild-Card | Divisional Playoffs | Conference Championships | Super Bowl

Final Score Prediction

Patriots 30, Eagles 24

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
New England Patriots
Rank  Player Projections
QB 4 Tom Brady Pass: 320, 3 TD Rush: 0, 0
RB 35 BenJarvus Green-Ellis Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-10, 0
RB 44 Danny Woodhead Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
WR 2 Wes Welker Rec: 8-90, 1 TD
 WR 50 Deion Branch Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
WR 86 Chad Ochocinco Rec: 1-20, 0 TD
TE 1 Rob Gronkowski Rec: 8-80, 1 TD
 TE 7 Aaron Hernandez Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 1 Stephen Gostkowski FG: 3/3 XP: 3/3
DEF 20 Defense / ST  
View all Week 12 Rankings or Projections
  
Philadelphia Eagles
Rank  Player Projections
QB 12 Vince Young Pass: 220, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 3 LeSean McCoy Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
WR 18 DeSean Jackson Rec: 5-80, 1 TD
 WR 40 Riley Cooper Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
 WR 77 Jason Avant Rec: 2-20, 0 TD
TE 12 Brent Celek Rec: 4-40, 1 TD
K 16 Alex Henery FG: 1/1 XP: 3/3
DEF 29 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Patriots NE is 3-0 vs. Eagles under head coach BILL BELICHICK, incl. SB XXXIX win... Have won 10 of past 11 vs. NFC on road ... In 3 games vs. Phi. (incl. postseason), QB Tom Brady has completed 87 of 131 passes (66.4 pct.) for 871 yards with 6 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 100.4 rating... Brady (118) needs win to tie HOFer JOHNNY UNITAS (119) for 6th-most regular-season wins by starting QB in NFL history. In past 3 on road, Brady has 7 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 107.6 rating... RB BenJarvus Green-Ellis (1,938) needs 62 rush yards to reach 2,000 career... WR Wes Welker (5,564) needs 163 rec. yards to surpass IRVING FRYAR (5,726) for 3rd-most in club annals. Had 13 rec. for 149 in only meeting vs. Phi. (11/25/07)... TE Rob Gronkowski reached 20 TD catches in fewest games (26) among TEs in NFL history last week... DE Andre Carter has 3.5 sacks in past 4 vs. Eagles (w/ Redskins)... CB Kyle Arrington tied career-best with 2 INTs last week & has NFL-best 7 INTs in '11.

Eagles QB Michael Vick is 10-3 in past 13 starts vs. AFC. QB Vince Young made 1st start with Phi. & passed for 2 TDs in last week's win... RB LeSean McCoy leads NFL with 1,019 rush yards & ties for NFL lead with 12 TDs (10 rush, 2 rec.). Leads NFL with 72 1st downs & 60 rush 1st downs. Has 340 scrimmage yards (113.3 per game; 219 rush, 121 rec.) & 3 TDs (2 rush, 1 rec.) in past 3 vs. AFC... WR-PR DeSean Jackson has rec. TD in 4 of past 5 vs. AFC. Incl. playoffs, has 28 TDs (21 rec., 4 PR, 3 rush) in career & averages 45.2 yards per TD (1,265 yards). Has 80+ rec. yards in 7 of past 8 vs. AFC. WRs Steve Smith & Riley Cooper caught 1st TD passes of season last week. WR Jeremy Maclin aims for 8th in row vs. AFC with 4+ catches... CB Asante Samuel played 5 seasons with NE (2003-07). Has NFL-best 38 INTs since 2006. DE Jason Babin ranks 4th in NFL with 10 sacks. DT CULLEN JEKNINS ties for NFL lead among DTs with 5.5 sacks.


Results and Schedule
New England Patriots
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-12 MIA A W 38-24 +14
2 2011-09-18 SD H W 35-21 +14
3 2011-09-25 BUF A L 31-34 -3
4 2011-10-02 OAK A W 31-19 +12
5 2011-10-09 NYJ H W 30-21 +9
6 2011-10-16 DAL H W 20-16 +4
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 PIT A L 17-25 -8
9 2011-11-06 NYG H L 20-24 -4
10 2011-11-13 NYJ A W 37-16 +21
11 2011-11-21 KC H W 34-3 +31
12 2011-11-27 PHI A W 38-20 +18
13 2011-12-04 IND H    
14 2011-12-11 WAS A    
15 2011-12-18 DEN A    
16 2011-12-24 MIA H    
17 2012-01-01 BUF H    
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2011-09-11 STL A W 31-13 +18
2 2011-09-18 ATL A L 31-35 -4
3 2011-09-25 NYG H L 16-29 -13
4 2011-10-02 SF H L 23-24 -1
5 2011-10-09 BUF A L 24-31 -7
6 2011-10-16 WAS A W 20-13 +7
7   Bye      
8 2011-10-30 DAL H W 34-7 +27
9 2011-11-07 CHI H L 24-30 -6
10 2011-11-13 ARI H L 17-21 -4
11 2011-11-20 NYG A W 17-10 +7
12 2011-11-27 NE H L 20-38 -18
13 2011-12-01 SEA A    
14 2011-12-11 MIA A    
15 2011-12-18 NYJ H    
16 2011-12-24 DAL A    
17 2012-01-01 WAS H    

Injury Report
New England Patriots
Out  ILB Dane Fletcher (Thumb)
 ILB Brandon Spikes (Knee)
Questionable  WR Deion Branch (Hip)
 SS Patrick Chung (Foot)
 OG Dan Connolly (Groin)
 ILB Gary Guyton (Shoulder)
 FS James Ihedigbo (Shoulder)
 OT Matt Light (Ankle)
 CB Devin McCourty (Shoulder)
 WR Chad Ochocinco (Hamstring)
 WR Taylor Price (Hamstring)
 OT Sebastian Vollmer (Back)
Probable  DT Albert Haynesworth (Knee)
 OG Brian Waters (Knee)
 WR Wes Welker (Knee)
IR  SS Josh Barrett (Calf)
 CB Ras-I Dowling (Hip)
 OC Dan Koppen (Fibula)
 OG Rich Ohrnberger (Head)
 NT Myron Pryor (Shoulder)
 DE Mike Wright (Concussion)
   
Philadelphia Eagles
Out  OT King Dunlap (Concussion)
Doubtful  WR Jeremy Maclin (Hamstring)
Questionable  CB Nnamdi Asomugha (Knee)
 CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie (Ankle)
 QB Michael Vick (Ribs)
Probable  WR DeSean Jackson (Foot)
IR  DT Antonio Dixon (Triceps)

Offense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Offense 		 PHI
 Offense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points for 24.7 20.3 21.0 NE
Rushing yards 89.0 164.7 117.3 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 3.77 5.46 4.26 PHI
Completion % 62.8% 58.6% 59.4% NE
Passing yards 274.0 232.0 220.3 NE
Passing yards per completion 11.03 10.86 10.99 NE
Passing yards per attempt 6.93 6.36 6.53 NE
Interceptions 0.7 1.7 1.1 NE
Fumbles lost 1.0 0.0 0.5 PHI
Sacks allowed 2.7 1.7 2.3 PHI
3rd down conversions 37.5% 44.6% 38.0% PHI
4th down conversions 75.0% 42.9% 43.3% NE
Time of possession 28:23 34:09 30:13 PHI
  Defense Stats Comparison
  NE
 Defense 		 PHI
 Defense 		 NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Points against 18.7 14.7 21.0 PHI
Rushing yards 106.3 71.7 117.3 PHI
Rushing yards per attempt 4.07 3.92 4.26 PHI
Completion % 61.7% 51.4% 59.4% PHI
Passing yards 272.7 234.0 220.3 PHI
Passing yards per completion 10.68 12.67 10.99 NE
Passing yards per attempt 6.58 6.51 6.53 PHI
INT return 1.3 1.3 1.1 -
Fumble recoveries 0.7 0.3 0.5 NE
Sacks 3.3 3.0 2.3 NE
3rd down conversions 42.0% 34.4% 38.0% PHI
4th down conversions 25.0% 75.0% 43.3% NE
Time of possession 31:37 25:51 30:13 PHI

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   NE   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Yards per punt return 11.8 7.3 10.2 NE
Yards per kick return 19.6 25.1 22.9 PHI
Yards allowed per punt return 8.2 7.7 10.2 PHI
Yards allowed per kick return 20.5 18.7 22.9 PHI
  Misc Stats Comparison
   NE   PHI  NFL
 Avg. 		  Adv. 
Penalties 6.0 6.7 6.8 NE
Penalty yards 50.7 45.7 56.7 PHI

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 6 to 11 of the 2011 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 6 to 11 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
New England Patriots vs. Philadelphia Eagles
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2003 2 2003-09-14 NE PHI 31-10 NE
2004 SB 2005-02-06 NE PHI 24-21 NE
2007 12 2007-11-25 PHI NE 28-31 NE

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. SB = Super Bowl